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Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Andrew G » Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:54 pm

Another day another 2 hill climbs :roll: .

First up Yorks Hill for Catford's race
. Horrible hill, starts flatter but quickly ramps up to silly levels and finishes with a ridiculous 25% section. Great crowds out for this, more than I can remember at previous years.

Oddly for this I didn't feel too bad. I rode half the hill in the saddle in a lower gear until the gradient demanded getting out the saddle. This was partly due to the light shower beforehand which had made parts of the hill a bit slippy in places, although I only had one wheel slip. Finished feeling I could have pushed it a touch earlier but still absolutely knackered.
I did 3.03.7 which is an improvement on last year's 3.12.

Full Addiscombe results:
Andrew Green 3.03.7
Carl Ferri 2.35.7 (great ride by Carl for the first time he's ridden the hill).
Mike Ingram 3.26.4 (he started literally from the bottom :lol: ).
Sylvain Garde 2.14.5 (belting ride and a top 10 placing).

Race won by Rob Gough in 1.58.1

Next up and it was White Lane for the Bec race.
I know this hill better and felt better on it. Rode it fairly well with fantastic support from the Addiscombe support crew including a huge number who'd ridden out on MTBs. I beat 3 minutes for the first time on this hill with a 2.56.1 compared to last year's 3.01.

Oddly both races felt much easier than previous year's. Not massive time improvements but quicker times and I didn't feel as though I had to kill myself as much to get them, should have pushed a bit more in both races.

Full Addiscombe Results:
Carl Ferri 2.24.4
Andrew Green 2.56.1
Mike Wallace 2.18.6
Mike Ingram 2.49.6
Sylvain Garde 2.06.1

Superb ride again by Sylv. The rain started falling during this event and he had a wet ride. The winner was Michael Leonard Smith in 1.46.3 and he rode in the dry. Sylv was holding 3rd place right up to the end and the big names which knocked him down to 6th or 7th by the end.

Thanks for the support from the sides chaps it was superb as I'm sure all the riders would agree..
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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Keith » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:19 pm

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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Sylv » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:48 pm

Cheers Andrew for noting the times, and everyone who came support on both races – loads! And well done to all the riders, some pretty steep climbs there. Woke up 0.7kg up on target weight (damn that muesli) 63.5kg bike and kit all included. Stopped on the drive to Yorks to ride White Lane, it had gotten damp thanks to morning drizzle. Got to Yorks just in time to see Andrew and Carl ride, got worried when Carl said it was too slippery to get out of the saddle. Tires down to 85psi, gears used 39-21/23/25 – out of saddle the whole way, no slippage but had to be careful, think it had dried a bit since Carl, but I heard from people coming off their bike slipping who'd started after me. Spinned the bottom bit, such a hard thing to pace exactly right though unless you’re super-familiar with the hill, funnily it didn’t seem as long this time, reckon i could’ve gone ever so slightly faster from the start, had a little left at the top (not quite enough to shout at the people in the way and not looking :roll: to move out ...) – still it must have looked good to the crowds. Reckon I was 10th joint with Alex Christians from Phoenix – aim was now to beat him in the afternoon :D http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3508/400 ... 88dc_o.jpg

Bec again watched the early starters included Mike Wal who I lent my wheels to (no he wasn’t on a mtb). Climb was nice and dry at that time but as i sat on the rollers it started drizzling then raining properly. Mmm should have asked for an early start ... climb is about same time and distance but very different i find, slope is not so changing and road is straighter so you know more what to expect and can just put your head down – crowds roaring at the top but all you see is a blur really and a tunnel of trees. Not wanting to regret going too easy i started just a little bit harder than i thought was safe, it seemed to do the trick as i didn’t run out of gears or die when the gradient kicked, it was hard though, had made mental note of where chalk signs of “£1,000” were as pacing guidance but with the rain they’d vanished, road was pretty slick i don’t know how i didn’t slip in 39 x 25 out of the saddle. Pretty sure i was 8th place actually (7th place 2.06.08, the timing's done by someone pressing on a stopwatch :lol: ), i recognized guy who won from the RAS race [was in yellow after winning stage 1 TT], he was one of the top young climbers from Milton Keynes team there, early starter he rode in the dry and did a 1.46 something (! ) and i think 2nd was 1.50 then 1.52 Jody. Germain Burton 2.47, that included falling off his bike 20m from the finish from exhaustion/slippage, lying down on the floor for a few seconds and having to be put back on the saddle by team De Ver – poor lad. P.Tadros 2.04.4 Alex 2.14 :D .

I guess i’m happy with that as aim was to get in top ten with hope of going up a couple of places if possible – seeing the level of the field anything higher would have been wishful thinking. Love these but glad it’s over now – think i’m gonna enter the LD climb on Leith hill next weekend :lol:
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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Marek » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:16 pm

Well done to all those that took part, have to admit it seemed like a much better idea to be standing on the side of the road screaming at you and drinking coffee and eating huge sausages. I was surprised that Jody did not get the Catford as he seemed to be flying up it a lot quicker than the earlier riders, must have missed the winning ride whilst queuing up for my food.

