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Pos Name Nr. Club TIME Buttermere Split1 Gosforth Split2 Finish Split3
1 Andy Sudell 82 Lakes R C 06:12:21 02:36:48 (156:48) 04:38:28 (121:40) 06:12:21 (93:53)
2 Andy Wrigley 575 Honister 92 06:14:17 02:49:33 (169:33) 04:46:29 (116:56) 06:14:17 (87:48)
3 Rory Black 357 Lakes R C 06:16:07 02:41:04 (161:04) 04:44:26 (123:22) 06:16:07 (91:41)
4 Paul Armstrong 362 Honister 92 06:18:59 02:41:53 (161:53) 04:44:24 (122:31) 06:18:59 (94:35)
5 Phil Malcolm 255 Honister 92 06:19:03 02:41:57 (161:57) 04:44:20 (122:23) 06:19:03 (94:43)
6 Dave Nicholl 592 Lakes R C 06:19:15 02:36:36 (156:36) 04:38:11 (121:35) 06:19:15 (101:04)
7 Chris Knox 75 Lakes R C 06:20:17 02:36:47 (156:47) 04:41:51 (125:04) 06:20:17 (98:26)
8 Rob Glaister 576 Honister 92 06:20:35 02:49:35 (169:35) 04:47:39 (118:04) 06:20:35 (92:56)
9 Ian Palmer 573 Wheelbase Ron Hill 06:21:53 02:50:23 (170:23) 04:48:22 (117:59) 06:21:53 (93:31)
10 Alan Goldsmith 442 Swindon 06:23:03 02:41:02 (161:02) 04:47:37 (126:35) 06:23:03 (95:26)
11 John Atkinson 305 Kirkby In Furness 06:26:59 02:51:02 (171:02) 04:51:46 (120:44) 06:26:59 (95:13)
12 Chris Young 565 Team Marie Curie 06:27:01 02:50:58 (170:58) 04:51:48 (120:50) 06:27:01 (95:13)
13 Graham Huddleson 448 Ormskirk 06:27:42 02:41:09 (161:09) 04:44:23 (123:14) 06:27:42 (103:19)
14 Dieter Booth 80 Breeze Bikes 06:28:04 02:48:35 (168:35) 04:51:33 (122:58) 06:28:04 (96:31)
15 Matt Bridge 131 Andersons Racing 06:28:10 02:50:24 (170:24) 04:51:44 (121:20) 06:28:10 (96:26)
16 Michael Pluckrose 468 Endurancecoach.Com 06:28:13 02:50:25 (170:25) 04:51:43 (121:18) 06:28:13 (96:30)
17 Andrew Crooks 176 Stewartry Wh 06:29:08 02:49:05 (169:05) 04:53:29 (124:24) 06:29:08 (95:39)
18 Andrew Hawdon 568 Haverigg 06:29:39 02:43:58 (163:58) 04:49:47 (125:49) 06:29:39 (99:52)
19 Steven Labram 71 Penrith 06:31:58 02:46:11 (166:11) 04:57:10 (130:59) 06:31:58 (94:48)
20 Bruce Dinsmore 315 Harrogate Nova 06:32:25 02:48:25 (168:25) 04:53:24 (124:59) 06:32:25 (99:01)
21 Karl Proctor 306 Belpher 06:32:28 02:46:25 (166:25) 04:52:49 (126:24) 06:32:28 (99:39)
22 Paul Trott 572 Wheelbase Ron Hill 06:32:51 02:54:26 (174:26) 04:55:11 (120:45) 06:32:51 (97:40)
23 Mark Gudgeon 550 Croix De Fer Cruisers 06:34:38 02:45:40 (165:40) 04:53:23 (127:43) 06:34:38 (101:15)
24 Micheal Holmes 68 Batley CC 06:35:07 02:49:29 (169:29) 04:55:03 (125:34) 06:35:07 (100:04)
25 Phil Davies 178 Borrowdale FR 06:35:08 02:53:09 (173:09) 05:01:45 (128:36) 06:35:08 (93:23)
26 Richard Wilson 121 Carlisle 06:36:27 02:53:25 (173:25) 05:01:49 (128:24) 06:36:27 (94:38)
27 Stuart Jeffreys 554 London Dynamo 06:37:23 02:47:21 (167:21) 04:53:27 (126:06) 06:37:23 (103:56)
28 Sven Wardle 342 Richmond C C 06:37:26 02:52:46 (172:46) 04:58:19 (125:33) 06:37:26 (99:07)
29 Daniel Birch 143 Leeds 06:37:31 02:51:01 (171:01) 04:54:40 (123:39) 06:37:31 (102:51)
30 Gary Vose 545 Lune R C C 06:38:14 02:50:26 (170:26) 04:58:38 (128:12) 06:38:14 (99:36)
31 Rob Ford 317 Lune R C C 06:38:18 02:50:30 (170:30) 04:58:41 (128:11) 06:38:18 (99:37)
32 Tim Harris 128 Addiscombe CC 06:38:20 02:51:50 (171:50) 04:55:13 (123:23) 06:38:20 (103:07)
33 Adrian Dalgleish 481 Lune R C C 06:38:24 02:51:07 (171:07) 04:58:44 (127:37) 06:38:24 (99:40)
Fred Whitton Challenge - 7th May 2006
