Many Thanks to everyone who attended the BRC Annual Dinner & Prize Presentation on Friday 24th November 2017, in the Adair Arms Hotel.
We would like to thanks the following people for all their help and support throughout 2017:
Our Club President - Mr Alan Mark
Our Club Vice Presidents - Mr Gordon Caldwell
Mr Rex Bonar was unable to attend His son Alex and daughter Anne attended on his behalf
Mr John Maxwell
A close friend of our club and former NICF President Mr Maurice Foster MBE unable to attend due to ill health
Club Sponsors:
◦Mr Stephen Laird Chain Reaction Cycles
◦Mr Trevor Wysner Northstone NI Ltd.
◦Mr Alan Blair Blair International Transport
◦Mr John Blair JBE Mechanical & Electrical
◦Mr Alex McAuley Bonar Electrical
Apologies from:
◦Mr John Walker The Country Garage
Local Media:
◦Mr Shaun ONeill Sports Editor of The Ballymena Guardian
◦Mr Darren Crawford Photographer for The Ballymena Guardian & Club PRO
March - 18th- Wallace Caldwell Memorial RR
Angus Fyffe (Omagh Wheelers)
Club Racing
April - 12th - Stan Finlay Memorial 10 - Steven Workman 21 minutes 34 secs
May - 3rd H & M Wilson Cup 26 Miles RR (Caddy)
Sean Wright
10th A. Bonar Cup 25 miles RR (Lisnamurrican)
Luke McMullan
17th Combat Cancer Cup 25 miles TT (Handicap)
Darrell Erwin (Handcycle)
24th S. Gaston Cup 25 miles RR (Dunminning)
David Dougan
27th Red Hand Trophy Ian Inglis (Black Rose)
31st S. Connor Cup 33 miles RR (Sheddings)
Luke McMullan
June - 7th T. Talbot Cup GP of the Glens 42 miles TT
Luke McMullan
14th Star Trophy 42 miles RR (Glens circuit)
Nigel Tennant
21st McQuigg Cup 50 50 miles TT (Handicap)-
Laura Blair
28th Ernie Mark Cup 25 miles TT
Eileen Burns 56 mins 12 secs
July - 5th Club Championship 33 miles RR Ahoghill/Kilnock Course changed to 2 laps instead of 3 poor light
Club RR Champion 2017: Eileen Burns
19th Gardiner Cup 10 miles TT (Handicap)
Joann Lowry new A26
24th 26thJuly:
20 miles RR (Randalstown) Richard Reid
5 miles TT Eileen Burns 10 mins 3 secs
20 miles RR (Glarryford) Luke McMullan
Overall Winner: Luke McMullan (Ballymena Borough Council Cup)
August - 19th Billy Kerr Sportive 262 participants - £6758.51
raised for the NI Childrens Heartbeat Trust well done Neil!!
23rd Will Henry Cup 20 miles (Glarryford)
Gerard McNally (Bann Valley RC)
25th - Sherdan Caldwell Shield Crebilly Hill Climb
Luke McMullan 1 min 25 secs
(part of 2 Hills Challenge)
Leslie Balmer- 2nd TT Handicap League
Richard Reid - 3rd Scratch Road Racing League
3rdRoad Racing League
Janine Gordon- 3rd Ladies League
3rd Ladies BAR
Jon Hilditch - 2nd Road Racing League
Dale Bonnar - 3rd Club B.A.R. (26.378 mph)
Perpetual Trophies
Water Margin Cup (fastest 10 miles TT)
Eileen Burns 20 mins 51 secs
William Smyth Road Racing League Luke McMullan
Time Trial Handicap Cup Darrell Erwin
Henderson Veterans Age Standard Cup Michael Carroll
Tommy Smyth Scratch Road Race League David Dougan
Ladies B.A.R Rosebowl - E Burns 29.314mph (Record)
Sam McQuigg B.A.R. Eileen Burns 27.040 mph (First ever female winner)
Friendship Cup Club person of the year
DARREN CRAWFORD
Special Awards:
Laura Blair - Ulster Ladies Road Racing League Champion 2017
Darrell Erwin - 3rd (Bronze) Irish National TT Championships (Paracycling) 2017
Eileen Burns - Irish National Ladies Time Trial Champion 2017
Irish National Ladies Individual Pursuit Champion 2017
Mark Downey - Current UCI Ranked World No. 1 (Elite Points Race)