The club held its 3rd annual hill climb competition on Old Polhill on 24th September. A 800m traffic-free climb with 3 hairpins and a tunnel. Average gradient 8%. 58 riders took part, up from 41 last year.
It’s just a fun introduction into the hill climb season, but for the benefit of club bragging rights here are the podium places:
Men’s Podium
| 1 | Tim Jones | 00:02:24 |
| 2 | James Marshall | 00:02:28 |
| =3 | Richard Oliver | 00:02:45 |
| =3 | Ben Millard | 00:02:45 |
Women’s Podium
| 1 | Emma Porter | 00:03:04 |
| 2 | Rachel Beattie | 00:03:41 |
| 3 | Lyndsey Rowe | 00:03:47 |
Good result for Tim, who took on starter’s duties for most of the morning before being relieved. A PB but 2 second slower than James Marshall’s club record set last year,
New club record for Emma, beating her previous best of 3:11 set in 2015.
All of the results can be found here: Results 2017
You can compare your times with previous years here Results 2016 and here: Results 2015.
See you next year!