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Fred Whitton Challenge - 7th May 2006
by Toks » Wed May 10, 2006 12:58 pm
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by Tim H (liquigas) » Wed May 10, 2006 11:23 pm
Probably the hardest thing on a bike i have ever done!!
1st time for me...
6hrs 38 mins on a bike no stopping (apart from 10 seconds at each checkpoint)..
i went up on the Saturday with Matt Bridge who has done the event about 5 times before.. on the way he explained how hard the two climbs were at the end. (Hardknot 30% and Wrynose). doesn't matter how many pictures you see of it or how many times people describe it.. it is unbelievable!!! Especially when its raining all day..
i couldn't even climb box hill 6 months ago without going into my 39/26 gears but thankfully my training with ex hill muncher Matt had paid off a little.. I used a 26 on the back on Sunday but wished I had a 32 at least - lots were on triples!
we set off in the 9am group - Matt said that this would be the biggest group, but the 8am group turned out to be bigger.. because of its size they managed to get to the first checkpoint 15 mins quicker.. there were about 20 in our group and a lot of very handy riders!!! I sat in for most of the first 50 miles which Matt described as flat!? Kirkstone pass isn?t that flat if you ask me. (the highest point of the course at about 40 miles in). at points we were doing 30mph!.. then we got to Honnister - sign saying no Caravans!! oh dear it was here that the 'selection' was made' my lungs and legs were on fire as i struggled to keep on.. i got dropped but managed to only drop 1 min to the first checkpoint.. as i was chasing the group down there had been a bad crash on the descent so I got held up!! (yeah right)..
my legs were like Jelly after about 50 miles but i decided to press on and try not to loose time.. from checkpoint 1 to checkpoint 2 i only lost 2 mins on the group i was in which i was chuffed with cos i was riding on my todd.. at about 80 miles i felt great but after 90 odd miles you run up to Hardknott... when i saw it i though it was both passes together and asked a rider from my group who i caught at the bottom.. 1.5 miles of pain... just managed to stay on the bike... the 30% part - oh my word.. someone who was walking up it said you have to sprint up that else you will not get up it... not exactly sprinting but 5 mph it as good as up there.. just made it!! then it kicks again!!!!!... after that its a hairy descent and across a flat section then you have Wrynose which is not nice after 30%...had to use the whole road to get up it.. people on the roads were shouting encouragement - but the whole thing becomes a blur.. head down and go..
Then 6 miles to the finish which was fairly fast with another hill!!!
What a great event - you have to do it!!!
112 mile and approximately 4100m of climbing (depending which GPS system you use).. if you cant hills climb before it ? you would have learned by the time you finish.. was good to beat some of the local hill munchers for a sprinter like myself? I think I lost about ½ stone that day alone..
good result Rory - where you living now?I hear Andy Wrigley thought he had won it as the 9 am group was normally the fastest.. not this year!!
1st time for me...
