Report/Result: BEC CC Hill Climb

Harvey Weinberger gets the better of Adam Kenway (Brother UK) in the classic BEC CC Hill Climb on October 10 in SE England, Madeleine Heywood was first woman, James Hayward first Vet

Report/Result: BEC CC Hill Climb

REPORT

As sign on opened for this classic hill climb, so did the skies and what was promised to be a dry sunny afternoon was far from that for the early starters. Despite the best efforts of the Bec CC ‘Broom Brigade’ sweeping the full length of the 700 yard course to give the riders a clean hill to climb, they could do nothing about the damp surface which hindered a few riders at the steepest point (1 in 4) approx 80 yards before it eases for the last 30 yards to the line….

The rain however, did stop and the sun made an effort to shine through for the later starters, and gave the fair sized crowd of spectators a dry time to cheer on the riders & listen to the excellent commentary of Tony Gibb, who had to switch his head to climbers efforts rather than trackies efforts which he had been talking about for the past few days on Eurosport coverage of the European Track Championships.

On a hill climb where a 2 minute ride is considered pretty good & in the early years of the event would often be a winners time, there were eight riders that managed to go under that mark. The first to break 2 minutes was Junior Conor Williams of VCL with a credible 1.57.9. Shortly after, Keiran Wayne Cattanach (Team Lifting Gear Products Cycles in Motion) set a blistering time of 1.50.8 and stayed top of the board for quiet some time until Adam Kenway of Team Brother UK stormed the hill with a fantastic 1.46.7.

Surely, most people thought, he was going to be the winner, but just two minutes later, Harvey Weinberger (AS Test Team), smashed his way to the top of the leader board & clinched the honour of being BEC CC Hill Climb Champion 2021 with an incredible 1.45.5. An incredible win on not the most ideal of days and still a short way off of the record of 1.42.9 set by Jack Pullar a few years ago.

In the Womens Category, Bithja Jones, National Champ & favourite to take the win was a DNS which left the honours for 2021 to be taken by Madeliene Heywood (Team Watto) with a very credible 2.21.1 followed by Rachel Dumbrell (CC London) 2.51.4 and 3rd place Jenna Meth (Rapha CC) 2.54.6.

The Veterans were headed home by James Hayward (Woolwich CC) in a time of 1.55.3. Second was Richard Cartland (Huntbike Wheels) 2.08.8 and making something like his 15th appearance in this event (every year he says its his last LoL) and third was Sam Parker (Rapha CC) 2.09.9.

In the youngsters, we had the Juniors Will Lowden (CC Sudbury) lead the way in 1.57.4 closely followed by Conor Williams (VCL) with a 1.57.9 and third Ben Neal (Southborough & District Wheelers) 2.03.6. Lastly the Younger Youngsters, the Youth riders, where Finlay Hawker VCL did a good ride with a 2.05.2 in his first attempt at the Bec CC Event and 2nd was Olly Clements (Southborough & District Wheelers) in 2.25.0. There was no third place in this category.

All in all, a pleasant afternoons sport! Many riders were very gracious in their praise for the Bec CC putting on this event again, after 2020’s edition having to be cancelled due to the pandemic and it was nice to hear so many saying they definitely want to ride again in 2022 (a strange mob these Hill Climbers ha ha) – Next Years event will be on the 9th October, same time, same place… Thanks to all today that made the event possible. ‘Gazza’

