Results: Matlock CC Hill Climbs

October 21, 2012, 9:27 am

Matt Clinton and Lee Baldwin winners of the Matlock CC Hill Climbs with Clinton fastest on the overall for the two events held in Derbyshire on 21st October

RESULTS

Bank Road
1 Matt Clinton Mike Vaughan Cycles s 01:53.6
2 James Allen Sheffrec CC S 01:56.0
3 Lee Baldwin Buxton CC S 01:57.2
4 Adam Kenway www.Buzzcycles.co.uk S 02:03.7
5 Matt Clarke Halesowen A&CC S 02:06.5
6 Chris Metcalfe Matlock CC S 02:07.4
7 Liam O’Toole Sheffrec CC J 02:10.2
8 Mark Tickle Leigh Premier CC S 02:10.9
9 Samuel Garner Buxton CC J 02:13.8
10 Andrew Magnier Node4 Gordana RT S 02:15.1
11 Steve Taylor Rutland CC S 02:16.1
12 Jack O’Neill Mike Vaughan Cycles J 02:16.5
13 Will Corden Lyme RC S 02:16.9
14 Steve Strange Matlock CC S 02:17.2
15 Aaron Handley Sheffec CC Y 02:20.8
15 Christopher Green Matlock CC V 02:20.8
17 Kevin White Matlock CC V 02:25.8
18 Andy Leigh Velocity RC J 02:27.2
19 Arthur Green Matlock CC Y 02:29.5
20 Jon Wood Coventry CC V 02:30.8
21 Matt Plews Welland Valley CC S 02:31.7
21 Chris Sharp Matlock CC S 02:31.7
23 Peter Colledge Matlock CC V 02:35.4
24 Joanne Clay Leek CC L 02:35.9
25 Mike Blair Matlock CC S 02:37.6
26 Patrick Smart Matlock CC J 02:40.2
27 Nicola Soden Champions Systems/Makgear/Kykioi L 02:41.2
28 Jack Fearon Weaver Valley CC S 03:03.8
29 Alex Harrison Matlock CC J 03:06.7
30 Karen Ledger Zepnat.com LV 03:08.2
31 Connor Fearon Weaver Valley CC Y 03:12.7
32 Richard Towse Buxton CC S 03:15.2
33 Kyle Fantom Matlock CC S 03:20.9
34 Josh Eaton Matlock CC S 03:49.2

Riber
1 Lee Baldwin Buxton CC S 03:40.2
2 Matt Clinton Mike Vaughan Cycles s 03:40.5
3 James Allen Sheffrec CC S 03:43.8
4 Chris Metcalfe Matlock CC S 03:49.0
5 Matt Clarke Halesowen A&CC S 03:53.0
6 Adam Kenway www.Buzzcycles.co.uk S 03:54.1
7 Mark Tickle Leigh Premier CC S 03:56.3
8 Andrew Magnier Node4 Gordana RT S 04:02.9
9 Steve Taylor Rutland CC S 04:11.1
10 Steve Strange Matlock CC S 04:12.0
11 Jack O’Neill Mike Vaughan Cycles J 04:12.2
12 Arthur Green Matlock CC Y 04:14.1
13 Christopher Green Matlock CC V 04:20.9
14 Kevin White Matlock CC V 04:21.5
15 Mark Todd RAB S 04:22.3
16 Aaron Handley Sheffec CC Y 04:22.9
17 Oliver Humphreys Shutt VR S 04:26.0
18 Matt Plews Welland Valley CC S 04:27.8
19 Peter Colledge Matlock CC V 04:28.0
20 Mike Blair Matlock CC S 04:29.9
21 Liam O’Toole Sheffrec CC J 04:31.4
22 Patrick Smart Matlock CC J 04:31.8
23 Chris Sharp Matlock CC S 04:33.0
24 Samuel Garner Buxton CC J 04:50.8
25 Joanne Clay Leek CC L 04:51.8
26 Andy Leigh Velocity RC J 04:54.9
27 Nicola Soden Champions Systems/Makgear/Kykioi L 05:11.3
28 Thomas Gunton Cardiff Ajax CC S 05:20.7
29 Karen Ledger Zepnat.com LV 05:40.8
30 Richard Towse Buxton CC S 05:52.0
31 Connor Fearon Weaver Valley CC Y 06:04.9
32 Kyle Fantom Matlock CC S 06:10.1
33 Alex Harrison Matlock CC J 06:10.2
34 Jack Fearon Weaver Valley CC S 06:22.3
35 Josh Eaton Matlock CC S 06:55.9

OVERALL

1 Matt Clinton Mike Vaughan Cycles s 05:34.1
2 Lee Baldwin Buxton CC S 05:37.4
3 James Allen Sheffrec CC S 05:39.8
4 Chris Metcalfe Matlock CC S 05:56.4
5 Adam Kenway www.Buzzcycles.co.uk S 05:57.8
6 Matt Clarke Halesowen A&CC S 05:59.5
7 Mark Tickle Leigh Premier CC S 06:07.2
8 Andrew Magnier Node4 Gordana RT S 06:18.0
9 Steve Taylor Rutland CC S 06:27.2
10 Jack O’Neill Mike Vaughan Cycles J 06:28.7
11 Steve Strange Matlock CC S 06:29.2
12 Liam O’Toole Sheffrec CC J 06:41.6
13 Christopher Green Matlock CC V 06:41.7
14 Arthur Green Matlock CC Y 06:43.6
15 Aaron Handley Sheffec CC Y 06:43.7
16 Kevin White Matlock CC V 06:47.3
17 Matt Plews Welland Valley CC S 06:59.5
18 Peter Colledge Matlock CC V 07:03.4
19 Samuel Garner Buxton CC J 07:04.6
20 Chris Sharp Matlock CC S 07:04.7
21 Mike Blair Matlock CC S 07:07.5
22 Patrick Smart Matlock CC J 07:12.0
23 Andy Leigh Velocity RC J 07:22.1
24 Joanne Clay Leek CC L 07:27.7
25 Nicola Soden Champions Systems/Makgear/Kykioi L 07:52.5
26 Karen Ledger Zepnat.com LV 08:49.0
27 Richard Towse Buxton CC S 09:07.2
29 Alex Harrison Matlock CC J 09:16.9
29 Connor Fearon Weaver Valley CC Y 09:17.6
30 Jack Fearon Weaver Valley CC S 09:26.1
31 Kyle Fantom Matlock CC S 09:31.0
32 Josh Eaton Matlock CC S 10:45.1

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Result: ESCA Hill Climb

October 21, 2012, 11:39 am

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Ingear/Trainsharp rider Peter Tadros wins East Sussex Cycling Association’s Hill Climb on Sunday 21st October

Fastest Overall

1st Peter TADROS In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 03:49.0 £10
2nd Dan GARDNER Lewes Wanderers 03:57.0 £8
3rd Peter MORRIS Lewes Wanderers 04:11.3 £6

Highest Vet on Std
1st Peter TADROS In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp + 1:39.0 £8
2nd Iain BROGDEN Eastbourne Rovers + 0:54.2 £6
3rd John CORDNER Eastbourne Rovers + 0:45.9 £4

Fastest Lady
1st Deborah PERCIVAL 34 Nomads 05:21.9 £8
2nd Tamar VANDERHAAS Brighton Mitre 05:51.3 £6

Fastest Junior
1st Dan GARDNER Lewes Wanderers 03:57.0 £8
2nd Jamil GAIDA Rapha Condor Sharp 04:13.9 £6
3rd Liam YATES In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 05:47.5 £4

Fastest Team of 3
1st Lewes Wanderers Lewes Wanderers Total Team Time 12:35.0
Dan GARDNER 03:57.0, Peter MORRIS 04:11.3, James LOWDEN 04:26.7

2nd In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 12:54.1
Peter TADROS 03:49.0, Gareth ELKS 04:16.6, Nick MILES 4:48.5
RESULT
1 Peter TADROS In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp V 03:49.0
2 Dan GARDNER Lewes Wanderers Jn 03:57.0
3 Peter MORRIS Lewes Wanderers S 04:11.3
4 Jamil GAIDA Rapha Condor Sharp Jn 04:13.9
5 Gareth ELKS In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp S 04:16.6
6 Tim BAYLEY Arctic SRAM RT S 04:25.2
7 James LOWDEN Lewes Wanderers S 04:26.7
8 Iain BROGDEN Eastbourne Rovers V 04:34.8
9 John CORDNER Eastbourne Rovers V 04:43.1
10 Nick MILES In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp S 04:48.5
11 James BRICKELL In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp S 04:49.4
12 Matthew WOODS Eastbourne Rovers V 04:51.3
13 Neil MIDGLEY Lewes Wanderers S 04:59.4
14 Tom GLANDFIELD Lewes Wanderers S 05:04.8
15 Mark PATON Lewes Wanderers V 05:09.1
16 Jason LE GOFF In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp S 05:13.7
17 Malcolm DALY Hastings & St Leonards CC V 05:21.2
18 Paul SWEENEY In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp V 05:21.5
19 Deborah PERCIVAL 34 Nomads WV 05:21.9
20 Liam YATES In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp Jn 05:47.5
21 Tamar VANDERHAAS Brighton Mitre WS 05:51.3
22 Simon GROGAN Hastings & St Leonards CC V 05:53.8
23 Mark BOORMAN Hastings & St Leonards CC S 06:57.5
24 Doug GARDNER Lewes Wanderers V 07:02.6
25 Edward JENNER Hastings & St Leonards CC S 07:20.1
26 Chris PARKER Hastings & St Leonards CC V 07:29.6

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Result: Huddersfield Road Club Open Hill Climb

October 22, 2012, 5:13 am

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Sam Ward of Otley CC wins the Huddersfield Road Club Open Hill Climb on Sunday

Result

1. Sam Ward S Otley CC 3-48.6
2. James Coleman S Witham Wheelers 4-00.6
3. Paul Ward S VS Cycles (Brighouse) 4-02.9
4. Andrew Pearson S Huddersfield Star Wheelers 4-19.8
5. Phil Oakes Jun City Road club Hull 4-20.9
6. Matt Gott S West Pennine RC 4-21.1
7. Andrew Askwith V Bridlington CC 4-22.9
8. David Thompson V Scarborough Paragon CC 4-28.3
9. Craig Gath S York Cycleworks 4-29.1
10. William Staveley J Ferryhill Wheelers Mountain High RT 4-32.3
11. Stephen Waddell S Ilkley CC 4-41.4
12. Nathan Veall Jun Clifton CC 4-44.3
13. Paul Brierley V Huddersfield Road Club 4-48.8
14. Andrew Metcalfe S Wetherby Wheelers 4-58.1
15. Dougi Hall V Border City Wheelers 5-01.0
16. Shaun Tierney S Wetherby Wheelers 6-29.7
17. Stephen Garside V Ravensthorpe CC 6-39.2
18. Alister Salter J Ravensthorpe CC 7-56.3
Awards
1st Sam Ward 6-39.2
2nd James Coleman 0
3rd Paul Ward 6-29.7

1st Vet Andrew Askwith 4-20.9
1st Jun Phil Oakes 4-20.9
2nd Jun William Staveley 4-32.3

Team of 2
“Wetherby Wheelers
Andrew Metcalfe
Shaun Tierney” “11-27.8
4-58.1
6-29.7″

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Result: Scottish Hill Climb Championship

October 22, 2012, 10:08 am

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Grant Ferguson won the Scottish Hill Climb Championship at Stow in the Scottish Borders last weekend

RESULT

1. Grant Ferguson Boardman Elite 06:01:000
2. Steven Lawley TheBicycleWorks.com 06:04:000
3. Jamie Kennedy Glasgow Couriers 06:10:000
4. Alistair Robinson Team Leslie Bike Shop – Right … 06:12:000
5. Euan Pope Glasgow Couriers 06:26:000
6. Iain Elliott West Lothian Clarion CC 06:38:000
7. John Paterson Classic Racing Team 06:47:000
8. Stuart Stirland Edinburgh RC 06:52:000
9. Hector Lancaster Perth United Cycling Club 06:58:000
10. Edward Addis Equipe Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers 07:00:000
11. Paul Faulkner Carnethy HRC 07:04:000
12. Nathan Beard Carnethy HRC 07:12:000
13. Andrew Davies TheBicycleWorks.com 07:18:000
14. Tom Worthington Vortex Race Team 07:25:000
15. Timothy Caine Berwick Wheelers CC 07:30:000
16. Andrew Nicell Equipe Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers 07:31:000
16. Gary Robson Gala Cycling Club 07:31:000
18. John MacLeod Edinburgh RC 07:40:000
19. Ross Laidlaw Kelso Wheelers 07:43:000
20. Billy Minto West Lothian Clarion CC 07:44:000
21. Finlay Strivens Cairngorm CC 07:48:000
22. Jennifer Taylor West Lothian Clarion CC 07:50:000
23. Adam Syme Equipe Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers 07:56:000
24. Jeremy Weston Gala Cycling Club 07:58:000
25. Gillian Palmer Sandy Wallace Cycles 08:04:000
25. Neil Pendrich 08:04:000
27. Gabriella Nordin Sandy Wallace Cycles 08:17:000
28. Douglas Kirkham Musselburgh RCC 08:24:000
29. Stuart Turvey Sandy Wallace Cycles 08:26:000
30. Rab Scott 08:27:000
31. Paul Friel Glasgow Couriers 08:29:000
32. Victoria Ware Velo Club Moulin 08:45:000
33. Robert Waitt Annan 2010 Racing 08:46:000
34. Peter Farquhar 09:08:000
35. David Johnston Gala Cycling Club 09:20:000
36. Lisa Cross 09:58:000
37. Toby Dawson Gala Cycling Club 10:20:000

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BikeP0RN: The Gun’s Gravity Defying Trigon

October 23, 2012, 8:58 am

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British Hill Climb Champion Gunnar Grönlund’s Trigon RQC28A is a bike that weighs under six kilos and has helped its rider to multiple wins and podiums in 2012

Today (October 23), VeloUK.net travelled to Ramsbottom in Lancashire to meet up with the British Hill Climb Champion Gunnar Grönlund to see how he was preparing for the 2012 British RTTC Hill Climb Championship on the ‘Rake’.