Mike Ingram's time is very impressive considering he started from a lot lower on the hill than everyone else. :D

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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Keith » Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:06 pm

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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Andrew G » Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:09 pm

[quote="Marek"] I was surprised that Jody did not get the Catford as he seemed to be flying up it a lot quicker than the earlier riders

It's tricky to judge as some rider's go hard at the start and try and hang on while others start slightly easier and wind it up. Master Burton is an incredibly fast young lad but was dying a death by the time he reached the crowds on the Bec HC. He was weaving about all over the place, and s-bending on the then wet road made his front wheel slip out from under him and dumped him on the deck. He still managed to get back on with a helpful shove from his De Ver mates clocked a faster time than me, okay I'm no rocket up these climbs but it shows just how fast he must have done the first half of the hill as even before falling he wasn't going very quick and really wrestling the bike. On a dry day and if he paces the hill better I think he'll be close to, if not, under 2 minutes next year.

It was good to see the formed master of the Catford HC Max Pendleton riding too. 63 years old, whippet thin and clocked 2.50. Amazing stuff, Vicki doesn't get it from nowhere.

Sylv, I'm claiming the club victory for the 4 Hills Weekend :lol: .
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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Will » Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:12 pm

Here's Sylv in action :)

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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Sylv » Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:37 pm

[quote="Will"]Here's Sylv in action :)

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmjYMMxhgW0[/url]

Thanks - now I get a full view of the numpty with the backpack ..


http://www.beccyclingclub.co.uk/sspage- ... _2009.html

1st 17 Michael leonard Smith Team Milton Keynes 1.46.3
2nd 84 Robert Gough Chippenham & District Wheelers 1.50.1
3rd 87 Jody Crawforth Arctic-Premier RT 1.52.3
4th 85 Dave Clarke Pendragon Calas 2.02.1
5th 78 Peter Tadros In Gear Quickvit RT 2.04.4
6th 83 Chris McNamara Team Corley Cycles / Alpha R C 2.05.6
7th 55 Sylvain Garde Addiscombe C C 2.06.1
8th 86 Matt Melville AWCycles.co.uk 2.06.4
9th 66 Danny Axford Arctic-Premier RT 2.06.8 (and not 06.08 - seemed weird they'd go to 1/100th /s :D )
10th 76 Roy Chamberlain Team Corley Cycles Alpha RC V 2.07.9
11th 33 Matthew Pilkington Dulwich Paragon C C 2.08.0
11th 64 James Shaw Pembrokeshire Velo 2.08.0
13th 22 Ivan Jordan Kent cycles V 2.09.1
14th 15 Andrew Sykes South Eastern R.C. V 2.09.9
15th 53 Phil Lisher Team Welwyn 2.10.4
16th 61 Simon Warren Norwood Paragon C C 2.11.8
17th 57 Alexander King Twickenham CC J 2.12.0
18th 30 Keith Henderson Southborough & District C C 2.12.3
19th 45 John Storms Kingston Wheelers V 2.12.5
20th 56 Alex Christians London Phoenix C C 2.14.1
21st 60 Joe Hall Rapha Condor C C 2.14.2
22nd 81 Ben Moores Norwood Paragon C C 2.14.4
23rd 71 Matt Holmes Arctic-Premier RT 2.14.7
24th 82 Jim Cheek In Gear Quickvit RT 2.15.5
25th 26 Mark Perry Dulwich Paragon C C 2.15.6
26th 11 Alex Peterson AWCycles.co.uk 2.15.9
26th 43 Jon Canning Rapha Condor C C 2.15.9
28th 69 James Stuart Norwood Paragon C C 2.16.2
29th 10 James Brickell InGearQuickvit RT 2.16.3
30th 34 Robert Moore London Phoenix C C 2.16.5
31st 74 Graeme Raeburn Rapha Condor C C 2.17.1
32nd 12 Michael Wallace Addiscombe C C 2.18.6
32nd 70 Dr David Murrell London Phoenix C C 2.18.6
34th 58 Simon Donne Epsom C C 2.19.3
35th 28 Andy Ross Sydenham Wheelers 2.19.4
36th 7 keith Coffey Bec C C 2.19.8
37th 65 Nathan Chamberlain Redhill C C 2.21.0
38th 80 Guy Powdrill London Dynamo 2.21.5
39th 44 Anton Blackie Oxford University C C 2.22.5
40th 13 Graham Little Dulwich Paragon C C 2.22.7
40th 54 Rob Taylor Tri Sport News Racing 2.22.7
42nd 51 Jake Butler In Gear Quickvit development sqd 2.23.5
43rd 2 Carl Ferri Addiscombe C C 2.24.4
44th 49 Peter Elms VC Elan / Harry Perry cycles V 2.24.7
45th 42 Rhys Payne Port & District C C 2.25.4
46th 16 Alan Parkinson Sth Western R C / Evans Cycles V 2.25.6
47th 20 Chris Dick London Phoenix C C 2.25.7
48th 9 Nathan Smith London Phoenix C C 2.26.7
49th 48 Robert Robins Sydenham Wheelers V 2.28.9
50th 1 Keith Butler Bec Cycling Club V 2.30.0
51st 21 Torkel Dohmers London Dynamo V 2.30.1
52nd 37 Philip Burgess Norwood Paragon C C 2.31.3
53rd 27 john Archdeacon Delaune c c V 2.31.7
54th 23 Wei-Ho Ng Rapha Condor C C 2.32.3
55th 40 James Hughes Bec C C 2.32.6
56th 63 Joseph Frend Sth Western R C / Evans Cycles 2.34.3
57th 73 Andrew Canning Sth Western R C / Evans Cycles 2.37.8
58th 72 Ralph Keeler Cambridge C C V 2.38.7
59th 19 Shaun Kennedy Bec C C V 2.40.3
60th 8 Nick Allen Sth Western R C / Evans Cycles V 2.41.1
61st 67 Manuel Quiros Rapha Condor C C V 2.43.6
62nd 77 Germain Burton Team De Ver JV 2.45.5
63rd 5 Ed Harris Lea Valley C C V 2.46.6
64th 59 Nigel Wood Dulwich Paragon C C V 2.48.1
65th 29 Juliette Clark In Gear Quickvit RT L 2.48.4
66th 38 Deborah Percival 34 Nomads C C / Gem Hygiene L 2.48.8
67th 39 Michael Ingram Addiscombe C C V 2.49.6
68th 6 Andrew Green Addiscombe C C 2.56.1
69th 18 Anddrew Burbidge Epsom C C 3.07.7
70th 4 Chris Jones Bynea C c 3.11.3
71st 25 Roy Instrall Morden CRC V 3.13.0
72nd 47 Rachael Whittaker Serpentine L 3.20.0
73rd 14 Stuart Payne Central Sussex C C V 3.34.1
74th 68 Richard Cartland Team Corley Cycles / Alpha R C 3.57.6 late start 2.0min someone's going to get an earful :?
75th 52 Steven Grimshaw Rapha Condor C C 5.33.6 late start 2.45min
3 William McCracken Brighton Mitre C C V DNS apologies received
24 Oliver Wilmot Ingear Development Squad J DNS
31 Sholto Haggart Brighton Mitre C C DNS apologies received
32 Nick Carreras Bec C C DNS
35 Mark Williams Sth Western R C / Evans Cycles DNS
36 Charlie Beeny V C Jubilee J DNS apologies received
41 Adam Cotterill In Gear Development Squad DNS apologies received
46 Adam Glasser Delaune C C V DNS apologies received
50 simon Neave South Western Road Club V DNS apologies received
62 Christy McKee Bec C C L DNS
75 Scarlet William Parker Rollapaluzza CC DNS
79 Adrian Rodgers Worthing Excelsior CC DNS