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OVERALL
1. Harvey Weinberger AS Test Team 01:45.5 Male Espoir
2. Adam Kenway Team Brother UK 01:46.7 Male Senior
3. Kieran Wynne-Cattanach Team Lifting Gear Products/Cycles In Motion 01:50.8 Male Senior
4. Calum Brown Team Lifting Gear Products/Cycles In Motion 01:54.5 Male Senior
5. James Hayward Woolwich CC 01:55.3 Male Veteran
6. Ross Fawcett Orwell Velo 01:56.5 Male Senior
7. Will Lowden CC Sudbury 01:57.4 Male Junior
8. Nicholas Latimer Team Lifting Gear Products/Cycles In Motion 01:57.6 Male Senior
9. Conor Williams VC de Londres 01:57.9 Male Junior
10. James Scrivener Reading CC 02:01.1 Male Senior
11. Tobin Brett Parlay CC 02:01.4 Male Senior
12. Callum Dixon Kingud Factory Racing 02:01.8 Male Senior
13. Calvin Cheung Hub Velo 02:02.3 Male Senior
14. Ben Neal Southborough & Dist. Whs 02:03.6 Male Junior
15. Ollie Pennington 1st Chard Wheelers 02:03.8 Male Senior
16. Ryan Oldam Reading CC 02:03.9 Male Senior
17. Richard Applin Rapha Cycling Club 02:03.9 Male Senior
18. Finlay Hawker VC de Londres 02:05.2 Male Juvenile
19. Freddie Jagger Team Lifting Gear Products/Cycles In Motion 02:06.2 Male Senior
20. William Collie University of Warwick 02:08.6 Male Senior
21. Richard Cartland HuntBikeWheels.com 02:08.8 Male Veteran
22. Samm Parker Rapha Cycling Club 02:09.9 Male Veteran
23. Andy Pearson Serpentine Running Club 02:11.0 Male Veteran
24. Joe Benians Lewes Wanderers CC 02:13.0 Male Senior
25. Thomas Seller Oxted Cycle Club 02:13.4 Male Senior
26. Tony Truepenny-Phillipson Bec CC 02:13.7 Male Senior
27. James Haworth Team Jewson – MI Racing ~Poly Pipe~McCann 02:14.6 Male Senior
28. Eamonn Prendergast Bigfoot CC 02:15.3 Male Veteran
29. David Brock Pure Motion Cycling Club 02:16.2 Male Senior
30. Alexandre Proy Rapha Cycling Club 02:16.3 Male Senior
31. Chris Balkham Oxted Cycle Club 02:16.9 Male Veteran
32. Dylan Green Bigfoot CC 02:17.2 Male Senior
33. John Blight Rapha Cycling Club 02:17.9 Male Senior
34. Mantas Noreika Lee Valley Youth CC 02:18.4 Male Junior
35. Luke Howells Bigfoot CC 02:20.8 Male Senior
36. Madeleine Heywood Team Watto 02:21.1 Female Senior
37. Charlie Openshaw Team Lifting Gear Products/Cycles In Motion 02:21.6 Male Veteran
38. Thomas Leger Brixton Cycles Club 02:22.7 Male Senior
39. Graham Martin Banbury Star Cyclists’ Club 02:23.9 Male Veteran
40. Mervyn Tasker Brixton Cycles Club 02:24.3 Male Senior
41. Tom Taylor Brixton Cycles Club 02:24.5 Male Senior
42. Olly Clements Southborough & Dist. Whs 02:25.0 Male Juvenile
43. Jack Morrish VC de Londres 02:26.5 Male Junior
44. Daniel Fowler Woolwich CC 02:26.6 Male Junior
45. Nigel Pepper Addiscombe CC 02:31.3 Male Veteran
46. Greg Divall London Fields Triathlon Club 02:31.7 Male Senior
47. Elliott Howarth-Johnson Westmead Team 88 02:32.5 Male Senior
48. Jack Hartrey Kingston Wheelers CC 02:32.6 Male Junior
49. Tom Moss Southborough & Dist. Whs 02:32.8 Male Senior
50. Alex Hamilton Dulwich Paragon CC 02:35.1 Male Veteran
51. Louis Killworth Welland Valley CC 02:35.5 Male Senior
52. Alastair Merrill VC 10 02:35.6 Male Veteran
53. Tim Whitehead Oxted Cycle Club 02:35.8 Male Veteran
54. Thomas Lehmann Cycling Club Hackney 02:35.9 Male Junior
55. Piers Hazelgrove Adalta Cycling Club 02:36.2 Male Senior
56. Jamie Steere Brixton Cycles Club 02:36.8 Male Veteran
57. Dominic Hill Bec CC 02:37.2 Male Veteran
58. Ryan Sharp Epsom CC 02:37.5 Male Senior
59. Damien Preece Penge Cycle Club 02:42.8 Male Senior
60. Jasper Griffin Kingston Wheelers CC 02:43.6 Male Espoir
61. Arran Horton Hub Velo 02:45.5 Male Senior
62. Lewis Taylor Kingston Wheelers CC 02:46.2 Male Veteran
63. Nick Christian Penge Cycle Club 02:46.8 Male Senior
64. Peter Adams Tri Surrey 02:46.9 Male Veteran
65. Rachel Dumbrell CC London 02:51.4 Female Senior
66. Todd Oates Kendal Cycle Club 02:52.0 Male Senior
67. Ari Panzer Brixton Cycles Club 02:53.9 Male Senior
68. Jenna Meth Rapha Cycling Club 02:54.6 Female Senior
69. Kevin Austen 34 Nomads CC 02:54.6 Male Veteran
70. Harriet Hernando Will Houghton Racing Team (WHRT) 02:54.9 Female Senior
71. Tina Lohr Horsham Cycling 03:01.8 Female Veteran
72. Louise Moriarty Look Mum No Hands! 03:06.3 Female Veteran
73. Vikki Filsell BellaVelo cc 03:10.9 Female Veteran
74. Kathryn Alty Kingston Wheelers CC 03:14.1 Female Senior
75. James Hughes Bec CC 03:23.2 Male Veteran

