BUCS 2011 Hillclimb Championship
held on Saturday 29 October 2011 at Curbar Gap, Nr Baslow, Derbyshire
There was a great atmosphere at the race with universities ranging from Glasgow and Edinburgh right through to Portsmouth with lots of comedy characters out to support their teams with air horns and fancy dress.
Here is a great video that Duncan has made of the race to help you get a feel for the day;
Sheffield University BUCS Hill Climb from Duncan Philpott on Vimeo.
Team Sheffield was amazingly well organised by Road Captain Jerome Jacob. We had a gazebo containing 8 turbos to enable us all to have at least 40 minutes of time (if we wanted that much) to warm up, and the DH/XC boys were there to cheer us up the climb.
Although I had hoped for a time closer to 8 minutes I am very pleased with my result. After spending most of the last year off due to knee problems and only starting any sort of ‘proper’ riding/training 9 weeks ago I am very happy with my progress. My knees seem OK (touch wood) and with the training programme that Tom gave me I was able to work specifically towards increasing my anaerobic threshold, enabling me to place well.
Overall it was a great day where the whole team got to hang out in our PRO gazebo, eat Soreen and banter. Nearly all the girls’ team was present so those of us who hadn’t met each yet got to do so and everyone got into the team spirit.
The women’s race was dominated by the two Horizon riders Sarah and Annie but was still a close competition.
Women’s results
|
Postn
|
Rider
|
University
|
Time
|
|
1st
|
Sarah Byrne
|
Derby
|
07:18
|
|
3rd=
|
Annabel Simpson
|
Northumbria
|
07:42
|
|
3rd=
|
Holly Page
|
Durham
|
07:42
|
|
4th
|
Heather Sellars
|
Leeds Met
|
07:49
|
|
5th
|
Jennifer Haskell
|
Cambridge
|
08:07
|
|
6th
|
Fiona Hunter-Johnston
|
Durham
|
08:08
|
|
7th
|
Emily Whitmore
|
Loughborough
|
08:15
|
|
8th
|
Lara Nyman
|
Birmingham
|
08:20
|
|
9th
|
Jennifer Douglas
|
Durham
|
08:23
|
|
10th
|
Anna Anderson
|
Leeds Met
|
08:27
|
|
11th
|
Liz Burrows
|
Leeds Met
|
08:35
|
|
12th
|
Christina Wiejak
|
Loughborough
|
08:40
|
|
13th
|
Alice Miller
|
Sheffield
|
08:43
|
|
14th
|
Frances White
|
Manchester
|
08:44
|
|
15th
|
Sarah Gallagher
|
Cambridge
|
08:49
|
|
16th
|
Elizabeth Waterhouse
|
Manchester
|
08:50
|
|
18th=
|
Louisa Downs
|
Leeds Met
|
09:02
|
|
18th=
|
Lucy Harris
|
Sheffield
|
09:02
|
|
19th
|
Tash Cutmore
|
Birmingham
|
09:04
|
|
20th
|
Nicky Shaw
|
Sheffield
|
09:05
|
|
22nd=
|
Carola Westermeier
|
Birmingham
|
09:09
|
|
22nd=
|
Laura McCormack
|
Birmingham
|
09:09
|
|
23rd
|
Hannah Beezer
|
Sheffield
|
09:17
|
|
24th
|
Hannah Righini-Brand
|
Leeds Met
|
09:20
|
|
25th
|
Sara Mickleburgh
|
Leeds Met
|
09:29
|
|
27th=
|
Elle Betts
|
Leeds Met
|
09:32
|
|
27th=
|
Helen Roby
|
Leeds Met
|
09:32
|
|
28th
|
Rachel Murray
|
Manchester
|
10:05
|
|
29th
|
Grace Whitiker
|
Manchester
|
10:35
|
|
30th
|
Emily Deason
|
Loughborough
|
10:57
|
|
31st
|
Annabel Fitzgerald
|
Birmingham
|
11:38
|
|
32nd
|
Zoe Smart
|
Sheffield
|
11:56
|
|
33rd
|
Lorna MacDonald
|
Leeds Met
|
13:49
|
|
34th
|
Hannah Edridge
|
Birmingham
|
DNS
|
|
35th
|
Rachel Stedman
|
Birmingham
|
DNS
|
|
36th
|
Claire Hansell
|
Warwick
|
DNS
|
|
37th
|
Emily Chesterman
|
Birmingham
|
DN
|
Men’s Results (Top Ten)
|
Postn
|
Name
|
University
|
Time
|
|
1st
|
Henry King
|
Leeds
|
05:37:00
|
|
2nd
|
Ben Page
|
Durham
|
05:43:00
|
|
3rd
|
Josh Miers
|
Birmingham
|
05:47:00
|
|
4th
|
David Griffiths
|
Glasgow
|
05:56:00
|
|
6th=
|
Clem Berrill
|
Sheffield
|
06:02:00
|
|
6th=
|
Harvey Webber
|
Manchester
|
06:02:00
|
|
9th=
|
David Crosbie
|
Loughborough
|
06:07:00
|
|
9th=
|
Tim Wiggins
|
Warwick
|
06:07:00
|
|
9th=
|
Richard Teague
|
Edinburgh
|
06:07:00
|
|
10th
|
Toby Weatherall
|
Cambridge
|
06:10:00
|
Full results available from the BUCS website here.
