Watership Down Hill Climb

Sunday8 Sep 2410:00

Official Results

Watership Down Hill Climb

Hampshire | 1 miles | HHC009 | Watership Down

Hill Climb

Event Details

Event Organiser:

Matt MelvilleCycle Club Basingstoke Contact Organiser

Course:

HHC009 | Watership Down

CC Basingstoke (CCB) returns with the sixth edition of its annual hill climb race.

The race is on the steep slopes of Watership Down near Newbury (where Richard Adams' eponymous book was set). Although you hopefully won't see any fighting rabbits, last year competitors were cheered on by three dinosaurs!

Riders and spectators are guaranteed a warm welcome with equal prizes for men and women, homemade cakes, and a prize-giving presentation after the event. The weather was so good in 2023 that we even had ice creams!

Course records:
M: Ewan Tuohy (Dartford Wheelers): 1:54.2 (2023)
F: Madeleine Heywood (FTP Racing): 2-31.9 (2023)
Jnr: Aaron Franks (CC Islington): 2-04.3 (2023)

HHC009

Straight Out

CTT | Watership Down Hill Climb 2024

Actual Time

Age Groups

Results by Category

Position	Name	Actual Time
1st	Tim StricklandLondon Dynamo \| Senior	1:51.8
2nd	Ewan TuohyArctic Aircon RT \| Senior	1:53.5
3rd	David FellowsSolihull CC \| Senior	1:55.3

Pos	Name	Actual Time
1st	Tim StricklandLondon Dynamo \| Senior	1:51.8
2nd	Ewan TuohyArctic Aircon RT \| Senior	1:53.5
3rd	David FellowsSolihull CC \| Senior	1:55.3

Team (2)

Position	Name	Actual Time
1st	Elevate RTTom Wood \| WIlliam Collie \| Matt Melville	0:06:46
2nd	Cycle Club BasingstokeMike Paul \| Colin Bezant \| Alasdair Marnoch	0:08:53

Pos	Name	Actual Time
1st	Elevate RTTom Wood \| WIlliam Collie \| Matt Melville	0:06:46
2nd	Cycle Club BasingstokeMike Paul \| Colin Bezant \| Alasdair Marnoch	0:08:53

All Results

Position	Name	Club	Machine	Classification	Age Group	Actual Time
1st	Tim Strickland London Dynamo	London Dynamo	Road Bike	Open	Senior	1:51.8
2nd	Ewan Tuohy Arctic Aircon RT	Arctic Aircon RT	Road Bike	Open	Senior	1:53.5
3rd	David Fellows Solihull CC	Solihull CC	Road Bike	Open	Senior	1:55.3
4th	Josh Coyne Pump & Pedal Racing	Pump & Pedal Racing	Road Bike	Open	Senior	1:59.4
5th	Andy Richardson Muckle Cycle Club	Muckle Cycle Club	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:00.5
6th	Jonathan Allen Cowley Road Condors CC	Cowley Road Condors CC	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:00.7
7th	Daniel Hills Sunday Echappée	Sunday Echappée	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:01.1
8th	Robin Taylor Bristol South Cycling Club	Bristol South Cycling Club	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:04.5
9th	Christopher Jackson Backpedal	Backpedal	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:05.7
10th	Danny Lake 360VRT	360VRT	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:08.2
11th	Richard Cartland HuntBikeWheels.com	HuntBikeWheels.com	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:09.1
12th	Jamie Richardson Paige Magspeed Racing	Magspeed Racing	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:13.0
13th	Tom Kennett Kingston Wheelers CC	Kingston Wheelers CC	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:13.1
14th	James Allen Otley CC	Otley CC	Road Bike	Open	Espoir	2:14.6
15th	Tom Wood Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Open	Junior	2:14.7
16th	WIlliam Collie Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:14.8
17th	James Nichols Oxford University CC	Oxford University CC	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:15.6
18th	Henry Stevens Go Fast Turn Left	Go Fast Turn Left	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:16.6
19th	Matt Melville Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:16.9
20th	Ed Slot Sotonia CC	Sotonia CC	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:17.5
21st	Tim Melville Stone Wheelers CC	Stone Wheelers CC	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:19.6
22nd	Luke Walton Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:24.0
23rd	James McIntyre Paceline RT	Paceline RT	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:27.0
24th	Thomas Robb Bedfordshire Road RT	Bedfordshire Road RT	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:27.2
25th	Dean Johnston Farnham RC	Farnham RC	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:34.7
26th	Ryan Oldam Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:36.2
27th	Ryan Edwards Horsham Cycling	Horsham Cycling	Road Bike	Open	Senior	2:37.7
28th	Jack Patten Southdown Velo	Southdown Velo	Road Bike	Open	Youth	2:41.7
29th	William Holland-Leader VC de Londres	VC de Londres	Road Bike	Open	Youth	2:45.7
30th	Mike Paul Cycle Club Basingstoke	Cycle Club Basingstoke	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:47.2
31st	Joshua Moreton Sotonia CC	Sotonia CC	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:50.0
32nd	Alastair Merrill VC 10	VC 10	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:52.0
33rd	Colin Bezant Cycle Club Basingstoke	Cycle Club Basingstoke	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	2:54.9
34th	Mark Ayling CC Abergavenny / Owen Associates	CC Abergavenny / Owen Associates	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	3:00.5
35th	Nick Pratt 3C Cycle Club	3C Cycle Club	Road Bike	Open	Senior	3:08.1
36th	Alasdair Marnoch Cycle Club Basingstoke	Cycle Club Basingstoke	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	3:11.1
37th	Steve Shrubsall VTTA (Surrey/ Sussex)	VTTA (Surrey/ Sussex)	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	3:15.2
38th	John Bland Reading CC	Reading CC	Road Bike	Open	Senior	4:00.5
39th	Geoff Pickin PDQ Cycle Coaching	PDQ Cycle Coaching	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	7:22.7
	Steven Prince Ludlow Brewery Race Team	Ludlow Brewery Race Team	Road Bike	Open	Veteran	DNS

