Report/Result: Ron Brown Memorial Hundred 2025

Jake Sargent was the winner of the Ron Brown Memorial Hundred for the second consecutive year, Emily Martin came down from Cheshire to take the Women’s Prize

Report/Result: Ron Brown Memorial Hundred 2025
(AKA The Hounslow 100) | by Chris Lovibond

Jake Sargent (Team Bottrill) was the winner for the second consecutive year – his 3.33.25 put him more than seven minutes clear of second placed Alex Royle (Manchester BC) who recorded 3.40.48. Anthony Jones (VMCC) was third with 3.45.54 while fourth placed Karl Norris (360 VRT) took the Vets’ Standard Award recording 3.46.28 which gave him a ‘plus’ of 1.7.19.

Last Sunday was never going to be a comp. record day – according to the Met Office at 9am there was a South West wind averaging 21 and gusting to 31mph; on this Farnham-Alton course this is a straight on headwind going out towards Alton. Sargent told me his time was a full ten minutes down on his personal best but that he felt he had judged his effort well and had ‘got it all out’. As is so often the case, back at the HQ it was the fastest rider who looked the least tired. His ambitions for the immediate future are the National 12 Hour Championship and the BBAR – he thinks he will have plenty of tough competition. He has developed well since his first season in 2019, but he has, he says, plenty of enthusiasm to continue racing for many years and these seem likely to bring more success.

Emily Martin (Team Bottrill) came down from Cheshire to take the Women’s Prize with the impressive (given the day) time of 3.56.33. which gave her a comfortable margin of nearly 30 minutes over her nearest rival, Lara Franklin (Loose Cannons Conditioning), who finished in 4.26.05. Emily is not a pure time triallist, tackling some gravel and road events, and says she is in her fourth ‘serious’ (her word) season. Her immediate time trial target is the short distance BBAR, but let’s hope that in the near future she gains enough confidence to attempt a ‘twelve’ for the traditional full distance championship. With a sub four hour hundred in the conditions of last Sunday not a lot of luck would be needed for a good result.

Team Bottrill easily won the team race, their counting riders were Sargent, Martin and David Halliday (3.48.09) – aggregate 11.18.07. The second placed team with an aggregate of 12.05.38. was the New Forest CC (Lloyd-Williams, Harris, Lock).

Fastest road bikes were (men)Tom Foreman (Sherwood CC) 4.03.19 and (women) Sien Van Der Plank (New Forest CC) 4.45.39.

The event attracted fifty seven entries and there were forty one finishers; thirteen of these were inside four hours.

We should all recognise the hard work of organiser Bruce McMichael and the efforts of the Hounslow members which made the day possible. If the event is run in 2026, it will be the seventieth anniversary of the first time it was run by the Hounslow – the club had taken the event over from the legendary Calleva RC which had started this as a club 100 in the nineteen thirties. Sadly the Hounslow’s membership is ageing and will not be able to continue promoting the event indefinitely – are there any clubs out there who might be willing to help and ultimately take over this great event?

Chris Lovibond, May 2025.

RESULT

WOMEN
1. Emily Martin, Team Bottrill 3:56:33
2. Lara Franklin, Loose Cannon’s… 4:26:05
3. Sarah Matthews, …a3crg 4:32:12
4. Naomi Shinkins, Horsepower Coaching, 4:42:45
5. Sien Van Der Plank, New Forest CC Road Bike, 4:45:39
6. Anita Turner, Eastbourne Rovers CC 5:38:05

MEN
1. Jake Sargent, Team Bottrill 03:33:25
2. Alexander Royle, Manchester Bicycle, 03:40:48
3. Anthony Jones, VMCC 03:45:54
4. Karl Norris, 360VRT 03:46:28
5. Sven Sabas, Rapha Cycling Club 03:47:21
6. David Halliday, Team Bottrill 03:48:09
7. Henrik Persson, FTP 03:48:45
8. Daniel Legg, North Hampshire RC 03:53:53
9. Lee Williams, FTP 03:57:17
10. Will Weynberg, Sotonia CC 03:57:19
11. Neal Beauchamp, Kingston Wheelers CC 03:58:38
12. Henry Lloyd Williams, New Forest CC 03:59:00
13. Chris Harris, New Forest CC 03:59:16
14. Richard Pywell, Team Bottrill 04:02:23
15. Tom Foreman, Sherwood CC 04:03:19
16. Karl Roberton, 04:05:53
17. Nick Esser, Hashtag Coaching 04:07:15
18. Gary Lock, New Forest CC, 4:07:22
19. Henry Farrell, Wightlink CRT 04:08:38
20. Gregory Woodford, Reading CC 04:12:38
21. James Parkes, Army Cycling 04:14:02
22. Simon Butteriss, Ely & District CC 04:15:03
23. Paul Tippett, Destination Bike RT 04:15:17
24. Adam Rogers, Eastbourne Rovers CC 04:15:24
25. Nicky Wilson, Destination Bike RT 04:21:09
26. Daniel Kempe, Bristol South Cycling Club 04:33:02
27. Christian Geldard, FTP 04:33:07
28. Will Trevor, addform Vive Le Velo 04:33:28
29. Jamie Richardson-Paige, Magspeed 4:37:51
30. Ray Sullivan, Metropolitan Police Cycle 4:46:18
31. Stephen Skinner, Velo Club St Raphael 04:49:06
32. Sean Mcdougall, Bedfordshire Road RT 5:04:25
33. Stephen Peirce, Poole Wheelers 05:07:24
34. Jymmy Trevor, City RC (Hull) Tricycle 05:07:39