Sam Robinson Memorial RR
report: Sean Gordon
John Archibald of Pro Vision Cycle Clothing showed his class, again, by taking the win in Sunday’s Sam Robinson Memorial. He displaced his breakaway companions on the race’s final climb, the Dukes Pass, to win from Scottish Junior Road Race Champion, Grant Martin of Spokes RT, and keep up his 100% win rate since coming back from an injury earlier in the season.
The heat was on right from the first ascent of the Braes of Greenock, then over the Top of the World, but it wasn’t until the first few climbs had been completed that the selection was made with two groups comprising nine riders breaking away near Balfron.
Archibald was left to chase the first group on the road and by the second time up the Braes of Greenock it was all together at the front with groups splintering away behind. But it was the Dukes Pass where the race was decided and Archibald made good on the pre-race expectations by taking his second win in as many races.
With Archibald scheduled to appear at next week’s Tour of the Lammermuirs, it looks as if he may be adding a third late season win on the east coast.
Full results:
| Sam Robinson Memorial Road Race - 2015 | ||||||
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Cat | Time | |
| 1 | John | Archibald | Pro Vision Cycle Clothing | 2nd | 02:33:11 | |
| 2 | Grant | Martin | Spokes Racing Team | 2nd | 15 | |
| 3 | Neil | Scott | Dundee Thistle RC | 2nd | 40 | |
| 4 | Richard | McDonald | Pro Vision Cycle Clothing | 2nd | 01:23 | |
| 5 | Gavin | Dempster | Glasgow Green Cycle Club | 2nd | 01:26 | |
| 6 | Alan | Dean | Edinburgh RC | 2nd | 01:31 | |
| 7 | Alastair | McNicol | www.Dooleys-Cycles.co.uk | 2nd | 01:36 | |
| 8 | Tim | Blathwayt | Velo Club Edinburgh | 3rd | 01:48 | |
| 9 | David | Reed | Granite City RT | 2nd | 01:54 | |
| 10 | Gavin | Shuttleworth | Project 51 | 2nd | 02:16 | |
| 11 | Alister | Watt | Granite City RT | 2nd | 02:40 | |
| 12 | Jason | Roberts | Pro Vision Cycle Clothing | 2nd | 03:12 | |
| 13 | Lewis | Duff | Glasgow Couriers | 2nd | st | |
| 14 | Ross | Crook | Edinburgh RC | 2nd | st | |
| 15 | Greig | Brown | Team Thomsons Cycles | 2nd | 04:32 | |
| 16 | Benjamin | Crawshaw | GJS Cruise Racing | 3rd | 05:14 | |
| 17 | Lewis | Oliphant | Velo Club Edinburgh | 2nd | 05:37 | |
| 18 | David | Gleave | East Kilbride Road Club | 2nd | st | |
| 19 | Mattias | Barnett | Spokes Racing Team | 2nd | 05:39 | |
| 20 | Calum | Kennedy | Edinburgh RC | 2nd | 05:40 | |
| 21 | Kris | Lindsay | Velo Club Edinburgh | 2nd | st | |
| 22 | Scott | Newman | Glasgow Couriers | 3rd | st | |
| 23 | Andrew | Bruce | Kinross CC | 2nd | 05:43 | |
| 24 | Richard | McGhee | Glasgow Nightingale CC | 3rd | 05:47 | |
| 25 | Jonathan | Gamwell | Glasgow University Cycling Club | 3rd | st | |
| 26 | Gary | Davidson | East Kilbride Road Club | 2nd | 05:54 | |
| 27 | Aidan | Quinn | Project 51 | 2nd | 06:05 | |
| 28 | Ian | Archibald | Team Thomsons Cycles | 3rd | 06:10 | |
| 29 | John | MacLeod | Spokes Racing Team | 2nd | 06:41 | |
| 30 | Sean | Gordon | Pro Vision Cycle Clothing | 2nd | 07:04 | |
| 31 | Sean | Stead | Glasgow Nightingale CC | 3rd | 07:15 | |
| 32 | Calum | Johnston | East Kilbride Road Club | 2nd | 12:36 | |
| 33 | Gregg | OMalley | Glasgow Couriers | 3rd | 12:39 | |
| 34 | Ronnie | Burns | VC Glasgow South | 3rd | 12:40 | |
| 35 | Richard | Provan | Glasgow Couriers | 3rd | st | |
| 36 | Keith | Greenwood | Pedal Power RT | 3rd | 12:47 | |
| 37 | Alan | Mcbride | Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club | 3rd | 12:49 | |
| 38 | George | Roberts | Icarus Racing | 3rd | 12:51 | |
| 39 | Craig | McCulloch | East Kilbride Road Club | 2nd | 14:49 | |
| 40 | David | Fickling | Glasgow Nightingale CC | 4th | 19:39 | |
| 41 | Danny | Hedley | Moray Cycle Racing Team | 2nd | 22:35 | |
| 42 | William | Turner | Falkirk | 3rd | st | |
| 43 | Sean | Botha | Glasgow Ivy CC | 4th | 25:20 | |
| 44 | David | Blockley | VC Astar Anderside | 3rd | 28:49 | |
| 45 | Colin | McPhee | Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club | 4th | 43:49 |