Pos	Name	Actual Time
1st	Tim StricklandLondon Dynamo \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	1:51.8
2nd	Ewan TuohyArctic Aircon RT \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	1:53.5
3rd	David FellowsSolihull CC \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	1:55.3
4th	Josh CoynePump & Pedal Racing \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	1:59.4
5th	Andy RichardsonMuckle Cycle Club \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:00.5
6th	Jonathan AllenCowley Road Condors CC \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:00.7
7th	Daniel HillsSunday Echappée \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:01.1
8th	Robin TaylorBristol South Cycling Club \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:04.5
9th	Christopher JacksonBackpedal \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:05.7
10th	Danny Lake360VRT \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:08.2
11th	Richard CartlandHuntBikeWheels.com \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:09.1
12th	Jamie Richardson PaigeMagspeed Racing \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:13.0
13th	Tom KennettKingston Wheelers CC \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:13.1
14th	James AllenOtley CC \| Open \| Espoir \| Road Bike	2:14.6
15th	Tom WoodElevate RT \| Open \| Junior \| Road Bike	2:14.7
16th	WIlliam CollieElevate RT \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:14.8
17th	James NicholsOxford University CC \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:15.6
18th	Henry StevensGo Fast Turn Left \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:16.6
19th	Matt MelvilleElevate RT \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:16.9
20th	Ed SlotSotonia CC \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:17.5
21st	Tim MelvilleStone Wheelers CC \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:19.6
22nd	Luke WaltonElevate RT \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:24.0
23rd	James McIntyrePaceline RT \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:27.0
24th	Thomas RobbBedfordshire Road RT \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:27.2
25th	Dean JohnstonFarnham RC \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:34.7
26th	Ryan OldamElevate RT \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:36.2
27th	Ryan EdwardsHorsham Cycling \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:37.7
28th	Jack PattenSouthdown Velo \| Open \| Youth \| Road Bike	2:41.7
29th	William Holland-LeaderVC de Londres \| Open \| Youth \| Road Bike	2:45.7
30th	Mike PaulCycle Club Basingstoke \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:47.2
31st	Joshua MoretonSotonia CC \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:50.0
32nd	Alastair MerrillVC 10 \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:52.0
33rd	Colin BezantCycle Club Basingstoke \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	2:54.9
34th	Mark AylingCC Abergavenny / Owen Associates \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	3:00.5
35th	Nick Pratt3C Cycle Club \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	3:08.1
36th	Alasdair MarnochCycle Club Basingstoke \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	3:11.1
37th	Steve ShrubsallVTTA (Surrey/ Sussex) \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	3:15.2
38th	John BlandReading CC \| Open \| Senior \| Road Bike	4:00.5
39th	Geoff PickinPDQ Cycle Coaching \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	7:22.7
	Steven PrinceLudlow Brewery Race Team \| Open \| Veteran \| Road Bike	DNS

Actual Time

Age Groups

Results by Category

Position	Name	Actual Time
1st	Charlotte DaltonElevate RT \| Senior	2:37.3
2nd	Anna BonifaceReading CC \| Senior	2:37.5
3rd	Ellen ReynoldsElevate RT \| Senior	2:45.7