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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Ivor » Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:24 pm

We saw you lot riding back as we were driving back home from London! Looked a bit soggy out there.
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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Wal » Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:36 pm

Thanks to all the Addiscombe folk who turned out to shout encouragement as we grovelled up the hill.

Thanks also to Sylv for the loan of his wheels, which lightened my bike by some 600g!

I'll be back next year, leaner and meaner and aiming for 2'10"!

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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby higg » Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:56 pm

Well done all, here's more photos .....

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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby Sylv » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:17 am

BEC
Teams:

1st Arctic Premier RT 6.14.18 No’s 66, 71, 87 ……………………………£900.00
2nd In Gear Quickvit RT 6.35.12 No’s 10, 78, 82
3rd Norwood Paragon CC 6.41.14 No’s 61,69,81
4th Dulwich Paragon CC 6.45.13 No’s13,26,33
5th Rapha Condor CC 6.46.12 No’s 43,60,74
6th Addiscombe CC 6.48.11 No’s 2,12,55
7th London Phoenix CC 6.48.12 No’s 34,56,70
8th Bec C C 7.21.14 No’s 1,7,40
9th Sth Western RC 7.36.17 No’s 16,63,73
10th Team Corley 8.09.25 No’s 68,76,83 (received a 2min penalty late start)


What was the story with Mike's start at the Catford?
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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby -Adam- » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:27 pm

Well done to all who rode, these are the hardest races most can dream of.

Awesome riding by Sylv, although I gotta say, I kinda expected it from you! Despite my own weight plumetting to 66kg on Saturday morning (not by pleasant methods!), your effort at preparing for these races was never going to go un-rewarded. Chapeau.
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Re: Catford and Bec Hill Climbs

Postby carl f » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:58 pm

That was tough,well done everyone who rode it
Anyone seen the catford results?
i fully underestimated the effort needed to sprint(in my case grovel) up these hills. Didn't really prepare for any full on race pace efforts apart from a recce of white lane a couple of weeks ago
Thanks to all for your support near the top it was a good to have the ego stroked for a few seconds and get that final lift i needed to get over the top
Thanks to Andrew for the lift to and from catford,so glad i didn't ride over now. Really enjoyed it in a funny kinda way,great atmosphere and i'm already thinking of next year and how to shave some time off to get in the top 20 :D
Amazing ride by sylv, hats off to you sir......
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