Gunnar from Sweden, in his first season of Hill Climbs in 2011, won the British title in Derbyshire on a long ‘draggy’ type of climb that took over 12 minutes to complete, a lot different to the short sharp climbs he’s been racing this season where an effort of a minute or two is all that’s needed to complete the distance. For the fastest riders anyway.

Gunnar in 2012 has proudly worn the strikingly designed (by RST) British champions jersey during the short hill climb season and intends to give it everything on Sunday to retain his title against some very strong opposition. We’ll have an interview with Gunnar shortly but let’s look at the bike he’ll be using from his sponsors at Cycle Division.

Pick up the bike and it seemingly weighs nothing! It is just so light compare to a ‘normal bike’ and when matched to a rider weight 58 or so kilos, you have a championship winning ‘package’. The bike is based around the Trigon RQC28A Special Edition frame. The Cycle Division say on their website they have a very limited number of these available, with custom graphics, and despite those limited numbers, the price is still only £799.99.

Here are the specs for the frame:
- Full Carbon frame with Venus C8 Advanced Composite material.
-Lightest frame in the Trigon Range
-Integrated Carbon dropouts
-1 1/8″- 1.5″ headtube design for increased stiffness and better front end handling
-Semi Concealed brake cable routing under top tube
-Standard threaded BB
-850g frame weight for size 52cm (Gunnar rides a 49cm, 836gms)

The bike for the Hill Climb Championship will be slightly different to the one he used at Monsal and the BEC CC climbs in that he’ll have some Lightweight wheels in which he says are not just light but stiff as well so minimal power is lost through flexing.

Now many riders over the years will have opted for a fixed wheel for a hill climb to get the weight down but these geared bikes like Gunnar’s are so light, that a fixed wheel just isn’t necessary anymore, especially on a course like the Rake where the gradient varies. The ‘Rake’ can be divided into four sections so Gunnar will use a single chain ring at the front like he has all season and rely on the sprockets at the back to get the gear he wants.

A straight through 12 to 21 block may be used on Sunday unless Gunnar feels he needs a 23. The weather will also play a part as it was dry for the recce and slippery roads may need even lower gears despite using treaded tubulars on the Lightweight wheels.

Part of the reason for the recce today was to look at gearing for the race as Gunnar has not ridden this course before and so the 42 FSA chainring he has used in many events this year, may be swapped for a 39. Or, a different block on the back used. On the Rake today he had a 12 to 21 straight through block and the question he’ll be asking is ‘will I need a 23?’

While out with Gunnar, others riding the climb had 25s or 27’s which many will need to get up that final section when already well into oxygen debt.

The Rake is a brutal climb where the steepest section comes at the end and boy is it steep and The handrail along the wall is not there for nothing! The average gradient is said to be 1 in 8.8 for the whole climb but that final section is far steeper, in modern numbers, 23 or 24 percent perhaps, maybe steeper! No, I didn’t have any gadgets on me to measure it!

Note the chunky front end to aid stiffness… It’s a bike that has been tested by bike riders (former pros like Chris Walker) for pros and those who want a pro bike. The colourful SRAM Red levers. Note the lack of handlebar tape… The computer may also go …

Determining the gearing can require a little guess work because on race day with a number on your back and the crowd shouting in your ear from a foot away, it can all feel very different to the training efforts so Gunnar will has a little thinking to do in the coming days after his half a dozen or so efforts today.

An example of how the gradient changes can be seen in that Gunnar expects to be using between three and four gears only for the climb, doing his best to keep the pedals turning quickly rather than grinding up as some will do.

The Vision Trimax Carbon 170mm cranks with single chain ring (44 or 39) fixed using aluminium bolts and a ceramic bottom bracket. Speed play Zero pedals and SRAM PC1091 chain

Saddle is Trigon VCS03 full carbon model mounted on a Trigon full carbon seat post SP138UL (Superlight: 165g)

Brakes optional for the hill climb except on the descent …

Intregrated Trigon bars/stem (above & below) which Gunnar says weigh a little more but are very stiff. These are now discontinued but newer, more aero ones can be seen here

MORE INFORMATION - Cycle Division with Trigon Bikes and much more here

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Interview: Defending Hill Climb Champion Gunnar Grönlund

October 24, 2012, 3:46 am

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VeloUK.net talks to British Hill Climb Champion Gunnar Grönlund ahead of this weekends big one, the 2012 British Hill Climb Championship on the Rake.

As I write this, the Tour de France 2013 is being launched and one of the key highlights of any Tour is the summit finish; the crowds cheering on the riders and the battle between rider and a mountain.

Monsal and the big crowd cheer on Matrix Prendas rider Jessie Walker.

In some small way, the British Hill Climb is like a mini version. When you look at the crowds at events like the Monsal and BEC hill climbs, you can’t help but be carried along on a wave of noise and enthusiasm and this weekend on the ‘Rake’, that same atmosphere will face the riders in the British championship for the third running of the title event on this brutal climb.

When you’re wearing the champion’s stripes, the desire to hold on to them is a very strong one and RST/Trigon Bikes rider Gunnar Grönlund will be doing everything he can to repeat his win from 2011 on the Rake (Lancashire) on Sunday. The favourite, due to his wins at the Monsal and Bec CC Hill climbs will be Jack Pullar but Gunnar is doing all he can to be in the best possible shape for the race and to deny the North West rider that title and stop his unbeaten record.

Gunnar in the champion’s jersey at Monsal. This weekend he defends that on the ‘Rake’.

Both riders are expected to be well supported by their teams and for Gunnar and his RST Racing Team, the event is a very important one. The season has been a very good one already for RST with their Youth riders winning many British titles and their senior team also making their presence felt in road races.

After only two years, the team with a multiple British pro champion at its helm, Chris Walker, is making great progress and the squad will be looking to progress more in 2013 with some racing in Europe providing additional sponsors can be found to help them move forward.

An important part of the team since the middle of 2011 has been Gunnar Grönlund and on Tuesday he was driven to the ‘Rake’ in Ramsbottom by RST Racing team manager Dave Coulson who has many years experience racing at the highest level in Britain.

Gunnar and Dave Coulson look at the course map before a busy afternoon of riding the climb.

Prior to hours of going up and down the ‘Rake’, VeloUK.net spoke to Gunnar about hill climbs. The British Champion from Sweden only started doing hill climbs last year after a season where he didn’t race as much as he had hoped he would. With a lot of enthusiasm to race still burning inside, Gunnar wanted to do something that would help raise his profile to get a team for 2012 and the hill climb was the best fit for that challenge. That choice worked out well for Gunnar who led the RST Racing Team’s Senior squad on the road in 2012.

With the road season over and a lot of racing under his wheels, Gunnar’s had a different approach to the Hill Climb season this year. Gunnar chose hill climbs back in 2011 because he’s never really got into cyclo-cross and always been quite a natural climber weighing only 58 kilos or so. “I enjoy the hill climbs and many of the events have quite a relaxed atmosphere around them” he explained.
It’s been a short hill climb season for Gunnar to enjoy being British Champion, six weeks or so, but that he says with all the nervous energy that goes into each event wearing those stripes, is long enough. “I wouldn’t want it to be a lot longer” says Gunnar who added that this year he’s tried to race a bit less than last year averaging only one event per week”.

Gunnar riding the steep section of the climb.

“I haven’t won as much as I won last year but I don’t think that is down to form as I think I am stronger than last year. I have done events to set me up for this (the Rake) which haven’t suited me as much but that’s all part of the plan and hopefully it will work out on Sunday. It’s still been a good season for me in the jersey even though I like to win more. I certainly don’t feel I have let myself down or the jersey.”

“I’m not a powerful rider being quite small at 58 to 59 kilos so the longer hill climbs where you can ride more on threshold and are more like a time trial, suit me a lot better. So the challenge last year was good for me but this year it has been very different so I have done everything I can to prepare for that challenge in racing and training.”

“Last year I felt I peaked a bit early and started to feel tired in the weeks leading up to the championship so I have tried to do it a bit different this year. I’ve also tried to pick out the events very differently to how I did last year because as soon as I decided I was going to defend the title, I knew I needed to do it properly. So I aimed to do events like the Monsall Head and Bec CC hill climbs, the really short ones instead of doing the ones I actually enjoy, the longer ones which take ten or twenty minutes”.

Gunnar and Ashley Proctor crest the top of the climb near the finish for the race on Sunday.

Gunnar’s approach to riding a Hill Climb
The 2011 championship in Derbyshire was on a long draggy type climb and so the race was as much a ‘5 mile’ style time trial as a smash it and grab time trial like the one on the Rake. But every effort, whether it’s a minute or 10 ten minutes requires a pacing strategy.

With the time gap between riders a lot smaller at the top of the results sheet on short climbs like the Rake, getting the pace management right will be key. Which is why Gunnar, and other riders, were on the Rake riding the climb over and over.

“Even with a two minute effort, there is a lot of pace management” says Gunnar. “That is the reason we’re here today; to learn how to pace the climb because in these events, you run the risk of blowing too soon and losing a lot of time. Even on these short climbs, you need to get the effort right by riding the climb quite a few times to see where you can gain time, where you will lose time and then work out a pacing plan.”

It will take control too which isn’t easy when you have a number on your back, pressure to win the biggest event of the season and the crowd screaming in your face to go faster from a foot away. Adrenalin, red mist, pressure; it will all need to play second fiddle to control because as riders know, it’s easy to just smash it from the start line and then park up on the worst part of the climb.

So, on Tuesday, Gunnar was doing what he says is one of the most important things he can do pre-race; riding the whole climb, breaking it down and then riding it section by section and becoming at one with it in his mind and legs.

“The time trialling work I have done before starting hill climbs has helped me a lot” says Gunnar “but I am still learning for sure. The one at BEC for example was better for me than Monsal Head. At the BEC, I dared to go for it a bit more than I did at Monsal where maybe I held back a little too much.”

“And BEC was fifteen seconds longer which isn’t a lot but makes a difference to me and the Rake should be longer again than the BEC CC one. (Ed – The record for the Rake is 2minutes 14 seconds where as the winning time at Bec was 1.42 …)

Long before the recce of the Rake though, Gunnar has been training for this type of climb. Because these race efforts are so short, Gunnar explained that he’s had to train specifically for them to develop his anaerobic system a bit more than he would normally during a road racing season.

Gunnar also added that the training has also included trying to gain more strength in his arms and shoulders because riders in hill climbs tend to be out of the saddle a lot. To do this, Gunnar has done that training in the Peak District for the last six or seven weeks on climbs.

“I tend to not use the turbo because you never use your arms or upper body like you would on a climb. Even on a rainy day, I prefer to be on the bike”.

Talking about the effort in a hill climb, someone said to me how they lose all feeling in their arms as they go into oxygen debt and Gunnar says that pretty well describes what happens in a hill climb effort.

“At BEC, my arms and legs were numb for the final 15 seconds and I don’t know if I feel that much pain because you are so focused on getting the effort all out, you don’t feel that much until you finish when it catches up with you and you feel quite sick.”

“On the bike though, you just go all out and after a while go numb for the final bit, the legs turning into jelly and you start to slow down while you’re trying to press on.” And that’s where the pace management notes he’ll be making after assessing the gradient changes on the Rake will be so important so he doesn’t go into the red too early because he knows on the Rake, if you park up on a climb that’s 1 in 5 or 1 in 6, you will park up!

So key to that management of the effort will be gear choice. At Monsal where Gunnar was third, he used three gears and the BEC climb was about the same. On the Rake where the gradient changes are more than the aforementioned climbs, he doesn’t expect it to be more than four gear changes because as he explained, with each change, you lose a fraction of a second.

Gunnar will have a 10 speed block on the back and a single chain ring (42 or 39) and should he use the straight through block he had on for the recce, the ‘jump’ between gears will be kept to a minimum. Talking about his Trigon bike which weighs less than six kilos, (see more here), he says it’s not all about being super light.

Last year and champion after his first season of doing Hill Climbs.

“I want a bike that won’t fail me and I do all my training on this bike as well so I know it won’t break down on me. It’s the same with tyres and I’m going for standard road tyres that have quite a bit of grip. They are a bit heavier but I don’t want a puncture and if it rains, I want some grip so it’s not all about being light.”