WOMEN
1. Madeleine Heywood Team Watto 02:21.1 Senior
2. Rachel Dumbrell CC London 02:51.4 Senior
3. Jenna Meth Rapha Cycling Club 02:54.6 Senior
4. Harriet Hernando Will Houghton Racing Team (WHRT) 02:54.9 Senior
5. Tina Lohr Horsham Cycling 03:01.8 Veteran
6. Louise Moriarty Look Mum No Hands! 03:06.3 Veteran
7. Vikki Filsell BellaVelo cc 03:10.9 Veteran
8. Kathryn Alty Kingston Wheelers CC 03:14.1 Senior

VETERANS
1. James Hayward Woolwich CC 01:55.3 Male
2. Richard Cartland HuntBikeWheels.com 02:08.8 Male
3. Samm Parker Rapha Cycling Club 02:09.9 Male
4. Andy Pearson Serpentine Running Club 02:11.0 Male
5. Eamonn Prendergast Bigfoot CC 02:15.3 Male
6. Chris Balkham Oxted Cycle Club 02:16.9 Male
7. Charlie Openshaw Team Lifting Gear Products/Cycles In Motion 02:21.6 Male
8. Graham Martin Banbury Star Cyclists’ Club 02:23.9 Male
9. Nigel Pepper Addiscombe CC 02:31.3 Male
10. Alex Hamilton Dulwich Paragon CC 02:35.1 Male
11. Alastair Merrill VC 10 02:35.6 Male
12. Tim Whitehead Oxted Cycle Club 02:35.8 Male
13. Jamie Steere Brixton Cycles Club 02:36.8 Male
14. Dominic Hill Bec CC 02:37.2 Male
15. Lewis Taylor Kingston Wheelers CC 02:46.2 Male
16. Peter Adams Tri Surrey 02:46.9 Male
17. Kevin Austen 34 Nomads CC 02:54.6 Male
18. Tina Lohr Horsham Cycling 03:01.8 Female
19. Louise Moriarty Look Mum No Hands! 03:06.3 Female
20. Vikki Filsell BellaVelo cc 03:10.9 Female
21. James Hughes Bec CC 03:23.2 Male

JUNIOR
1. Will Lowden CC Sudbury 01:57.4
2. Conor Williams VC de Londres 01:57.9
3. Ben Neal Southborough & Dist. Whs 02:03.6
4. Mantas Noreika Lee Valley Youth CC 02:18.4
5. Jack Morrish VC de Londres 02:26.5
6. Daniel Fowler Woolwich CC 02:26.6
7. Jack Hartrey Kingston Wheelers CC 02:32.6
8. Thomas Lehmann Cycling Club Hackney 02:35.9

YOUTH
1. Finlay Hawker VC de Londres 02:05.2
2. Olly Clements Southborough & Dist. Whs 02:25.0

TEAM
1. Team Lifting Gear Products Cycles in Motion (Kieran Wynne-Cattanach, Nicholas Latimer, Calum Brown)