Pos	Name	Actual Time
1st	Charlotte DaltonElevate RT \| Senior	2:37.3
2nd	Anna BonifaceReading CC \| Senior	2:37.5
3rd	Ellen ReynoldsElevate RT \| Senior	2:45.7

Team (1)

Position	Name	Actual Time
1st	Elevate RTCharlotte Dalton \| Ellen Reynolds \| Sophie Wood	0:09:05

Pos	Name	Actual Time
1st	Elevate RTCharlotte Dalton \| Ellen Reynolds \| Sophie Wood	0:09:05

All Results

Position	Name	Club	Machine	Classification	Age Group	Actual Time
1st	Charlotte Dalton Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Female	Senior	2:37.3
2nd	Anna Boniface Reading CC	Reading CC	Road Bike	Female	Senior	2:37.5
3rd	Ellen Reynolds Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Female	Senior	2:45.7
4th	Sophie Wood Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Female	Youth	3:42.6
5th	Gemma Herbertson Elevate RT	Elevate RT	Road Bike	Female	Veteran	3:42.9

Pos	Name	Actual Time
1st	Charlotte DaltonElevate RT \| Female \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:37.3
2nd	Anna BonifaceReading CC \| Female \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:37.5
3rd	Ellen ReynoldsElevate RT \| Female \| Senior \| Road Bike	2:45.7
4th	Sophie WoodElevate RT \| Female \| Youth \| Road Bike	3:42.6
5th	Gemma HerbertsonElevate RT \| Female \| Veteran \| Road Bike	3:42.9

Strickland and Dalton triumph at CC Basingstoke climb

Tim Strickland earned a stunning win on his hill climb debut at the CC Basingstoke Watership Down climb on Saturday morning, with Charlotte Dalton topping the female grouping.

Riding for London Dynamo, Strickland produced an impressive time of 1:51-74 to snatch victory and a new course record from previous holder Ewan Tuohy (Arctic Aircon Race Team) who had set it at 1:54-2.

Although Tuohy had lowered his previous best mark to 1:53-45 it was not enough to hold off Strickland, while a time of 1:55-29 helped David Fellows (Solihull CC) to the final spot on the podium.

In the female category, Elevate Race Team enjoyed a successful day with two of the top three in Dalton and Ellen Reynolds posting 2:37-25 and 2:45-70 respectively, sandwiching runner-up Anna Boniface (Reading Cycling Club) who was just 0:00-11 off top placing in 2:37-36.

Madeleine Heywood’s existing course record of 2:31-9 remains untouched in the women’s category.

“This was my first hill climb race of the season and an incredible way to kick things off!” said Dalton. “It was fantastic to see such a strong women’s field and many younger riders competing too.

“My legs were a bit weary after a week in the Lake District, but the steepness of the climb really suited me and I was spurred on by the enthusiastic crowds (including a dinosaur and a rabbit!)

“I might have gone out a bit too hard initially, but I managed to recover on the flatter mid-section of the climb, allowing me to power through the final ramp.

“A big thank you to the organisers at Basingstoke CC and the timekeepers for hosting a superb event. I’ll definitely be back next year!”

There was plenty of excitement to be found on the hills of Watership Down, with a series of tight contests befitting of the home of Richard Adams’ famous 1972 novel.

This event, held on the HHC009 course, is now in its sixth year of competition and sees riders complete a steep one-mile climb up Watership Down.

* All reports are copyright of Cycling Time Trials/Snowdon Sports. Not to be used without permission. This report by James Ayles.

Results:

Open:

1. Tim Strickland (London Dynamo) 1:51.74

2. Ewan Tuohy (Arctic Aircon Race Team) 1:53.45

3. David Fellows (Solihull CC) 1:55.29

4. Josh Coyne (Pump and Pedal Racing) 1:59.33

5. Andy Richardson (Muckle Cycle Club) 2:00.47

6. Jonathan Allen (Cowley Road Condors CC) 2:00.67

7. Daniel Hills (Sunday Echapee) 2:01.09

8. Robin Taylor (Bristol South CC) 2:04.50

9. Christopher Jackson (Backpedal) 2:05.62

10. Danny Lake (360VRT) 2:08.14

Women:

1. Charlotte Dalton (Elevate Race Team) 2:37.25

2. Anna Boniface (Reading CC) 2:37.36

3. Ellen Reynolds (Elevate Race Team) 2:45.70

4. Sophie Wood (Elevate Race Team) 3:42.57

September 8, 2024

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