Gunnar has chosen integrated bars and stem because he says on a climb like the Rake which is so steep, you need bars that are stiff even if they aren’t the lightest. Gunnar hasn’t gone for a long cranks either and has decided to stick to 170mm ones which he feels happiest with.
So with the recce done, Gunnar now has plenty of time to finish the preparations for the race. Having already ridden the climb over and over and over, he doesn’t expect to have to do that on the day. Instead, there’ll be the breakfast three hours or more before the start in the afternoon and then on arriving, getting his number and pinning that onto his RST skinsuit.

The warm up for the short race is far longer and Gunnar uses the same warm up for a hill climb as he does for a time trial which is between 40 and 50 minutes with some short bursts which will help open the lungs as well as ‘activate’ the legs.

Then, at 2.30pm, the time will arrive for Gunnar to start his effort. By then, his rivals will all have set their time and the only person who can beat Gunnar, will be Gunnar himself. Whatever happens, he will have done everything he can to be in the best shape he can be on the day and that is all any rider can do.

Good luck to Gunnar and all the riders on the ‘Rake’ on Sunday. VeloUK will of course be there…

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Results: Ferryhill Wheelers 2 Stage Hill Climb

October 25, 2012, 3:31 am

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Beacon Wheelers rider David Crawley wins both stages of the Ferryhill Wheelers 2 Stage Hill Climb last Sunday

Result

1. David Crawley Beacon Wheelers 3.39.98 3.41.96 | 7.21.94
2. Ben Lane GS Metro 3.40.74 3.47.01 | 7.27.75
3. Karl Juan Denton Blumilk.com 3.44.86 3.46.54 | 7.31.40
4. Josh Teasdale Omega Pharma 3.45.15 3.49.89 | 7.35.04
5. Luke Mullen Hetton Hawks 3.49.10 3.48.46 | 7.37.56
6. Kyle Watts Tyneside Vagabonds 4.01.16 3.59.64 | 8.00.80
7. Richard Lilleker Cleveland Wh 4.02.41 3.58.53 | 8.00.94
8. Ben Hetherington Ferryhill MH 4.00.30 4.04.45 | 8.04.75
9. Paul Stubbs Ferryhill MH 4.01.28 4.04.41 | 8.05.69
10. Michael Openshaw Cestria CC 4.02.05 4.08.16 | 8.10.21
11. Cameron Turner Darlington CC 4.14.31 4.13.24 | 8.27.54
12. Ralf Hodgson VC Briganti 4.16.34 4.15.80 | 8.32.14
13. Nigel Ould Rock racing 4.28.72 4.20.66 | 8.49.38
14. Dawn Sherrin GS Metro 4.41.11 4.40.48 | 9.21.59
15. Jessica Watts Tyneside V 5.29.01 5.18.14 | 10.47.15

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Report/Reactions/Photos: 2012 Hill Climb Championships

October 28, 2012, 10:54 am

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Jack Pullar live sup to his billing as favourite by winning a wet and cold 2012 Hill Climb Championships on the Rake in Lancashire beating last years champion Gunnar Gronlund (RST Trigon) and another former champion Matt Clinton.

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The 2012 Hill Climb Championships were held in pouring rain on the Rake (Ramsbottom, Lancs) with Jack Pullar, winner of the big money Hill Climbs in 2012, adding another victory, that of the Men’s Championship, to his unbeaten record.

With the climb lined by a huge crowd, one by one the riders raced up the one in four slopes and even the winner Jack Pullar took ages to recover from the effort of conquering the climb and his rivals. There were so many great rides on the day besides Pullar’s though.

Jack Pullar did not disappoint his team or supporters with victory on the steep slopes of the Rake. The picture tells the story about the crowd… huge!

The podium saw two former champions in second and third, Gunnar Gronlund and Matt Clinton, which shows the strength of the competition for Pullar and only seconds separated them after over two minutes of gut wrenching effort. Outside of the Men’s competition though there was the record breaking ride in appalling conditions by Lynn Hamel and the ninth place by 16 year old James Knox.

The race saw the usual mix of geared bikes and fixed wheels with Matt Clinton saying the headwind did him no favours on fixed while the first two riders, Pullar and Gronlund, both rode single chain rings. Lynn Hamel meanwhile explained that she stuck with double chain ring to play safe and not have the chain come off should she have gone with a single chain ring.

RST Trigon bikes rider Gunnar Gronlund, who was looking for a good performance to try and attract a UCI Continential Team for next year, did just that with second place after a very professional effort.

Plenty of riders were certainly over geared if the zig zagging by some was anything to go but it was interesting listening to Matt Clinton talking afterwards and saying that his geared bike was only a pound heavier and the reason for choosing fixed was simply the better feel.

See the interviews with Matt and those with Jack Pullar, Gunnar Gronlund and Lyne Hamel below:

Jack Pullar: “I am really really happy to have won a national title. I was expected to win but it’s always different at the National Championship as everyone brings their A game. I just went out to do my best. I won on this climb last year so was confident I knew the course and the conditions were similar to last year as well.”

“I went way past what I thought my body could do and then spent twenty minutes afterwards throwing up. I took ages to recover from that because I went so deep. You go a lot further than what you can push your body and you get into so much oxygen debt, you can’t breathe at the end and all you want to do is throw up. It’s a feeling you don’t get in anything else except a hill climb.”

“Any strategy goes out the window when you start racing and the adrenalin takes over and you can’t concentrate on what was planned. I think I went off a bit hard and got to the last 25 meters and thought I had a flat tyre I was going that slow.”

“I ended up in the 25 at the top because of how steep it was and I had nothing else to give. The last 20—25 metres was just horrible. After my wins recently, I knew there was pressure on me to win but when you’re riding, you don’t notice that pressure; it’s just during the build-up.”

Masters A winner Peter Tadros (In Gear Trainsharp) on a fixed gear and good enough for 17th place.

Gunnar Gronlund “I could not have ridden faster today so am happy with the ride. They were not the best of conditions but then I do not mid the rain or cold and was quite happy for it to be grim because it makes the race even harder. The recce I did work perfectly for me. I did a perfect race and got it all out but it wasn’t good enough to win. I take comfort in that I prepared perfectly and the race was good for me too.”

“Jack was stronger than me today and that’s racing. I am happy though to be on the podium”

After the recce on the Tuesday where Gunnar was able to see what gears he was going to need, he chose a 39 front chain ring and a 12-21 block. “In the race though you do ride so much faster especially with the crowd and the adrenalin. I think though I had good gearing for it and certainly nothing to complain about.”

“This sort of climb is a bit too long to go full out from the start so I used the mid section to try and recover, only for three seconds before I went for it again and the final steep part and that seems to be how others rode it. Start quick, try and get some recovery and then attack the last bit”.

“It was fantastic to have such a great crowd especially on a rainy day in late October. It is fantastic and certainly helps. I love riding in front of crowds like this and have their support.”

Gunnar will go back to Sweden during the winter to be with family and friends and then hopefully will be back early next year. “I still haven’t signed for a team yet. The set up I have had with RST this year has been pretty much perfect and I have really enjoyed it and I would love to stay with them for next year as well.”

“The only conflict I have is with myself though. I want to try to progress and do bigger races, race in Europe and that is the only reason I am looking round for a team at the moment.” His current team RST Trigon Bikes, which did a few races in Europe in 2012, are looking at stepping up a level in 2013 and to do that, are also looking at bringing in other sponsors and anyone wanting to get on board with the professionally looking and run outfit can contact Dave Coulson or Chris Walker.

Second in the womens, Joanne Clay Leek Cyclists Club

Matt Clinton: The former champion explained how having been champion before, that gives a rider the confidence to know he can do it again and on the Rake, Matt was only three seconds off silver and just shy of eight seconds off Gold.

“I’ve been up there faster” he said when asked if he was pleased with the result. “That’s the third time I have ridden it on fixed and I have ridden up it twice on gears, the first time in 2005 and fixed is what I know.”

Former champion Matt Clinton, on fixed, and third.

“But, because there was a slight headwind I think it kind of stalled me before I hit the steep section and I did have to push it quite hard and didn’t have quite as much in me at the top. My geared bike is about a pound heavier than the fixed one so it’s not a huge difference but I just like the fact the fixed feels better to climb on in a way.”

“When I did a climb last week, I rode up on the fixed and then rode up on the geared bike and it didn’t feel right. The gradient changes on the Rake normally don’t feel quite severe but I think when you hit the steep section, the headwind made it feel steeper. I did have my geared bike in the car and perhaps I should have ridden it but with it being so steep, you only have to mess up one gear change and it’s over.”

“I’d say this is a tougher climb than Monsal and others. Monsal was a bit short for me and I messed up by trying to go up on the big ring. It is one of my favourite climbs because it’s a tough one. Jacksonbridge and Holme Moss are also really tough climbs which I prefer doing.”

Lynn Hamel “It is a nice feeling to have defended the title successfully. I hit good form in August when I was time trialling and doing some ‘15s’ and stuff and then it carried on from there. I didn’t start the hill training until four weeks before. I have done about twelve climbs during the season and most of them were training climbs and I also did two open hill climbs”.

“Once I got off the line, the first half, right up until the Rake itself, two minutes probably, there was a lot of wheel spin so I didn’t know how I was doing. Then I realised I was going alright because on the Rake, I felt quite quick.”

Lynn like many, had been out to see the climb prior to the race and she explained “ it helps you remember where all the bad surfaces are like the drains, the turns and the wind direction.”

Lynn Hamel in full cry as she won the women’s title and broke her old record for the climb.

Exceptional ride by 16 year old James Knox to finish 9th and first 16 year old and Junior

Ann Bowditch of Guernsey was 3rd in the Women’s

Robert Gough of the Arctic team was 7th.

Leader for a long time and second junior was Ashley Proctor, 20th overall.

The start of the race was in Ramsbottom town centre.

Jack in relaxed mood before the start with one of his supporters in the Quadzilla t-shirts!