6hrs 38 mins on a bike no stopping (apart from 10 seconds at each checkpoint)..
i went up on the Saturday with Matt Bridge who has done the event about 5 times before.. on the way he explained how hard the two climbs were at the end. (Hardknot 30% and Wrynose). doesn't matter how many pictures you see of it or how many times people describe it.. it is unbelievable!!! Especially when its raining all day..
i couldn't even climb box hill 6 months ago without going into my 39/26 gears but thankfully my training with ex hill muncher Matt had paid off a little.. I used a 26 on the back on Sunday but wished I had a 32 at least - lots were on triples!
we set off in the 9am group - Matt said that this would be the biggest group, but the 8am group turned out to be bigger.. because of its size they managed to get to the first checkpoint 15 mins quicker.. there were about 20 in our group and a lot of very handy riders!!! I sat in for most of the first 50 miles which Matt described as flat!? Kirkstone pass isn?t that flat if you ask me. (the highest point of the course at about 40 miles in). at points we were doing 30mph!.. then we got to Honnister - sign saying no Caravans!! oh dear it was here that the 'selection' was made' my lungs and legs were on fire as i struggled to keep on.. i got dropped but managed to only drop 1 min to the first checkpoint.. as i was chasing the group down there had been a bad crash on the descent so I got held up!! (yeah right)..
my legs were like Jelly after about 50 miles but i decided to press on and try not to loose time.. from checkpoint 1 to checkpoint 2 i only lost 2 mins on the group i was in which i was chuffed with cos i was riding on my todd.. at about 80 miles i felt great but after 90 odd miles you run up to Hardknott... when i saw it i though it was both passes together and asked a rider from my group who i caught at the bottom.. 1.5 miles of pain... just managed to stay on the bike... the 30% part - oh my word.. someone who was walking up it said you have to sprint up that else you will not get up it... not exactly sprinting but 5 mph it as good as up there.. just made it!! then it kicks again!!!!!... after that its a hairy descent and across a flat section then you have Wrynose which is not nice after 30%...had to use the whole road to get up it.. people on the roads were shouting encouragement - but the whole thing becomes a blur.. head down and go..
Then 6 miles to the finish which was fairly fast with another hill!!!
What a great event - you have to do it!!!
112 mile and approximately 4100m of climbing (depending which GPS system you use).. if you cant hills climb before it ? you would have learned by the time you finish.. was good to beat some of the local hill munchers for a sprinter like myself? I think I lost about ½ stone that day alone..
good result Rory - where you living now?I hear Andy Wrigley thought he had won it as the 9 am group was normally the fastest.. not this year!!
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by Rory » Mon May 15, 2006 8:20 pm
Tim, 6hr 38 is cracking considering it's your first outing and you're training on Box Hill, Toys etc. Not that these hills are small but when you're at the bottom of Hard Knott you just look up and think - sh1t. Getting up it without walking is a challenge in itself. If you're up for it next year then you'll be flying.
I totally underestimated how hard it was going to be last year and got spat out the back. This year I was a bit wiser and didn't go too fast early on. Left with the 8.00 and managed to get out front on Honister, to avoid the carnage, and from there on it was me, 2 Honister boys and a couple of others. Managed to get away on Hard Knott and then it was head down for a sprint to Coniston.
Still can't believe that I came in third. Left early to go shopping so I missed the presentation.
Tim, at the moment I'm living near Ulverston. If the Lakes are planning to do the Fred Whitton course during the summer then I'll post something on here. The scenery is pretty spectacular but it's hard to appreciate when you're vision is blurred.
Sylv, Cristalp is harder. On road you can cruise and relax but off road is constant punishment. Good luck with The Grand Fondo and I hope you get good weather.
I totally underestimated how hard it was going to be last year and got spat out the back. This year I was a bit wiser and didn't go too fast early on. Left with the 8.00 and managed to get out front on Honister, to avoid the carnage, and from there on it was me, 2 Honister boys and a couple of others. Managed to get away on Hard Knott and then it was head down for a sprint to Coniston.
Still can't believe that I came in third. Left early to go shopping so I missed the presentation.
Tim, at the moment I'm living near Ulverston. If the Lakes are planning to do the Fred Whitton course during the summer then I'll post something on here. The scenery is pretty spectacular but it's hard to appreciate when you're vision is blurred.
Sylv, Cristalp is harder. On road you can cruise and relax but off road is constant punishment. Good luck with The Grand Fondo and I hope you get good weather.
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