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Northumberland | 2.3 miles | MH9 | Winters Gibbet
Adam Pinder (Muckle Cycle Club) took his first open hill climb victory in almost 14 years at the North Tyneside Riders event on Winters Gibbet, while Hannah Farran (Team Boompods) won the women’s event.
Pinder, aged 33, won his first open hill climb of the season in a winning time of seven minutes and 16 seconds.
The Muckle Cycle Club rider was two-time junior national hill climb champion and last won an open climb at the ABC Centreville event in 2009 - before placing fifth in the senior national championships later that year.
Starting outside Elsdon in Northumberland the Winters Gibbet climb is 3.4 kilometres long with an average gradient of 4.4%.
The exposed nature of the climb which can make it a tough. However, conditions were mainly still on this occasion with just the slightest of headwind.
Once the early morning mist cleared over the Northumberland countryside riders were greeted by very humid conditions.
Pinder finished over five seconds clear of Alexander Storey (GS Metro) who finished second in (7-22.1) and quickest veteran John Bowman (Muckle Cycle Club) finished third overall (7-26.9).
“I rode the climb for the nationals in 2004, but had no recollection of it,” said Pinder. “I must have been 14 then and came dead last. It’s a big exposed climb on a moor, it’s pretty steep start and steadies off towards the top.
“It’s not my kind of climb to be honest, I prefer the shorter and stepper stuff, but it was good. I’ve recently moved to the North East and it’s super-hilly where I live so I do a lot of cycling in the hill.
“Naturally you just get better at hills by riding. I think I’ve got a shot at the top ten in the national this year, I think I can potentially produce the power for a top 10.
“That’s my aim.”
Quickest junior boy was Charlie Thew (Racing Metro 15) who completed the course in a time of 8-15.4, while Mason Bulfin (Manilla Cycling) was quickest juvenile boy (8-41.1).
In the women’s event Farran took her second open hill climb of the season stopping the clock in nine minutes and three seconds.
The Team Boompods rider finished 19th in last season’s National Hill Climb Championship and won the Victor Racing HC in July.
Quickest veteran Sarah Wilkinson was second in 9-15.6 ahead of Blaydon CC team-mate Louise Burnie in third (10-19.8).
Edith Shaw (Tyneside Vagabonds CC) was the only juvenile girl and completed the course in 12-34.4.
“I’m really pleased with my ride today especially so early in the hill climbing season,” said Farran.
“I’m focusing on the longer climbers this year with the national hill climb being my main target at the end of October.
“I’d like to thank the North Tyneside Riders for organising a great event and to the time keepers for their support too.”
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Results
1 Adam Pinder Muckle Cycle Club 07:16.3
2 Alexander Storey GS Metro 07:22.1
3 John Bowman Muckle Cycle Club 07:26.9
4 Colin Atkinson Muckle Cycle Club 07:41.6
5 Adrian Armstrong Muckle Cycle Club 07:42.3
6 Tom Harcourt Team Bikestop Tyrekey 3FS 08:12.5
7 Michael Charlton Barnesbury CC 08:14.6
8 Charlie Thew Racing Metro 15 08:15.4
9 Daniel Keegan Cestria C.C. 08:23.3
10 Tim Burdon Allen Valley Velo 08:24.5
11 Noel Stoddart Allen Valley Velo 08:25.7
12 Jonathan Cairns Muckle Cycle Club 08:26.2
13 Chris Wann EMC Cycling 08:32.3
14 Owen Haggerty North Tyneside Riders CC 08:37.1
15 Mason Bulfin Manilla Cycling 08:41.1
16 Ian Gallon North Tyneside Riders CC 08:49.6
17 Hannah Farran Team Boompods 09:03.3
18 Michael Noble Muckle Cycle Club 09:03.6
19 Sarah Wilkinson Blaydon CC 09:15.6
20 Scott Gibson Muckle Cycle Club 09:21.7
21 Thomas Collin Newcastle University Cycling CLub 09:25.0
22 Daniel Robinson North Tyneside Riders CC 09:26.1
23 Philip Parsley Muckle Cycle Club 09:41.6
24 John Newton North Tyneside Riders CC 09:51.0
25 Daniel Kane Muckle Cycle Club 09:55.1
26 John Hopper Zeus CRT 10:00.0
27 Roger Clarke Tyneside Vagabonds CC 10:11.4
28 Louise Burnie Blaydon CC 10:19.8
29 Sarah Wann EMC Cycling 10:29.5
30 David Lavery North Tyneside Riders CC 10:32.2
31 Michael Trow Blaydon CC 10:46.3
32 Keith Sibbald Zeus CRT 10:59.9
33 John Picken North Tyneside Riders CC 11:36.5
34 Lee Whittaker Alnwick & District Triathlon Club 11:43.0
35 Dean McLauchlan North Tyneside Riders CC 12:02.7
36 Edith Shaw Tyneside Vagabonds CC 12:34.4