Result

1 Jack Pullar wheelbase MGD 02:21.3 M
2 Gunnar Gronlund RST Racing Team 02:26.0 M
3 Matt Clinton MikeVaughan.co.uk 02:29.0 M
4 Lee Baldwin Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 02:29.5 M
5 Matthew Pilkingron Team B Global 02:30.6 M
6 James Allen Seffrec CC 02:31.4 M
7 Robert Gough Arctic Sram RT 02:32.9 M
8 Glyndwr Griffiths Bristol South Cyclng Club 02:37.5 M
9 James Knox Kent Valley RC 02:40.4 M J 16
10 Richard Cartland Team Corley Cycles 02:40.8 M
11 Adam Kenway www.buzzcycles.co.uk 02:40.9 M
12 Dan Evans Rhos on Sea CC 02:41.0 M
13 Tejvan Pettinger SRI Chinmoy Cycling Team 02:41.8 M
14 David Crawley Beacon Whs CC 02:42.2 M
15 Mark Tickle Leigh Premier RC 02:43.2 M
16 Matthew Lawton Macclesfield Whs 02:45.2 M
17 Pete Tadros In Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 02:45.4 M 42 A
18 Tony Kiss Rapid Performance Coaching RT 02:45.5 M
19 James Wilson supernovacycles.co.uk 02:45.7 M
20 Ashley Proctor Sportscover Altura RT 02:45.9 M J 18
21 Nicholas Latimer Rutland CC 02:46.0 M
22 Matt Clarke Halesowen C & AC 02:46.0 M
23 Jonathan Shubert High Wycombe CC 02:47.0 M
24 John Storms Kingston Whs CC 02:47.1 M 45 B
25 Sam Ward Otley Cycle Club 02:47.6 M
26 David Cregeen Biketreks RT 02:47.8 M
27 Matt Steven Zappis CC 02:48.2 M
28 Chris Baines Buxton CC 02:48.2 M
29 Mike Cotgreave Westmead Team 88 02:48.7 M 68 F
30 Thomas Ballhatchet Rollapaluza CC 02:49.8 M
31 David Griffiths Glasgow Whs 02:49.9 M
32 Ryan Mullen Planet X 02:50.4 M J 18
33 Andrew Magnier Nodex 4 Giordana RT 02:50.4 M
34 Aidan Holgate North Lancs RC 02:50.8 M
35 Alistair Robinson Leslie Bike Shop 02:51.0 M
36 Ben Lane GS Metro 02:51.2 M 41 A
37 Paul Jones Bristol South CC 02:51.2 M
38 Josh Ferguson Team Wheel Guru 02:51.6 M J 18
39 Peter Shepherd Harrogate Nova CC 02:51.7 M
40 Harry Shackleton Team Elite 02:52.5 M J 16
41 Adrian Lawrence Team B Global 02:52.6 M 41 A
42 Jack O’Neill MikeVaughan.co.uk 02:53.0 M J 17
43 Danny Axford Arctic Sram RT 02:53.5 M
44 Carl Helliwell Blackburn & District CTC 02:54.1 M
45 Josh Teasdale EFC Omega Pharma Quickstep 02:54.2 M
46 Robert Ormrod Ilkley CC 02:54.9 M
47 Joe Norledge Velo 29 02:55.0 M
48 Ian Stott Blackburn & District CTC 02:58.0 M
49 Tom Ward Team Echelon Rotor 02:58.2 M J 18
50 Ben Simmons Team Wiggle 02:58.4 M
51 John Findley Bill Nickson Cycles RT 02:58.5 M
52 Andy Nichols PCA Ciclos Uno 02:59.4 M
53 Shaun Nicholson Blackhawkbikes.com 03:00.7 M J 17
54 Michael Askew Lancaster CC 03:00.8 M
55 Tim Bayley Arctic Sram RT 03:00.8 M
56 Daniel Stevens Liverpool Century RC 03:01.3 M
57 Kyle Watts Tyneside Vagabonds 03:01.5 M J 16
58 Andrew Steel Wills Wheels CC 03:01.6 M
59 William Staveley Ferryhill Whs/Mountain High RT 03:02.9 M J 17
60 Chris Green Fibrax-Wrexham RC 03:02.9 M
61 Jamil Gaida Rapha Condor Cyclng Club 03:03.2 M J 16
62 James Bapty Clevedon & District RC 03:03.4 M J 18
63 Peter Greenwood Clayton Velo 03:03.6 M 61 E
64 Neil Blessitt Severn RC 03:03.6 M 54 C
65 Sam Mansfield Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 03:04.1 M J 17
66 Richard Lilleker Cleveland Whs CC 03:04.2 M
67 Paul Roby coveryourcar.co.uk RT 03:05.7 M
68 Darren Staniforth Condor RC (Calderdale) 03:05.8 M
69 Daniel Eckersley Rollapaluza CC 03:06.1 M
70 Stuart Stirland Edinburgh RC 03:07.2 M
71 Andrew Pearson Huddersfield Star Whs 03:07.6 M
72 Jahan Hunter Ashley Touring CC 03:07.7 M
73 John Hartley North Lancs RC 03:08.0 M 45 B
74 Dave Ebbrell Blackburn & District CTC 03:08.1 M
75 Lynn Hamel Team Herbalife/Leisure Lakes Bikes 03:08.9 M W
76 Paul Armstrong Sheffrec CC 03:08.9 M
77 Michael Ellerton Team Swift 03:09.5 M 51 C
78 Matt Gott West Pennine RC 03:09.7 M
79 Liam O’Toole Sheffrec CC 03:09.8 M J 17
80 Ben Hetherington Ferryhill Whs/Mountain High RT 03:13.3 M J 17
81 John Askew Lancaster CC 03:13.4 M 40 A
82 Adam Hartley Velocity Race Team 03:13.9 M J 14
83 Robert Richardson Bolton Hot Wheels CC 03:13.9 M J 16
84 Craig Gath York Cycleworks 03:14.1 M
85 Andy Leigh Velocity RT 03:14.9 M J 17
86 Christopher Danby Drighlington BC 03:15.8 M
87 Paul Shalliker coveryourcar.co.uk RT 03:16.3 M 41 A
88 Joshua Fear Taw Velo 03:16.7 M
89 Ian Shapiro Stockport Clarion CC 03:17.4 M
90 Jacob Peatfield Cycle Sport Pendle 03:17.6 M J 16
91 Jerrod Hartley Horwich CC 03:18.0 M
92 Joanne Clay Leek Cyclists Club 03:18.6 W
93 Chris Brewer Velo Club Cumbria 03:18.7 M
94 Lee Cairns Rossington Whs 03:19.0 M
95 Cameron Heritage Holme Valley Whs 03:19.4 M J 15
96 James Tate Manchester Triathlon Club 03:19.4 M
97 Chris Lea Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 03:20.7 M 50 C
98 Dave Collinge Blackburn & District CTC 03:20.8 M 44 A
99 Luke Thomas Ashley Touring CC 03:21.1 M J 16
100 Ann Bowditch Guernsey Velo Club 03:23.4 W W 41 A
101 Steven Horrocks Lancashire RC 03:23.7 M
102 Matt Plews Welland Valley CC 03:23.7 M
103 Noah Godman Severn RC 03:24.5 M J 17
104 Damian Ludlow Rossendale RC 03:25.5 M 40 A
105 Paul Brierly Huddersfield RC 03:26.0 M 45 B
106 Sam Tomlinson Bolton Hot Wheels CC 03:27.0 M J 14
107 Sarah Byrne Cycle Premier Kovert 03:27.3 W
108 Joanne Blakeley Seamons CC 03:27.8 W
109 Ivan Paul Ashley Touring CC 03:27.9 M J 15
110 Tom Clarke Red Rose Olympic 03:28.7 M J 14
111 Joseph Peatfield Bolton Hot Wheels CC 03:30.0 M J 14
112 Cameron Turrner Darlington CC 03:30.1 M
113 Matt Doheny Lancashire RC 03:30.4 M
114 Joe Pinon Shaw Pro Cycle Hire UK RT 03:30.9 M 44 A
115 Graham Brett St Austell Whs CC 03:31.0 M 50 C
116 David Tomlinson North Lancs RC 03:31.9 M 48 B
117 Paul Ashcroft Lancashire RC 03:32.0 M
118 Richie Case Tyneside Vagabonds 03:32.2 M 48 B
119 Philip Malcolm Johnstone Whs 03:33.7 M
120 Warren Gell coveryourcar.co.uk RT 03:34.5 M
121 Nicola Soden Maxgear RT 03:36.3 W
122 Dougi Hall Border City Whs 03:36.7 M 49 B
123 Danny Walmsley Lancashire RC 03:42.5 M
124 William Belcher Clayton Velo 03:44.5 M 51 C
125 Julian Monk Rossendale RC 03:45.7 M 51 C
126 Sarah Helliwell Blackburn & District CTC 03:48.9 W
127 Nicholas Cooper Rossendale RC 03:49.6 M J 15
128 David Murphy Liverpool Mercury Dolan CC 03:54.0 M J 15
129 Eve Dixon Maxgear RT 03:54.1 W J 18
130 Mick Browne Preston CC 03:55.2 M 54 C
131 Steven Jobson Ribble Valley CRC 03:55.4 M
132 Karen Ledger www.zepnat.com RT 03:56.9 W 40 A
133 Bronwen Ewing PM Racing Team 03:58.1 W 47 B
134 Kevin Gibbons Border City Whs 03:58.6 M 55 D
135 Brian Jones Westmead Team 88 03:59.5 M 46 B
136 Victoria Ware VC Moulin 04:00.6 W
137 Jonathan Baines Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 04:03.1 M
138 Dawn Sherrin GS Metro 04:07.0 W 46 B
139 Jane Nolan Clitheroe Bike Club 04:10.1 W 48 B
140 Jessica Watts Tyneside Vagabonds 04:21.0 W J 13
141 Corinne Side Bolton Hot Wheels CC 04:26.4 W J 12
142 Jonathan Poole Ashley Touring CC 04:33.3 M 49 B
143 Theo Jeffries Ashley Touring CC 04:45.7 M J 14
144 Joely Side Bolton Hot Wheels CC 05:00.8 W J 14

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Result: BUCS Hill Climb Championship 2012

October 28, 2012, 11:35 am

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Jake Hales wins the British University’s Hill Climb Championship 2012 ahead of David Griffiths Tom Stewart

Result

1 Jake Hales Bedford 05:42.7
2 David Griffiths Glasgow 05:48.3
3 Thomas Stewart Sheffield 05:49.0
4 David Nichols Loughborough 05:49.5
5 Andrew Nichols Sheffield 05:51.6
6 Liam Lloyd Leeds 05:57.7
7 Will Vousden Birmingham 06:00.0
8 Edmund Bradbury Cambridge 06:00.1
9 Chris Palfreeman Leeds 06:00.9
10 Ben Page Durham 06:02.6
11 Chris Baines Surrey 06:03.4
12 Alex King Loughborough 06:05.9
13 Iain Paton Edinburgh 06:08.4
14 Jonathan Creegan Lancaster 06:10.5
15 Joe Holloway Bucks New 06:12.0
16 Ben Butler Bangor 06:12.3
17 Oliver Shannon Leeds Met 06:16.6
18 Sam Redding Loughborough 06:18.6
19 Aiden Holgate Leeds Met 06:20.0
20 Matthew Parry Durham 06:22.8
21 Luke Duggan UCL 06:23.0
22 Leo Laakkonen Central Lancs 06:23.2
23 Ally Canaway Birmingham 06:23.2
24 William Haynes Durham 06:23.6
25 Nick Baker Oxford Brookes 06:23.8
26 Chris Dredge Sheffield 06:24.7
27 Robert Gaunt Oxford 06:25.1
28 Dan Bryant Durham 06:25.8
29 Tom Wiley Manchester 06:26.3
30 Richard Porter Hull 06:26.4
31 Rob Lambton Durham 06:27.0
32 Matt Burton Bangor 06:27.6
33 Josh Jones Cambridge 06:27.7
34 Tim Wiggins Warwick 06:28.4
35 Richard Teague Edinburgh 06:32.6
36 Chris Napleton Leeds 06:32.8
37 Warwick Sanderson Salford 06:33.0
38 Piran Tedbury Cambridge 06:35.5
39 Christian Preece Cambridge 06:35.6
40 Richard Anderson Leeds 06:37.1
41 Ross Phelps Sheffield 06:37.9
42 Matthew Thompson UWE 06:39.9
43 Darius Satongar Salford 06:40.5
44 Stuart Clayton Leeds 06:42.0
45 Matthew Atkinson Durham 06:42.1
46 Jamie Kunka Dundee 06:42.8
47 Alec Watson Oxford 06:43.5
48 Jack Lawlor-Anderson Oxford Brookes 06:45.1
49 Matt Bond Essex 06:45.3
50 Henry Golroy Bristol 06:46.3
51 Rob Joles Cambridge 06:47.6
52 Diego Hossfeldt Leeds Met 06:48.3
53 Callum Deakin UCL 06:48.6
54 Andy Whale Loughborough 06:49.0
55 Michael Gallagher Bristol 06:49.7
56 Jade Wilmot Liverpool JM 06:50.4
57 Jamie Raven York 06:51.3
58 Shane Ashby East Anglia 06:51.6
59 Alex Luhrs Northumbria 06:51.7
60 Andrew Myers Sheffield 06:53.1
61 Charlie Harrison UCL 06:53.9
62 James Briscoe Bangor 06:54.3
63 Joe Drane Sheffield 06:54.8
64 Robbie White Birmingham 06:55.0
65 Neill Scott Aberdeen 06:55.4
66 Jonathan Coulson Loughborough 06:55.6
67 Eric Fitton Bangor 06:56.2
68 Greg Melia York 06:56.5
69 Tom Harrison Birmingham 06:57.3
70 Malcolm Gibson Dundee 06:58.3
71 Finlay Strivens Dundee 07:00.0
72 Jack Taylor Edinburgh 07:01.2
73 Charlie Game East Anglia 07:01.8
74 Olivier Sterck Oxford 07:04.5
75 William Jackson Strathclyde 07:05.5
76 Angus Elliot Edinburgh 07:05.6
77 Chris Mellor East Anglia 07:05.9
78 Zach Smith Sheffield 07:06.4
79 Scott Lindsay Glasgow 07:08.5
80 Gabriel Cramer York 07:09.2
81 Josh Day Birmingham 07:09.4
82 Freddie Peakman Oxford 07:10.8
83 Callum McRitchie Edinburgh 07:11.1
84 Rich Long Plymouth 07:11.4
85 Charles Knoery Aberdeen 07:12.0
86 Peter Forsyth Oxford 07:12.2
87 Sam Game Bristol 07:13.4
88 Ben Clunie Swansea 07:14.5
89 Chris Holliday Northumbria 07:15.2
90 Duncan Clark Bristol 07:17.9
91 Robert Ricketts Sheffield 07:19.4
92 Chris Bevan Hull 07:20.1
93 James Harman Central Lancs 07:20.2
94 Sam Parker Plymouth 07:20.7
95 Luke Samuel Oxford 07:23.5
96 Henry Robertshaw Warwick 07:24.4
97 Jay Williams Oxford Brookes 07:25.6
98 Malcolm Corbin Plymouth 07:26.3
99 Domantas Cibas Edinburgh 07:26.6
100 Oliver Hambrey Warwick 07:27.1
101 Martin Kumm Bournemouth 07:28.2
102 Matt Lawes East Anglia 07:28.8
103 Oliver Jones Leicester 07:29.0
104 Patrick Cook East Anglia 07:29.5
105 Matt Mew Bristol 07:29.6
106 Elliot Lawrence East Anglia 07:30.2
107 Chris King Plymouth 07:31.9
108 David Corrales Manchester 07:35.3
109 Adam Van-Dyke Swansea 07:35.6
110 Antonio Guenzler UCL 07:36.9
111 Joseph Bowers UCL 07:38.2
112 Ben Pritchard Bangor 07:38.2
113 Patrick Reilly-O’Donnell York 07:38.2
114 Barry McCormick Aberdeen 07:40.5
115 Ben Lewis Loughborough 07:40.9
116 Alex Robinson Warwick 07:41.4
117 Hugo Humphreys Leeds 07:41.9
118 Callum Stamper Bangor 07:43.5
119 Calum Gray Dundee 07:44.3
120 Matt Kingdon Bangor 07:44.4
121 Neil Harris York 07:45.4
122 Phil Felton Warwick 07:45.4
123 Huw Williams Swansea 07:46.2
124 Elliot Stones Loughborough 07:46.9
125 Paul Harris Oxford Brookes 07:47.0
126 Wilf Hill Oxford Brookes 07:47.2
127 Alex Stephenson-Brown Birmingham 07:48.9
128 Mark Wilford Hull 07:49.2
129 Andrew Bean East Anglia 07:50.2
130 Alex Teagle Leeds Met 07:56.5
131 Jake Hanson Glasgow 08:01.6
132 Valentin Loeffler Manchester 08:04.0
133 Frank Warwick Loughborough 08:07.7
134 Jason Piper Warwick 08:10.0
135 Daymian Underhill U Coll Birmingham 08:10.2
136 Alex Moloney Leeds 08:11.5
137 Danny Morris Cambridge 08:12.3
138 Sam Holdsworth Dundee 08:15.7
139 Frazer Quelch Hull 08:25.5
140 Ned Kingdon Swansea 08:28.3
141 Henry Woodley Leeds Met 08:34.9
142 Ben Harris Essex 08:54.0
143 Adam Ramsay Edinburgh 09:11.1
144 Alex Reily Essex 09:25.4
145 Joe Rass Warwick 09:32.1 (2.30min penalty, puncture)
146 Zak Austin Hull 09:54.5
147 Sam Krauze Swansea 09:59.2
148 Sam Gibbons Essex 10:02.8
149 Joe Theobald Essex 10:06.2
150 Martin Winstanley Glasgow 11:05.6

