Sunday 4th October 2015 Hill Climb - Llangeinor

[Teresa]

The club hill climb is just under a month away.

Llangeinor (from the Garw side,layby to layby)

Last year we had a record number of riders.  The most since 1962 !!

Llangeinor was used for the first time last year and is back by popular demand (and so no one gets lost on the way up) 

Time to get some practise in

[ron b]

Please fit this event in with your club run and lets make it 50 entrants!! Lighten those bikes, take off everything you do not require for the 3 minute ride, most riders have done this hill up or down, but check the course out and don't forget the left turn at the top.

[traine]

 Don't forget there is also a prize for last up so we should see some track stands at the bottom.

The prize is a genuine red lantern, the lanterne rouge as in the Tour de France. The faster riders should take sandwiches !

Tim

[Andy H]

What time is sign on/start?

[norman james]

Time of start for the Club Hill Climb is 10.30 hours.  Signing-on to be completed by 10.15 at the start point at Llangeinor square.
The weather is set fair so we look forward to seeing a good turn-out on Sunday.

[Teresa]

If you feel the need to reduced your weight before attempting the hill climb on Sunday, please, please use the public toilets by the sculpture at the bottom of the hill, rather than peeing in the bushes in the pub car park.

[Teresa]

What a great event this morning with 18 riders competing.

Lots of happy faces at the start - no idea what they looked like at the top - but happy again when they came back down.

Some riders competing in their first event and some times from last year well and truly beaten.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's time when Norman has a chance to put them on here.

[wardhaugh]

Thanks Teresa and Norman, and anyone else involved in organising. That was my first club hill climb, and my only official TT this year. Despite not climbing quite as well I'd hoped to, I found it a really enjoyable event. I'll be back next year, hopefully with 5 more Watts and 5 less kilograms 

[norman james]

Club Hill Climb Championship - RESULT
Llangeinor Hill, Sunday 4th.October 2015

1st.   Paul Nicholas            4mins. 21.30secs.  New Club Record!
2nd.  Mark Rosser              4mins. 24.38secs.
3rd.   David Walters           5mins. 00.29secs.
4th.   Mark Nott                  5mins. 00.56secs.
5th.   Terry Anthony           5mins. 09.54secs.
6th.   Allan Wardhaugh      5mins.11.94secs.
7th.   Greg. Brett                5mins.22.43secs.
8th.   Craig Macdonald       5mins.29.13secs.
9th.   Mark Pope                 5mins.36.49secs.
10th. Neil Bartlett               5mins.46.18secs.
11th. Andy Harries              5mins.48.50secs.
12th. Jonathan Spink          5mins.53.12secs.
13th. Chris Reed                 5mins.59.61secs.
14th. Lee Stoneham           6mins.10.76secs.
15th. Neil Poulton               6mins.45.81secs.
16th. Tim Raine                   7mins.28.41secs.
17th. Kevin Ellis                  7mins. 42.96secs.
18th. Tony Cousins             8mins.29.64secs.
Thanks to Timekeepers Teresa Deeley and Norman James
and to Starter Richard Bowmer and Number Checker Jason Turvey.

Most of all thanks to you all for such a brilliant turn-out - you made
it a day to remember.

[craig m]

Big thanks to Norman & Teresa for organising the climb today.
If only my climb had been as efficient as your organisation...!

[Mark Pope]

I'll second Craig's thanks to Theresa & Norman this morning for organising another fun if painful Club Hill Climb Champs'. I've also only just noticed Theresa's previous post about toilet facilities. Oops! despite having been up and down that hill a bucketful of times I didn't realise there was a 'facility' opposite the start line!

[Teresa]

Re the toilet facilities -   Only when I sent Terry in that direction did I discover that the facilities have actually been removed 

I was keen for everyone to be mindful as one of the fastest courses in Wales has been withdrawn for 2016 in response to complaints by residents

On behalf of South Wales DC

In the light of increasing complaints about riders urinating in the area of the start and riders disregarding warnings the district committee decided last night to withdraw the use of the R25/3L for one year.

All events will be on the R25/3H which is further away from the residential area.

This action was taken to preserve the reputation of the sport and to bring home to riders the serious nature of the threat to events in the area. Please behave responsibly.

[Steven]

Looked like a great turnout.  Congratulations to Paul, a class ride and also to Dave W and Terry A , lots of potential for the 59 club to deal with.

Haydn, where were you?  Don't be shooting off the front on the climbs all winter if you won't race one !

[Paul Nicholas]

Just had a look at the results, thanks again to Norman and Teresa for organising the event and words of advice, as I almost went up with water bottles and puncture repair kit!

[harpo]

110 miles yesterday Steven! Legs were telling me no!