Great turnout by CCA, and an Ashwell 1,2 I came first but Tom Trimble was only a second or so behind. Lots of riders getting under 3 minutes so I reckon quite a few in the top ten.
Well done Theo, you'd do even better if you didn't insist on using your winter bike for these sorts of competitions.
Note to self: find out where the finish line is before you start the climb. I think I could have taken a couple of seconds off and we could have had a CCA 1,2,3,4,5...
wow, well done folks, Theo wins outright and we have 5 riders inside the top 10. brilliant stuff. sorry i didnt make it out, not that i would have been any use.
p.s. matt - saw one guy from hitchin taking photos so there maybe some on their website didnt see anyone from cca with a camera. sorry we should have thought of that and got a few pictures.
Well done Theo and everyone else - that's a great result. Having had a look at the results I noticed a distinct absence of female riders. If I'd known this I would definitely have bundled my bike in the car as well as the children. Ah well!
Hi Andy (Nomad) here. Thinking about course records. The interclub HC changed to a longer version of the course from 2012 (to include the flat section at the top whereas it used to finish on the crest of the hill say 15-20m past the car park). So looking back there are much quicker times - from memory the best time was by Mark Cook in 2m 14secs. This years winning time was quicker that last years, so on this new course it was a record time.
Congratulations everyone that was an awesome result. Especially theo, imagine how fast he would have gone if his bike didn't have bar tape and paint and he drilled holes in his feet and other unccessary things like earlobes
You are all being far too modest. Sure your bike matters, but it's the rider that really counts. Great results from CCA!
Any of you gnarly climbers fancy riding the Fred Whitton next year? It includes some of the toughest climbs in the Lake District, like Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott and Wrynose passes. For more info see The Fred Whitton
They're great photos. And I have just realised that the chap sucking on a gel is James! I had a laugh about that on Saturday ("bit late now mate...!!" kind of thing) - didn't realise he was one of our bunch at the time. He should have come to my Nutrition talk with Theo and Cam on Friday!
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and an Ashwell 1,2 I came first but Tom Trimble was only a second or so behind.
Lots of riders getting under 3 minutes so I reckon quite a few in the top ten.
Note to self: find out where the finish line is before you start the climb. I think I could have taken a couple of seconds off and we could have had a CCA 1,2,3,4,5...
It may not be my light bike but that's no winter bike.
I'm feeling a lot of prejudice against steel here
wow, well done folks, Theo wins outright and we have 5 riders inside the top 10. brilliant stuff. sorry i didnt make it out, not that i would have been any use.
here is the Full Result
Well, in hindsight at least. At the time it felt the most painful thing I'd ever done.
We won, yay!
CCA - 72
BRCC - 116
HNCC - 151
IRC - 271
Overall this season,
CCA 479
BRCC 335
HNCC 738
IRC 1202
Any pics from anyone who attended? (would be used to send to papers)
Thanks
So we won 2 of the 4 tt's this year with our event cancelled. 2nd and 3rd in the other two.
2nd overall.... got to go for one better next year surely?
didnt see anyone from cca with a camera.
sorry we should have thought of that and got a few pictures.
Any of you gnarly climbers fancy riding the Fred Whitton next year? It includes some of the toughest climbs in the Lake District, like Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott and Wrynose passes. For more info see The Fred Whitton