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Results: Dexter Hurlock King of the Hill

November 11, 2012, 9:37 pm

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Dexter Hurlock beats Adrian Sluman in the King of the Hill series of man ‘o’ man hill climbs in Plymouth in the South West

RESULTS

Final
Dexter Hurlock Certini beat Adrian Sluman Plymouth Corinthian CC

Semi Finals
Dexter Hurlock Certini beat Ross Flashman

Adrian Sluman Plymouth Corinthian CC Winner
Ollie Hurrell CS Dynamo

Quarter Finals

Ollie Hurrell CS Dynamo beat Daniel Strong Tavistock Wheelers

Ross Flashman beat Sam Parker

Dexter Hurlock Certini beat Richard Long Certini

Adrian Sluman Plymouth Corinthian CC beat Stephen Copp Plymouth Corinthian CC

Last 16
Stephen Copp Plymouth Corinthian CC beat David Bartlett Cyclelogic

Richard Long Certini beat Matthew Adams Tavistock Wheelers

Sam Parker beat Tim Scrivener CS Dynamo

Daniel Strong Tavistock Wheelers Beat William Johnson Tavistock Wheelers

Ollie Hurrell CS Dynamo beat Tom Cann Plymouth Corinthian CC

Ross Flashman beat Will Hornby CS South Hams

Dexter Hurlock Certini beat Russ Quew Plymouth Corinthian CC

Adrian Sluman Plymouth Corinthian CC beat Paul Ross

Last 32
Paul Ross beat James Spencer (Plymouth Corinthian CC)

Russ Quew Plymouth (Corinthian CC) beat Graham Brett (St. Austell Wheelers)

Will Hornby (CS South Hams) beat Oli Minto (Plymouth Corinthian CC)

Tom Cann Plymouth (Corinthian CC) beat Lee Woodhatch (Newquay Velo)

William Johnson (Tavistock Wheelers) beat Alex Owens

Tim Scrivener (CS Dynamo) beat Richie Rowland (Plymouth Corinthian CC)

Richard Long (Certini) beat Liam Cahill (Somer Valley CC)

David Bartlett (Cyclelogic) beat Adam Lock (Certini)

Stephen Copp (Plymouth Corinthian CC) beat Tim Mitchell (Tavistock Wheelers)

Matthew Adams (Tavistock Wheelers) beat Darren Penn (Camel Valley C&TC)

Sam Parker beat Jay Horton (Certini)

Daniel Strong Tavistock Wheelers beat Alan Ryder (London Dynamo)

Ollie Hurrell (CS Dynamo) beat Alex Owen

Ross Flashman beat Catherine Newton (Newquay Velo)

Dexter Hurlock (Certini) beat Steve Mitchelmore (RNRMCA)

Adrian Sluman Plymouth (Corinthian CC) beat Chris Phillips (Pave Velo)

Qualifying
1. Adrian Sluman Plymouth Corinthian CC 1:28.95
2. Dexter Hurlock Certini 1:29.98
3. Ross Flashman 1:32.62
4. Ollie Hurrell CS Dynamo 1:39.52
5. Daniel Strong Tavistock Wheelers 1:40.12
6. David Bartlett Cyclelogic 1:41.06
7. Matthew Zietz Pearson Cycle Club 1:42.05
8. Sam Parker 1:42.34
9. Stephen Copp Plymouth Corinthian CC 1:43.44
10. Richard Long Certini 1:47.46
11. Tim Scrivener CS Dynamo 1:47.71
12. William Johnson Tavistock Wheelers 1:48.34
13. Lee Woodhatch Newquay Velo 1:48.75
14. Oli Minto Plymouth Corinthian CC 1:49.90
15. Russ Quew Plymouth Corinthian CC 1:49.97
16. James Spencer Plymouth Corinthian CC 1:50.05
17. Paul Ross 1:52.05
18. Graham Brett St. Austell Wheelers 1:52.39
19. Will Hornby CS South Hams 1:55.15
20. Richie Rowland Plymouth Corinthian CC 1:56.95
21. Thomas Cann Plymouth Corinthian CC 1:57.20
22. Alex Owen 1:57.58
23. Tim Mitchell Tavistock Wheelers 1:57.94
24. Liam Cahill Somer Valley CC 2:01.78
25. Adam Lock Certini 2:02.08
26. Matthew Adams Tavistock Wheelers 2:04.68
27. Alan Ryder London Dynamo 2:07.05
28. Jay Horton Certini 2:08.15
29. Chris Phillips Pave Velo 2:14.35
30. Alex Owens 2:14.86
31. Catherine Newton Newquay Velo 2:15.36
32. Steve Mitchelmore RNRMCA 2:17.67
33. Darren Penn Camel Valley C&TC 2:18.73
34. Melissa King Newquay Velo 2:20.21
35. Will Adams Tavistock Wheelers 2:34.10
36. Pete Jarman Tavistock Wheelers 2:34.62
37. James McDiarmid Okehampton CC 2:36.39
38. George Mitchelmore 4:07.65

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Result: Shap Summit Hill Climb

May 6, 2013, 10:25 am

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James Gullen wins the Shap Summit Hill Climb on Monday but Dominic Munnelley’s 2008 course record survives

Shap Summit Hill Climb | (Course L817) 6th May

(Part of the Lakes and Lancs Sporting Courses Series promoted for and on behalf of Cycling Time Trials under its rules and regulations)

Awards: 1st James Gullen, Team Hope Factory Racing (£35); 2nd James Knox, Champions Systems/Maxgear (£30); 3rd Ian Taylor, Ciclocostablanca.com (£25); Fastest Junior/Lady, James Knox (£15); Fastest Vet 40-49: David Kinloch, Ilkley CC (£15); 2nd V40: Ben Lane, GS Metro (£10); Fastest Vet 50-59: Roy Flanagan, Rossendale RC (£15); 2nd V50: Derek Schofield, Rossendale RC (£10); Fastest Vet 60 and above: Dave Cherry, Border City Wheelers (£15).

Special thanks to timekeepers Mrs Cynthia Rodway (start) and my wife, Margaret (finish); pusher-off Tony Dixon; signing-on and numbers’ supremo Frank Kilburn and ‘kitchen gem’ Mary Kilburn for our tasty refreshments.

Special thanks also to all of you, our riders, for making this yet another successful promotion. At least we all got a rewarding tailwind finish.
Event Organiser, Richard Belk

RESULT
1 James Gullen Team Hope Factory Racing 25:14:00
2 James Knox Champions Systems/Maxgear 25:26:00
3 Ian Taylor Ciclocostablanca.com 26:21:00
4 David Kinloch Ilkley CC 26:22:00
5 Ben Lane GS Metro 27:09:00
6 Scott Smith Barrow Central Wheelers 27:09:00
7 Richard Bickley Border City Wheelers 27:12:00
8 Jon Sturman Activ Cycles 27:14:00
9 Colin McKenna Barrow Central Wheelers 28:03:00
10 Richard Lilleker Cleveland Wheelers 28:30:00
11 Duncan Orme Lancaster CC 29:28:00
12 Adam Pickthall Barrow Central Wheelers 29:40:00
13 Roy Flanagan Rossendale RC 29:47:00
14 Jose Pinon Shaw Blackburn & Dist CTC 29:51:00
15 Derek Schofield Rossendale RC 29:59:00
16 Jonathan Knox Kent Valley RC 30:01:00
17 Dougi Hall Border City Wheelers 30:06:00
18 Randle Shenton Team Swift 30:14:00
19 Nathan Turnbull Leigh Premier RC 30:21:00
20 Neil Robinson Border City Wheelers 30:45:00
21 Paul Targett Pendle Forest CC 30:51:00
22 Dave Cherry Border City Wheelers 31:35:00
23 Mike Westmorland Border City Wheelers 31:58:00
24= Stewart Mounsey Kent Valley RC 32:16:00
24= David Trotter Lancaster CC 32:16:00
25 Stuart Timmins North Lancs RC 32:51:00
26 Kevin Gibbons Border City Wheelers 32:52:00
27 Mike Packham Kent Valley RC 33:33:00
28 Tim Bennett Kent Valley RC 33:41:00
29 Richard Carey Southport CC 33:46:00
30 Steve Wilkinson Nelson Wheelers 33:55:00
31 Earle Logan Lune RCC 33:57:00
32 Stephen Glenwright VTTA Merseyside 34:35:00
33 Kevin Crawley Border City Wheelers 34:48:00
34 Richard Belk Kent Valley RC 34:58:00
35 Paul Stupples Ashurst Bike Club 38:41:00
36 Graham Tye Border City Wheelers 40:43:00
37 Peter Knott Ribble Valley CRC 44:09:00

OTHER 2013 KVRC EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARIES: June 22nd – Midsummer 10 miles time trial; June 23rd – Edwin Howson Memorial 25tt; July 7th – Three Counties Challenge sportives; September 15th – Bob Swailes Memorial Road Race (day before Tour of Britain Stage 2 finishes in Kendal – why not make it a long weekend?)

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News: Urban Hill Climb 2013

July 6, 2013, 7:10 am

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Now in it’s fourth year, the Urban Hill Climb returns to North London’s leafy Highgate for possibly the biggest open hill climb event in the UK.

Full Details: www.urbanhillclimb.com | Thursday 11th July |

| Swains Lane, Highgate, London, N6 6QS | 6.30-9.30pm |

A unique atmosphere is generated on the Swains Lane gradient as hundreds of racers, supporters and local residents cheer on all competitors as they make their personal effort on London’s most brutal ascent. Having suffered with poor weather conditions for the first three episodes, according to weather forecasts this year’s event looks like it will be blessed with warm, dry and sunny conditions.

The event attracts an incredible mix of cyclists from many disciplines and a fair spattering of first-time racers and commuters, peppered with a few elite racers. For 2013 previous winners Ben Simmons and Mike Smith return, Lydia Boylan tops the favourites list in the female category and first year veteran Keith Henderson will be hard to beat.

Most categories sell out within minutes, however organisers Rollapaluza have managed to squeeze in a few extra places after the successful introduction of digital timing last year, these have just been released, but are going fast.

Full details and images, results and movies from previous editions are on the event site.

