Personal tools
You are here: Home Home Cycling Cycling Articles Bristol South CC Hill Climb

Bristol South CC Hill Climb

startof

At the Start - The only place you can smile on a hill climb


Last year I finished 2nd in 7.12. Danny Axford won with a new course record of 7.02

This year I had  a new bike about 1.2KG lighter.
See: Hill Climb Bike

The weather was very good for October with just a slight headwind at the top of the climb. Last year there was quite a strong tailwind so most people's times were slower this year.

For the first 4 minutes I rode at a relatively comfortable pace (for a hill climb). Just over half way there is a cattle grid and then small descent. At this point I made a bigger effort trying to accelerate towards the top. I nearly caught my minute man and was pleased with my time of 7.05 it would have been nice to go under 7 minutes though.

I prefer these long climbs to short steep sprints like the National at Rake, Ramsbottom. I suggested to the organiser Dave Keene he try and get the National held here one year. He said he would try.

It was also good to have another Sri Chinmoy Cycling team member for a change Ed Silverton finished 40th in a respectable time of 10.19. If he can stay injury free next year he should be able to make big improvements.

- Richard

 

Name:

Cat:

Club:

Time 2005

1st

Richard Pettinger

S2

Sri Chimnoy CT

0.07.06.83

2nd

Danny Axford

S3

Artic-Shorter Rochford RT

0.07.10.94

3rd

James Dobbin

S2

Artic-Shorter Rochford RT

0.07.21.84

4th

Neil Blessitt

V4

Severn R.C.

0.08.02.43

5th

Peter Wheddon

V4

Clevedon & District R.C.

0.08.02.48

6th

Rob Adams

S2

Bristol South C.C.

0.08.03.08

7th

Matt Lelliott

S2

Severn R.C.

0.08.06.31

8th

Martin Bawden

S3

RAF C.C.

0.08.13.87

9th

Derek Smetham

S3

Dursley R.C.

0.08.19.69

10th

Rob Pears

V4

Bath C.C.

0.08.22.14

 

A Vasudeva Server site. Contents copyright 2011 Tejvan Pettinger