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CCA Hill Climb - Sunday, 9am 16th Oct 2011 - riders and spectators welcome!
Folks
A reminder about the hill climbs.
The inter club HC is on 9th October at Streatley.
The club HC will be a week later on the 16th at Coombe hill (hopefully, awaiting confirmation). If you want to check it out, its the climb from the Shell garage, starting at the deer warning triangle. The finish is the last tree on the right at the top just before the t junction. If you've not been up it before and we never use it apart from the E/M rides, its 1.37 miles gentle to start and gets steeper to the top. Probably a 5 or 6 minute job for most. Sub 5 mins would be pretty special.
Tim.
A reminder about the hill climbs.
The inter club HC is on 9th October at Streatley.
The club HC will be a week later on the 16th at Coombe hill (hopefully, awaiting confirmation). If you want to check it out, its the climb from the Shell garage, starting at the deer warning triangle. The finish is the last tree on the right at the top just before the t junction. If you've not been up it before and we never use it apart from the E/M rides, its 1.37 miles gentle to start and gets steeper to the top. Probably a 5 or 6 minute job for most. Sub 5 mins would be pretty special.
Tim.
Comments
Streatley is at the top. That might be where the HQ is - there's a village hall.
The CCA Hill Climb - 16th Oct, Coombe Road hill - Google map link here
'Oof!' x 2
Yes, my understanding is the inter club is up the clappers.
More details of ours to follow but go and check it out next time you're out. Its a lovely secluded road, very shallow but never flat at the bottom and then steep at the top, Oof indeed!
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/46478294
Between 0.9 and 1.2 miles are the hardest bits (just after the farm/vet centre to the top)
DavidJ
Streatly Village Hall
Sharpenhoe Rd
Streatly LU3 3PP
from the roundabout on the A6 proceed up church rd to T where a left turn will take you to the village hall about 100mtrs on the left. Open at 9am for a 10.30 start.
Is there any chance the club hill climb could be on Saturday 15th instead of the Sunday? There are a few of us riding the regional cyclo-cross league this season so the 16th clashes with a league event.
I realise that switching to the 15th will probably take out others so I know this is a long shot. Perhaps those of us riding cyclo-cross on the Sunday could ride the hill on the Saturday and merge result lists?
Mark.
Interclub hillclimb HQ will be Streatly Village Hall
Sharpenhoe Rd
Streatly LU3 3PP.
from A6 roundabout proceed up church rd to Streatly, at T at the top turn left and village hall aprox 100mtrs on the left. Doors open at 9 for 10.30 start. lookforward on entries in due course.
Regards Neil Fraser.
http://tiny.cc/hill-climb-2011
Choose 'Event 15' - it's marked as H.C. HNCC
It's 20 miles from Ashwell. If I go - it might be a bit too far/early to cycle to. Dunno yet.
We will meet as usual at 9.00 on the 16th and do the signing on in the car park. Then all ride out to the hill by way of a warm up. Those that are racing will race, those spectating will spectate and then we can carry on the club rides afterwards.
Remember, the more people who ride, the more money the club makes and if you really don't want to ride, please come and spectate, its always fun to watch!
Can i suggest that when riding over we approach the hill from the top not from the 505. Please, no warming up on the 505 either. Space will be a bit tight at the start so please try not to spill out into the road.
Oh, and could someone who isn't riding do the starting watch?
Tim.
STREATLY VILLAGE HALL
1. Steve Smith HNCC
2. J. Roots BRCC
3. S. Dixon CC Ashwell
4. D. Summerhill HNCC
5. J. Lamming BRCC
6. P J Walker BRCC
7. N Tooke HNCC
8. G Cooper BRCC
9. T Sykes BRCC
10. A Saunders HNC
11. M Bannister BRc
12. M Horton Ashwl
13. J Gomm HNCC
14. NR Fraser HNCC
15. M Cook BRCC
16. P Gell BRCC
17. D Page HNCC
18. N Senechal HNC
19. M Anstee BRCC
20. R Witchell HNCC
21. P French Freedom Tri (PTT)
22. D Course BRCC
23. M Gray BRCC
24. D Farr icycle (PTT)
25. G Laming BRCC
26. J Izzo BRCC
27. NJ Fraser HNCC
28. B Wilson HNCC
hope we can do better for the club event next week.
well organised, good support on the climb, and a huge piece of victoria sponge and a cup of tea for 50 p afterwards.
having only ever ridden up the clappers once before rode up it 3 times today. rain and general tardiness scuppered my plans to ride over, so drove over but managed a few miles afterwards round hexton/barton etc
not sure of the results, saw some of them on the start sheet afterwards and there were a lot of "dnf"s... think the hill claimed a few victims.
managed just under 3 minutes, which i think put me just outside the top ten.
not sure what today would have done for our overall standing in the IC for this year, guess its possible Hitchin nabbed second place from us as they had loads of riders there. good support for the IC from CCA this year given it was our first year, but we let the side down a bit in the first and last events. would be great to get more riders and more strong riders out next year and try and challenge Beds Road for the top spot.
strangely there was no one on the med/fast this morning either. Has everyone gone into hibernation?
Remember next week 9.00, club hill climb. the more riders the more money the club raises. think of it as doing your bit for charity.
Interclub Hillclimb 9/11/2011 Result sheet.
In accordance with CTT regulations, times have been rounded up to the nearest 0.2 i.e. 1/5th. Second.
Number Name Club Time Position
31 S Gilzean IRC 02:15.8 1
15 M Cook BRCC 02:22.6 2
10 A Saunders HNCC 02:23.6 3
24 D Farr icycle 02:26.0 4
27 N J Fraser HNCC 02:30.2 5
30 T Davies IRC 02:32.8 6
20 R Witchell HNCC 02:37.8 7
28 B Wilson HNCC 02:37.8 8
19 M Anstee BRCC 02:45.8 9
16 P Gell BRCC 02:50.2 10
8 G Cooper BRCC 02:56.4 11
2 J Roots BRCC 02:57.2 12
22 D Course BRCC 02:57.4 13
3 S Dixon CCA 02:59.4 14
11 M Bannister BRCC 03:01.6 15
7 N Tooke BRCC 03:07.6 16
12 M Horton CCA 03:11.8 17
26 J Izzo BRCC 03:12.2 18
4 D Summerell HNCC 03:19.2 19
14 N R Fraser HNCC 03:19.8 20
23 M Gray BRCC 03:22.2 21
6 P J Walker BRCC 03:35.2 22
25 G Laming BRCC 03:48.2 23
1 S Smith HNCC 04:07.6 24
5 G Lamming BRCC 04:33.0 25
Did not start
HNCC J Gomm, D Page, N Senechal.
IRC P Jones.
Freedom tri P French.
Total entered from competing clubs, 29. Total started 26
Points allocation ( I think) First 29 points, second 28 points etc. etc.
Based on this principle points are as follows.
BRCC 197. HNCC 124. IRC 53. CCAshwell 29.
Thanks to Mark and Stef for upholding CCA honour, although we were last due to lack of riders.
Inside 3 mins for Stef! The one to beat next sunday?
It is the social seaon after all!
I may have to scoot off but if I do I will leave the results with someone.
shame if you have to scoot, but more than happy to announce results
If you are not there and won it, the trophy goes to me!!! (joke!)
GOOD LUCK to all who go for it
Feel the pain!