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Result: Yorkshire Cycling Federation Hill Climb

July 11, 2013, 3:13 am

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Alastair Wareham of Team Swift sliced 34 seconds off the course record to win the YCF Hill Climb which took place up Cragg Vale, the UKs longest continual ascent

Result

1 Alastair Wareham Team Swift 15:15.8
2 Edward Rosser East Bradford CC 15:38.6
3 Blair Buss Team Swift 15:39.1
4 Ben Gillespie Saddleworth Clarion 15:40.5
5 Carl Saint Yorkshire RC 15:43.1
6 Duncan Mullier Harrogate Nova 15:53.9
7 Andrew Pearson Huddersfield Star Whs 15:54.6
8 Ewan Farrow Ilkley CC 16:05.7
9 Philip Turton Yorkshire RC 16:18.5
10 Andrew Askwith Bridlington CC 16:36.4
11 Ben Hallworth Ilkley CC 16:36.9
12 Jose Pinon-Shaw Blackburn & District 16:39.5
13 Eugene Cross Yorkshire RC 16:52.2
14 Bill Belcher Clayton Velo 17:20.0
15 Wilf Sargeant West Pennine RC 17:29.8
16 Greg Melia Clifton CC. York 17:31.7
17 Ted Cross Yorkshire RC 17:43.5
18 Ged Millward Ilkley CC 18:07.6
19 Steven Smith Yorkshire RC 18:18.9
20 Adrian Stott Yorkshire RC 18:24.7
21 Mark Antrobus Clifton CC. York 18:51.4
22 Paul Brierley Huddersfield RC 18:59.9
23 Joe Varga City RC (Hull) 19:01.7
24 Matthew Wilde Huddersfield Star Whs 19:04.5
25 Phil Fryer Yorkshire RC 19:05.5
26 Gary Lake East Lancs RC 19:20.1
27 Andy Smith West Pennine RC 19:21.9
28 Leanne Farrow Ilkley CC 19:48.5
29 Kevan Shuttleworth Holme Valley Whs 20:06.5
30 Joanne Ketteringham Harrogate Nova 20:33.0
31 Richard Durham Team Swift 20:41.7
32 Clare Crabtree Pedalsport CC 21:46.5
33 Steve Garbutt Yorkshire RC 22:10.7
34 Sam Smith East Lancs RC 22:19.1
35 Keith Harris Yorkshire RC 22:37.9
36 Matthew Szelesi East Lancs RC 23:56.7
37 Steven Szelesi East Lancs RC 24:42.5
38 Catherine Sawyer Huddersfield RC 26:22.6

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Report/Result: Beeley Moor Hill Climb

October 21, 2013, 2:46 am

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Tejvan Pettinger in great form as he wins the Chesterfield Coureurs ‘Harry Cook Memorial’ Hill Climb on Beeley Moor

After 20 years, and 19 editions, the Chesterfield Coureurs ‘Harry Cook Memorial’ Hill Climb finally hit the big time with a record entry of 70 riders. The fact that the Beeley Moor course is within a whisker of being the exact length of The Stang – the venue for next weekends national championship – may have had a part to play in this, however the organisers would like to think that the word is spreading about this friendly event with a generous prize list. Once again prizes totalled in excess of £700 with plenty to battle for in all categories.

Unfortunately the weather did not see fit to play its part in the proceedings and decided to present itself in the form of a stiff cross wind and occasional showers. This presented the organisers with a challenge in terms of erecting the HQ tent and lighting the camping stoves, but once this situation had been addressed the event, went off without a hitch.

The severity of the day was evident, however, once riders began to cross the finish line and it was Chris Baines (Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles) who, just like last year, was the first to slip under 10 minutes. Baines is now based in Oxford and he travelled to Derbyshire just for the race – dedication indeed!

Baines was the only rider under the 10 minute mark in the first half of the field and it was finally number 41, Jack O’Neill (Mike Vaughan Cycles), who removed Baines from the top spot with a time of 9 44.7. O’Neill is clearly a young man worth keeping an eye on. Still only a junior; not only was Jack’s time worth an eventual 3rd place overall, but he was only 4 seconds off Ashley Proctors junior record which was set in far more benevolent conditions.

One minute in the start order behind O’Neill, was Simon ‘200 hills’ Warren (Norwood Paragon). Warren has turned veteran this year and he put all of his hill climbing experience to good use with a time of 10 16.0 to secure the fastest veteran category and 9th overall.

With the ‘big hitters’ all in the last 20 riders, it seemed that it would only be a matter of time before O’Neills time would be bettered, but with the wind swinging from a cross to a cross/head direction fast times were to be at a premium. The first to come close was the aforementioned Ashley Proctor (Sheffrec CC) with a time of 9 50.1, and five minutes later Dave Archer (Bolsover and Distict CC) challenged with 9 56.5 having already warmed up by racing up Riber earlier in the day.

All eyes were now down the road looking to see what Tejvan Pettinger (Sri Chinmoy CT) would produce on his Beeley debut and he didn’t disappoint with an astonishing time of 8.34.0. Pettinger was just 11 seconds outside of Gunnar Gronlunds 2011 course record but, like the junior record, Gronlunds time had been set on a good day and clearly it is a mark that Pettinger would trouble with the aid of a helpful tail wind.

With Pettinger raising the winning bar by over a minute, the question was whether last man, Matt Clinton (Mike Vaughan Cycles), would be able to get anywhere near Pettinger’s time. Just over 10 minutes after Pettinger had crossed the line the answer was provided and Clinton came remarkably close with 8 51.8 – the only other time under 9 minutes and almost a minute faster than his young team mate.

Whilst the battle for the men’s award had been going on, the 10 ladies entered had been battling to see if Alex Deck could be challenged for the top honours. Deck has reigned supreme on Beeley for the past 5 years and she is also, unsurprisingly, the holder of the ladies record. With the first few ladies recording times some way off the record of 11 16.3, Deck looked to be set for another victory.

However Lou Collins (Beeston RC), a former GB rower and Iron Man triathlon age group world champion, clearly hadn’t read the script when she come over the line in 11 34.8 – a time that is only bettered by Deck’s record. Twenty five minutes after Collins, Nicola Soden (Champion System – Max Gear RT) dipped under 12 minutes with 11 59.3.

With Soden and Deck only being separated by a matter of seconds in events over the previous weeks, Deck was clearly going to have her work cut out to retain her title, and so it proved when Deck (RST Racing Team) finished a disappointed 3rd with 12 08.9. Deck admitted after the event that she switched off halfway up the climb and that her season had been one weekend too long, but she did confess that even had she been in top form Collin’s time would more than likely have been too much for her in the conditions.

With all of the times in, the only prize to be calculated was that of the winning team and after being demoted by RST Racing Team last year, Buxton Cycling Club assumed their place at the top of the pile for a third time in four years with a near 4 minute winning margin over the second placed team from Sheffield Sports CC.

With the main business of racing out of the way it was time to gather around the tea tent for the prize presentation. Once again the event boosted a generous prize list compiled by co-organiser Guy Cook, and featuring generous donations from local businesses Polaris, JE James Cycles, Décor Improvements, Columbian Caravans and Igloo Cycles.

The £100 on offer for breaking the course record, donated by Martin Smith Opticians of Lincoln, went unclaimed on this occasion – although Martin did admit to having a few nervous moments when news of Pettinger’s ride started to filter through. Despite this close call he has promised that it will again feature in next year’s prize list!

The winner’s trophy was presented by Harry Cook’s son and as the trophy is retained at the club Pettinger was awarded a fine winners medal as a memento of his victory.
Despite the date clash on the calendar with the Matlock events a short distance away, the 2013 promotion was a big success thanks to the many riders that turned up and Chesterfield Coureurs hopes to see them all – plus a few more – on Sunday October 18th 2014 for the 20th running of the event.

Finally the success of the event was assured due to the help and assistance freely given by the many helpers plus event time keepers Phil Minto and John Clarke; something for which the promoters are extremely thankful

RESULT
1 Tejvan Pettinger Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team 08:34.0
2 Matt Clinton Mike Vaughan Cycles 08:51.8
3 Jack O’Neill Mike Vaughan Cycles 09:44.7
4 Ashley Proctor Sheffrec CC 09:50.1
5 Patrick Smart Matlock CC 09:52.0
6 Chris Baines Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 09:55.9
7 Dave Archer Bolsover & District CC 09:56.5
8 Sam Clark Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 10:15.8
9 Simon Warren Norwood Paragon CC 10:16.0
10 Stephen Price Derby Mercury RC 10:21.9
11 Andy Nichols Neon Velo 10:24.0
12 Stewart Gregory Nottingham Clarion CC 10:28.3
13 Stephen Heading Matlock CC 10:41.3
14 Alain Gordon-Seymar Rutland CC 10:46.4
15 Neil Bentley Sheffrec CC 10:57.8
16 Rupert Pearson Rutland CC 10:59.0
17 Danny Featherstone Bolsover & District CC 11:01.5
18 Martin Smith Chesterfield Coureurs CC 11:05.4
19 Daniel Kubon Birdwell Whs 11:06.7
20 Stuart Baker Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 11:09.3
21 Sam Mansfield Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 11:34.7
22 Dominic Watts Sheffield Sports CC 11:34.7
23 Lou Collins Beeston RC 11:34.8
24 Matt Williams Fusion CC Dronfield 11:36.6
25 Stewart Bates TFN Triathlon Club 11:40.8
26 Eamonn Cox Sheffield Sports CC 11:42.1
27 Martin Rigby Mansfield Road Club 11:50.5
28 Mark Plowright Beeston RC 11:51.0
29 Daniel Gee Ashfield RC 11:51.1
30 Sam Smith Sheffield Sports CC 11:52.1
31 Aiden Brown Mapperley CC 11:55.8
32 Nicola Soden Champion System -Maxgear RT 11:59.3
33 Shue Fan Clay Cross RT 11:59.6
34 Jonathan Baines Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 12:01.1
35 Andrew Cutts Birdwell Wheelers 12:03.4
36 Alex Deck RST Racing Team 12:08.9
37 Sidney Wilson Derby Mercury 12:10.1
38 Richard Bramhall Fusion CC Dronfield 12:16.5
39 Kevin Smith Mapperley CC 12:21.3
40 Simon Baines Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 12:58.1
41 Simon Foster Chesterfield Coureurs CC 13:02.9
42 Nicholas Burton Newark Castle C C 13:03.8
43 Barry Parker RVO Racing 13:25.1
44 Paul Heggie Birdwell Whs 13:31.2
45 Nicola Holloway Whirlow Whs 13:32.9
46 David Percival Team Swift 13:43.1
47 Verity Butler Sherwood CC 13:54.8
48 Ken Roberts Garstang CC 14:08.2
49 Karen Brooks Lincoln Wheelers CC 14:08.8
50 Josh Eaton Matlock CC 16:06.1
51 Megan Cook Chesterfield Coureurs CC 21:44.8

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Result: ESCA Hill Climb

October 21, 2013, 6:55 am

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Patrick Hough of Lewes Wanderers fastest in the East Sussex Cycling Association Hill Climb on Saturday on the GH/84

Fastest

1st Patrick Hough Lewes Wanderers 04:09.7 £ 20.00
2nd Pete Tadros In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:16.6 £ 15.00
3rd Gareth Elks In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:22.8 £ 12.00
4th Alan Thynne PMR @ Toachim House 04:28.5 £ 10.00
5th Steve Kane Brighton Excelsior 04:33.0 £ 8.00

Fastest Lady 1st Deborah Percival 34 Nomads CC 05:41.1 £ 8.00

Fastest Juv/Jun
1st Zak Corum-Haines Brighton Excelsior 04:50.1 £ 12.00
2nd Jesse Yates In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 05:16.0 £ 10.00
3rd Oliver Chapman Hastings & St Leonards CC 05:17.5 £ 8.00

Fastest in each age category not winning another individual prize
Aged under 40 39 Mark Emsley Brighton Excelsior 04:44.4 £ 8.00
Aged 40 – 44 42 Matthew Woods Eastbourne Rovers 04:47.1 £ 8.00
Aged 45 – 49 49 Gary Burgess Brighton Mitre 05:20.7 £ 8.00
Aged 50 – 54 54 Ian Hodge Southborough Wheelers 05:30.7 £ 8.00
Aged 55 – 59 55 Dominic Lowden Lewes Wanderers 05:22.4 £ 8.00
Aged 60 or over 72 John Percival 34 Nomads CC 07:28.2 £ 8.00

Fastest Team of 3
1st Pete Tadros In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:16.6 £ 6.00
Gareth Elks In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:22.8 £ 6.00
Stuart Burgess In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:47.3 £ 6.00
Total Team Time 13:26.7

Result
1 Patrick Hough Lewes Wanderers 04:09.7
2 Pete Tadros In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:16.6
3 Gareth Elks In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:22.8
4 Alan Thynne PMR @ Toachim House 04:28.5
5 Steve Kane Brighton Excelsior 04:33.0
6 Mark Emsley Brighton Excelsior 04:44.4
7 Matthew Woods Eastbourne Rovers 04:47.1
8 Stuart Burgess In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:47.3
9 Zak Corum-Haines Brighton Excelsior 04:50.1
10 Marc Townsend Eastbourne Rovers 04:53.5
11 Sholto Haggart Lewes Wanderers 04:54.4
12 John Cordner Eastbourne Rovers 04:55.6
13 Dan Harwood In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 04:59.3
14 Iain Brogden Eastbourne Rovers 05:01.4
15 Tom Glandfield Lewes Wanderers 05:05.5
16 Peter Byrne In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 05:12.6
17 Jesse Yates In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 05:16.0
18 Oliver Chapman Hastings & St Leonards CC 05:17.5
19 Neil Midgley Lewes Wanderers 05:18.1
20 Rob Pelham Lewes Wanderers 05:19.0
21 Gary Burgess Brighton Mitre 05:20.7
22 Dominic Lowden Lewes Wanderers 05:22.4
23 Ian Hodge Southborough Wheelers 05:30.7
24 Neil Couchman Southborough Wheelers 05:31.0
25 Deborah Percival 34 Nomads CC 05:41.1
26 Peter Kilby Lewes Wanderers 05:41.7
27 Piers Hamilton In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 05:43.5
28 Christopher Putnam Worthing Excelsior 05:44.3
29 Sam Dix In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 05:45.8
30 Tamar Vanderhaas Brighton Mitre 05:46.0
31 Joseph Jenner Hastings & St Leonards CC 05:49.8
32 Mark Paton Lewes Wanderers 05:53.7
33 Christopher Duffy Southborough Wheelers 06:02.9 Inc 7 sec late start
34 Darren Brockhurst Lewes Wanderers 06:15.6
35 John Percival 34 Nomads CC 07:28.2
36 Chris Parker Hastings & St Leonards CC 07:42.3

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Result: Beacontree Wheelers Hill Climb

October 21, 2013, 10:32 am

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Adam French leads a domination by East London Velo riders in the East London Velo/Becontree Wheelers Hill Climb

Result

1 Adam French East London Velo 2.02
2 Jack Steven East London Velo 2.14
3 Nick White East London Velo 2.19
4 Tom Haines East London Velo 2.27
5 Antony Lazarus Clifton CC 2.30
6 Andrew Ames Southgate 2.32
7 Ben O’Dell East London Velo 2.37
8 Pete Dyson Private Member 2.40
9 Dave Martin Essex Roads 2.41
=10 Will McFarland East London Velo 2.43
=10 Vincent Christian East London Velo 2.43
12 Gavin Bell East London Velo 2.53
13 Jack Ryan East London Velo 2.56 (Youth)
14 Will Witchhart Becontree Wheelers CC 3.11
15 Nick Bowers-Broadbent East London Velo 3.20
16 Ian Damant Becontree Wheelers CC 3.23
17 Gary Tyrrell Becontree Wheelers CC 3.36
18 James Cleary British Army Cycling 3.31
19 John Darley East London Velo 2.50 (late start)
20 Danny Roach Becontree Wheelers CC 3.51

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Result: Black Bank Hill Climb

October 22, 2013, 3:00 am

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New course record for Martin Ford as he wins the Lyme Racing Clubs Black Bank Hill Climb on Sunday

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Result (thanks Tom)
1 Martin Ford Sen 2:49 Team Herbalife 24 New Course Record
2 Joe Pattison Jun 3:05 Lyme RC Winner (club)
3 Matt Cartlidge Sen 3:11 Stone Wheelers
4 Rob Rhodes Sen 3:12 NCRC 2001
5 Chris Wilcox Vet 50+ 3:14 Lyme RC New Club Record 2nd (club)
6 Mick Mansell Vet 40+ 3:16 Lyme RC 3rd (club)
7 Steve Hall Vet 40+ 3:22 Lyme RC
8 Jason Heath Sen 3:23 NCRC 2001
9 James Brayford Juv 3:25 Lyme RC
10 Ray Morris Vet 50+ 3:26 Lyme RC
11 Richard Coates Vet 40+ 3:34 Leek CC
12= Joe Morris Vet 40+ 3:35 NCRC 2001
12= Chris Bailey Vet 50+ 3:35 Lyme RC
14 Dave Farmer Vet 50+ 3:41 NCRC 2001
15= Barry Whittaker Vet 50+ 3:46 Lyme RC
15= Jayne Dickens L Vet 40+ 3:46 Stone Wheelers
17 David Williams Vet 40+ 3:53 NCRC 2001
18 Simon Scott Vet 40+ 3:56 Lyme RC
19 Ant Heaton Sen 3:57 NCRC 2001
20 James Duncalf Juv 3:59 Lyme RC
21= Paul Lowe Vet 40+ 4:01 Lyme RC
21= James Heath Juv 4:01 Lyme RC
23 Liam Zwetchnikow Juv 4:04 Lyme RC
24 Matt Duncalf Vet 40+ 4:05 Lyme RC
25 Neil Batten Vet 40+ 4:07 NCRC 2001
26 Aidan Morley Juv 4:11 Lyme RC
27 Sam Pattison Juv 4:12 Lyme RC
28= Alex Coates Juv 4:13 Lyme RC
28= Pete Harvey Vet 40+ 4:13 Lyme RC
30 Archie Scott Juv 4:15 Lyme RC
31 Eaton Cripps Vet 50+ 4:16 NCRC 2001
32 Paul Jennings Vet 60+ 4:17 Lyme RC
33 John Hayden Vet 50+ 4:18 NA
34 Caleb Hill Juv 4:19 Lyme RC
35 Dave Cartlidge Vet 70+ 4:21 Lyme RC
36= Helen Bailey L Vet 50+ 4:22 Lyme RC
36= Ann Heath L Vet 40+ 4:22 Lyme RC
38 Clair Williams L Sen 4:24 NCRC 2001
39 Sallie Birchall L Jun 4:35 Lyme RC
40 Paul Sherratt Vet 40+ 4:45 Lyme RC
41 Megan Williams L Juv 4:46 NCRC 2001
42 Sarah Walley L Jun 4:49 Lyme RC
43 Simon Hill Vet 40+ 4:52 Lyme RC
44 Ethan Dakin Juv 4:57 Lyme RC
45 Bradley Hill Juv 4:59 Lyme RC
46 Vikki Ferguson L Sen 5:00 Lyme RC
47 Dave Walley Vet 50+ 5:27 Lyme RC
48 Ambrose Morris Juv 5:32 Lyme RC

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Startsheet: BUCS Hill Climb Championship

October 23, 2013, 7:41 am

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Big line up for the 2013 British Universities & Colleges Sport Hill Climb Championship at Curbar (Derbyshire) on Saturday

Headquarters – The Bridge Inn

The Bridge again welcome us – please keep the place tidy and take any litter home – and leave room for the locals – they need a pint as much as you!

STARTSHEET

15 12.15 Emily Barnes Birmingham
16 12.16 Cassie McGoldrick Cambridge
17 12.17 Jennifer Douglas Nottingham
18 12.18 Jessy Jones-Hutchinson Southampton
19 12.19 Elizabeth Harris Warwick
20 12.20 Emily Cropper Bangor
21 12.21 Rachel Underhill Cardiff
22 12.22 Rhianne Griffiths Loughborough
23 12.23 Lindsey Ackland Oxford Brookes
24 12.24 Antonia Hawker UCL
25 12.25 Georgina Schwiening Bath
26 12.26 Lizzie Farrow Birmingham
27 12.27 Madeleine Lafrate Bristol
28 12.28 Holly Page Cambridge
29 12.29 Natacha Lee Warwick
30 12.30 Emma Gladwin East Anglia
31 12.31 Jessica Griffiths Nottingham
32 12.32 Manon Jones Kingston
33 12.33 Rebecca Bellworthy Southampton
34 12.34 Charlotte Taylor Warwick
35 12.35 Annie Stanford Cardiff
36 12.36 Rebeeca Keogh Coventry
37 12.37 Diane Esson Cambridge
38 12.38 Hattie Simpole-Clarke Bristol
39 12.39 Sophie Marlow Nottingham
40 12.40 Emma Staples Southampton
41 12.41 Sarah King Warwick
42 12.42 Esther Burt Bangor
43 12.43 Alice Jackson UCL
44 12.44 Natalie Grinczer Birmingham
45 12.45 Jenny Hudson Bristol
46 12.46 Rose Osborne Bath
47 12.47 Florence Collyer-Powell Southampton
48 12.48 Natasha Cutmore Birmingham
49 12.49 Hayley Simmonds Cambridge
50 12.50
51 12.51 Andrew Nash Bangor
52 12.52 Mihai Condur Imperial
53 12.53 Harley Matthews Loughborough
54 12.54 Adam Blakeley Oxford Brookes
55 12.55 Benjamin Morrell Oxford
56 12.56 Huw Williams Swansea
57 12.57 Freddie McNichloas UCL
58 12.58 Gareth Turner Bath
59 12.59 Daniel Poole Birmingham
60 13.00 Patrick Galbraith Bristol
61 13.01 Felix Barker Cambridge
62 13.02 Daniel West East Anglia
63 13.03 Theo Flack Bristol
64 13.04 Charlie Leech Southampton
65 13.05 Chris Starr Bangor
66 13.06 Jonathan Pring Imperial
67 13.07 Sam Calder Oxford Brookes
68 13.08 Mack Grenfell Oxford
69 13.09 Ayrton Peel Swansea
70 13.10 Joe Bowers UCL
71 13.11 Jake Hollins Bath
72 13.12 Thomas Butt Birmingham
73 13.13 Sam Game Bristol
74 13.14 Alex Donger Cambridge
75 13.15 Rory Taylor East Anglia
76 13.16 George Humby Exeter
77 13.17 Dan Cox Cambridge
78 13.18 Scott Fraser Warwick
79 13.19 Ben Mccafferty Bangor
80 13.20 Tom Williams Cardiff
81 13.21 Peter Blencowe Imperial
82 13.22 Matt Robinson Kingston
83 13.23 Andy Whale Loughborough
84 13.24 Daniel Bigham Oxford Brookes
85 13.25 Josh Milner Oxford
86 13.26 Gruff Pugh-Jones Swansea
87 13.27 Jacob Rack UCL
88 13.28 Duncan Edwards Birmingham
89 13.29 Thomas Hall Bristol
90 13.30 Daniel Gough Swansea
91 13.31 William Sloper Cambridge
92 13.32 Amaran Uthayakumar Cumarasamy East Anglia
93 13.33 Mike Smith Cambridge
94 13.34 Andrew Rogers Warwick
95 13.35 Alex Clayton Southampton
96 13.36 Paul Harris Oxford Brookes
97 13.37 Sam Dorkings Surrey
98 13.38 Matt Kingdon Bangor
99 13.39 Marc-Anto di guisto Cardiff
100 13.40 Thomas Wood Portsmouth
101 13.41 Sioni Summers Imperial
102 13.42 Simon Rogers Kingston
103 13.43 Jed Friskney Loughborough
104 13.44 William Barr Bristol
105 13.45 Michael Beder Oxford Brookes
106 13.46 Marc Tilley Aberystwyth
107 13.47 Thomas Bolton Oxford
108 13.48 Thomas Weir Swansea
109 13.49 Alexandra Todd Exeter
110 13.50 Thomas Key Southampton
111 13.51 Thomas Fraser UCL
112 13.52 James Whateley Bath
113 13.53 Jacob Dean Bangor
114 13.54 Oliver Bridgewood Nottingham
115 13.55 Humfrey Jeakins East Anglia
116 13.56 Robbie White Birmingham
117 13.57 Gregory Melia Kings College
118 13.58 Jason Piper Warwick
119 13.59 Calvin Cheung UCL
120 14.00 Mark Bleakley Bath
121 14.01 Joseph Withers Birmingham
122 14.02 Gareth Edwards Coventry
123 14.03 Billy Barraclough East Anglia
124 14.04 Joshua Maynard Imperial
125 14.05 Christopher Murkin Cambridge
126 14.06 Anthony Wood Nottingham
127 14.07 Andrew Lockwood Southampton
128 14.08 Tom Cox Nottingham
129 14.09 David Blount Oxford Brookes
130 14.10 Luke Samuel Oxford
131 14.11 Patrick Gravett-Curl Birmingham
132 14.12 Chris Mellor East Anglia
133 14.13 Matthew Webster Loughborough
134 14.14 Will Arinze Kingston
135 14.15 Robin Lihou Nottingham
136 14.16 Jake Hollins Surrey
137 14.17 Tom Ward Loughborough
138 14.18 Ben Butler Bangor
139 14.19 Liam Glen Bath
140 14.20 Peter Medhurst Exeter
141 14.21 Rhys Williams Swansea
142 14.22 William De Doncke UCL
143 14.23 Henry Robertshaw Warwick
144 14.24 Tom Mowbray Bristol
145 14.25 William Arnold Cardiff
146 14.26 Gregor Engleman Nottingham
147 14.27 Matt Webb Portsmouth
148 14.28 Benjamin Beynon East Anglia
149 14.29 Rob Collier Southampton
150 14.30 Will Vousden Birmingham
151 14.31 Daniel Hills Imperial
152 14.32 Jason Hales Oxford Brookes
153 14.33 Will Bourne Bristol
154 14.34 Peter Barlow Swansea
155 14.35 Patrick Heron Nottingham
156 14.36 Freddie Peakman Oxford
157 14.37 Oliver Leach UCL
158 14.38 Richard Oram Exeter
159 14.39 David Mongomery Loughborough
160 14.40 Luke Gledhill Royal Holloway
161 14.41 Eric Fitton Bangor
162 14.42 Patrick Hough UCL
163 14.43 Joshua Day Imperial
164 14.44 Calum Dickinson Nottingham
165 14.45 Jake Hales Bedfordshire
166 14.46 Katharine Broadbent Leeds
167 14.47 Abigail Legge Sheffield
168 14.48 Clara Lowther Leeds Met
169 14.49 Charlotte Birks Durham
170 14.50 Grace Hobbs Leeds
171 14.51 Megan Blackwell Sheffield
172 14.52 Tanja Ikonen Leeds Met
173 14.53 Rebecca Johnson Edinburgh
174 14.54 Sarah Bennett Leeds
175 14.55 Helen Roby Leeds Met
176 14.56 Hannah Spencer York
177 14.57 Linda Evans Leeds
178 14.58 Emily Watson-Thoday Sheffield
179 14.59 Hatty O’Mara Durham
180 15.00 Rebecca Ladyman Leeds Met
181 15.01 Elsa Bromhall Liverpool
182 15.02 Hannah Drewett Leeds
183 15.03 Helen Scott Newcastle
184 15.04 Paula Regener Glasgow
185 15.05 Natalie Hodson York
186 15.06 Jennifer Woods Leeds
187 15.07 Rebecca Bright Sheffield
188 15.08 Hannah Farran Northumbria
189 15.09 Danica Spiteri Leeds Met
190 15.10 Rebecca Hodgson Durham
191 15.11 Hannah Clarke Edinburgh
192 15.12 Maddy Winzer Leeds Met
193 15.13 Emma Maclaren Glasgow
194 15.14 Madeline Crosswaite York
195 15.15 Rachel Hardy Durham
196 15.16 Heather Sellars Leeds
197 15.17 Georgia Taylor Brown Leeds Met
198 15.18 Jessica Evans Newcastle
199 15.19 Zoe Hackett Edinburgh
200 15.20 Sarah Murray Leeds
201 15.21 Vicky Price Hull
202 15.22 Clara Sandelind Sheffield
203 15.23 James Stovold York
204 15.24 Matt William-Jones Sheffield
205 15.25 Chris Green Durham
206 15.26 James Scott-Farrington Leeds Met
207 15.27 Benjamin Arnold Newcastle
208 15.28 Callum Appleby Chester
209 15.29 Sam Walton Sheffield Hallam
210 15.30 Abdulhami Al Ajmi Bradford
211 15.31 Samuel Eadington Huddersfield
212 15.32 Matthew Brown Sheffield
213 15.33 Charlie Absolon Glasgow
214 15.34 Dominic Cordner Durham
215 15.35 Ellis Marshall Hull
216 15.36 John Sanderson York
217 15.37 Anton Aro Edinburgh
218 15.38 Edward McParland Leeds
219 15.39 Tom Elliot Newcastle
220 15.40 Jack Humphrey Central Lancs
221 15.41 Josh Potter Hull
222 15.42 Chris Mulliner Durham
223 15.43 Jamie Fletcher Chester
224 15.44 Sam Boult Liverpool
225 15.45 Elliot Smales Leeds Met
226 15.46 Rupert Radley Edinburgh
227 15.47 Andrew Douglas Dundee
228 15.48 George Clarke Sheffield Hallam
229 15.49 Michael Caley Sheffield
230 15.50 Oliver Heath Bradford
231 15.51 Stuart Leader Huddersfield
232 15.52 George Cairns Abertay Dundee
233 15.53 Pierre Vernie Loughborough
234 15.54 Jonny Ruffell York
235 15.55 Connor Smith Glasgow
236 15.56 Martin Woffindin Central Lancs
237 15.57 Luke Grenfell-Shaw Durham
238 15.58 Luke Buswell Leeds
239 15.59 Louis Leung Leeds Met
240 16.00 Zak Austin Hull
241 16.01 Jake Hanson Glasgow
242 16.02 Louis Belton Sheffield Hallam
243 16.03 Andrew Leith Edinburgh
244 16.04 William Spencer Liverpool
245 16.05 Fraser Rounds Leeds Met
246 16.06 Richard Perkins Hull
247 16.07 Cameron Johnston Bradford
248 16.08 Craig Boggon Huddersfield
249 16.09 Joe Drane Sheffield
250 16.10 Joshua Greally Liverpool
251 16.11 Thomas Kendall Newcastle
252 16.12 Benjamin Greenhough Central Lancs
253 16.13 Georgy Markin York
254 16.14 Mark Wilford Hull
255 16.15 Dan Bryant Durham
256 16.16 Chris Palfreemar Leeds
257 16.17 Andrew Cutts Sheffield Hallam
258 16.18 James Claydon Central Lancs
259 16.19 Shane Carrington Huddersfield
260 16.20 Adam Robinson Leeds Met
261 16.21 Myles Morelli Glasgow
262 16.22 Alexander Welburn Man Met
263 16.23 Jamie Graham Bradford
264 16.24 Alastair Rogers Leeds
265 16.25 Ross Phelps Sheffield
266 16.26 Craig Pointer Edinburgh
267 16.27 Jacob Farmer Hull
268 16.28 Ruari Grant Durham
269 16.29 Richard Porter Hull
270 16.30 Alex Luhrs Northumbria
271 16.31 Liam Lloyd Leeds
272 16.32 Daniel Jackson Sheffield Hallam
273 16.33 Matthew Skeats York
274 16.34 Oliver Ingham Hull
275 16.35 Callum Johnson Leeds Met
276 16.36 Callum Symons Bradford
277 16.37 Declan Hudson Liverpool
278 16.38 Dean Penfold Newcastle
279 16.39 Chris Hartley Edinburgh
280 16.40 Chris Dredge Sheffield
281 16.41 Hugo Humphrey Leeds
282 16.42 Jack Waller Central Lancs
283 16.43 Ross Kane Glasgow
284 16.44 Lemar Wright Sheffield Hallam
285 16.45 Sam Young Loughborough
286 16.46 Andrew Paisey Chester
287 16.47 Patrick Reilly-O’Donnell York
288 16.48 Chris Bevan Sheffield
289 16.49 James Wood Huddersfield
290 16.50 Matthew Atkinson Durham
291 16.51 Lewis Bertoni Liverpool
292 16.52 Aiden Holgate Leeds Met
293 16.53 Toby Holmes Bradford
294 16.54 James Jobber Sheffield
295 16.55 Elliott Clarke Glasgow
296 16.56 Daniel Humble Newcastle
297 16.57 Frazer Quelch Hull
298 16.58 Calum McRitchie Edinburgh
299 16.59 Neil Harris York
300 17.00 Jack Taylor Edinburgh
301 17.01 Peter Barusevicu Sheffield Hallam
302 17.02 Nyle Howard Newcastle
303 17.03 Alistair Thomas Central Lancs
304 17.04 Jimmy Laycock Leeds
305 17.05 Liam O’Toole Leeds Met
306 17.06 Charlie Marsden Huddersfield
307 17.07 Josh Hodgson Northumbria
308 17.08 Chris Perrett Liverpool
309 17.09 James King Durham
310 17.10 David Griffiths Glasgow
311 17.11 Iain Paton Edinburgh
312 17.12 Jonathan Cregeen Lancaster
313 17.13 Alastair Young Newcastle
314 17.14 Julian Pearson Central Lancs
315 17.15 Andy Nichols Sheffield

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Interview: 7th Podium in a Row for Matt Clinton

October 31, 2013, 2:49 am

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Post race interview with Bronze medallist Matt Clinton at the 2013 Hill Climb Championships in North Yorkshire on Sunday

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Former Hill Climb champion Matt Clinton is nothing but consistent as he’s been on the podium for the last seven years, the only rider to achieve this as far as we are aware. Riding a bike weighing just over 6 kilos , Matt’s third place on the podium for the third year running )on three very different courses) was he says in his blog, “worth a win on any other climb”.

After a season where it’s been wet (what’s new), Matt’s not won a single hill climb and so the bronze medal was a surprise. “I was surprised, very surprised” he admitted. “Seven years on the trot on the podium but I still don’t know how I pulled that one out of the bag” he said in the pub (the HQ) afterwards.

“I dont think this year I have been able to dig as deep than previous years. I don’t know why that is but today, after the first bit, I glanced down and I thought I am going quite hard here and just ignored what the computer said and kept riding.”

“As I rolled out over the cattle grid and on to the moors, the road ramped up and I got the full force of the wind blowing me sideways across the road – this was where it was really going to hurt after that first three minutes. This was tough going. It was at this point where you really didn’t want to be on the bike!”

Where I saw and photographed the riders, the 18% ramp at the start, the course was sheltered both sides but after that, it was exposed to the elements more than ever. “I almost got blown off the bike twice. It was very gusty out there. I think on one bit, I wheel span as the wind caught me and switched me.”

“I almost got blown off the bike twice. It was very gusty out there. I think on one bit, I wheel span as the wind caught me and switched me.”

There was also a moment for him when halfway up, he didn’t think the big chain ring was working when he tried to change up. Matt rode the race with a 50 tooth chainring which he says, he was going to change at the start. “I just didn’t get a chance to do it but I don’t think I would have gained much having a 52 or 53 on. It just meant I could stay on the big ring a little longer on the kick to the finish before dropping down.”

In a summary of his own race, Matt explained “with the tailwind, it was fast from the start even though you were sheltered so you could use the wind to gain some speed. I could see my minute man who kept disappearing in the dips and then I caught him at the top. I think I spent most of the time out of the saddle. You have the full effect of the wind at your back rather than getting tucked in which I did a bit on the descent.”

Prior to the start, Matt had explained how he’d hit 40 mph on the descent mid climb and when asked was it as fast in the race, he replied “the descent was horrible. I was gripping onto the brakes halfway down and into that wind, I was scared of being blown off the road.”

The conditions were certainly horrible with rain and hail in the face and many of the riders came back down wearing bin liners to keep the cold off their chests. Not Matt who was glad he had leg warmers and jackets at the top to ride down in with the weather so cold and wintery.

The Bronze medal ride was culmination of a weekend for Matt and Becky who had arrived in the area on Friday night after a long drive. “We came up on Friday night and Jack O’Neil and I rode up twice on the Saturday. We stayed four miles down the road and managed to get in around an hour twentyish.

Asked if that preparation helped on the Sunday, Matt replied “the conditions were very similar on Saturday, just not as grim! We were rugged up and did a few efforts but not full on. I know James Gullen (second in the race) did a full on effort on Saturday.”

“I probably went 80% doing around a 10.40 and then eleven and half minutes. I wanted to keep the legs fresh but at the same time work out where I had to dig in. It was very technical. It was probably the most technical hill climb I have ever done, especially with the wind. It would have been very different had it been a head wind.”

Finally, it is all about the bike after all ;-) and when asked about his, Matt said everything was off the peg on the bike. “I put the drop bars back on and didn’t have bar tape. I borrowed a few light bits like I had a Cannondale chainset for the specialised because it’s the lightest power meter you can get but there was no drilling or cutting!”

But then with a bike that light, does anybody need to drill components! Thanks to Matt for the chat. Catch his Blog here

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Interview: Tejvan Pettinger, Hill Climb Champion

October 31, 2013, 5:08 am

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Winner of the Men’s Hill Climb Championship for 2013 on the Stang in North Yorkshire was favourite Tejvan Pettinger, from Yorkshire!

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Every year, a name constantly in the results in time trials is Tejvan Pettinger. During this season’s Hill Climbs, he’s broken course records and been on the top step of podiums many times so no surprise he was many a rider’s favourite for the title.

On his blog, he explains “I’d won 11 out of 12 opens (including 6 course records). It’s an impressive track record, but in 2011, I also had similar success in opens, and for whatever reason it didn’t quite happen on the big day. I finished 5th – a few seconds off the medals”.

“This was my 9th national championship, and probably my best shot at the title. Occasionally throughout the year, the thought would pop into my mind ‘if you don’t win it this year, you’ll never win it.’ Probably untrue, but this year was definitely a good opportunity. I’ve done every national championship since 2005 and, the best result was 2010, where I was one second off third place.”

Tejvan says in the genetic lottery, he hit the proverbial hill climb jackpot and has probably got the best possible frame build for long aerobic climbs. Talking after being presented with the jersey, trophy and cap, he told VeloUK ”It’s very nice to win after trying for many years to win the nationals. It was a course that suited me so I’m really happy to get it this year.”

“It was only two seconds but James has lots more years to win it. He’s thirteen years younger than me!”

Tejvan had already presented a great preview of the course on his blog for hill climbs but said that on Sunday it was so much faster than when he had ridden it in practice. “It was such a strong tailwind which did change the climb quite a bit. My strategy was to go as hard as I could up the steep bit and then the wind would blow me a long!”

“It was difficult measuring the effort. I’d done it in practice but the conditions were so different that I just went as hard as I dared without blowing up on the steep section. On the downhill, I just put it into the big ring and kept the speed going”.

Talking about how he chose the components for the bike on such a technical course which was far from just a straight piece of road uphill, Tejvan says “I did try Tri-bars earlier but I thought there is no point with such a strong tailwind. So it was basically an ordinary road bike with 53-39 and I used the big ring quite a lot!”

2011 in Derbyshire and tribars were needed. Not so in 2013!

“With the wind so strong, you were worried about being blown sideways and I was just hanging on and staying in a secure position. When I did the practice, I did try getting into a tuck but the conditions on Sunday were so windy that I felt it was best to hold an ordinary position and concentrate on stable speed.”

Asked what the Hill Climb champs means to riders, he replies “the Hill Climb championships is a fantastic event because it attracts such a range of people. It’s my ninth championship and it is always different with different roads and different riders. It is also very open.”

It was though the year of Yorkshire with the climb in North Yorkshire and Tejvan being from Yorkshire. The champion explained “I could see my minute man Sam Ward ahead in the distance, and flew past him (I think I heard a muffled ‘go on Tejvan’).”

“It was a nice irony to have Sam as my minute man, because he gave me the idea for my first hill climb back in Yorkshire in 1993 (Otley CC) where I finished second to last in that hill climb on East Chevin!”

If you want to learn more, go to Tejvan’s blog where there is a lot of information on his championship, his bike and much more. One of the best blogs around … http://cyclinguphill.com/

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