2012 Results
1 Jack Pullar wheelbase MGD 02:21.3 M
2 Gunnar Gronlund RST Racing Team 02:26.0 M
3 Matt Clinton MikeVaughan.co.uk 02:29.0 M
4 Lee Baldwin Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 02:29.5 M
5 Matthew Pilkington Team B Global 02:30.6 M
6 James Allen Seffrec CC 02:31.4 M
7 Robert Gough Arctic Sram RT 02:32.9 M
8 Glyndwr Griffiths Bristol South Cycling Club 02:37.5 M
9 James Knox Kent Valley RC 02:40.4 M J 16M J
10 Richard Cartland Team Corley Cycles 02:40.8 M
11 Adam Kenway www.buzzcycles.co.uk 02:40.9 M
12 Dan Evans Rhos on Sea CC 02:41.0 M
13 Tejvan Pettinger SRI Chinmoy Cycling Team 02:41.8 M
14 David Crawley Beacon Whs CC 02:42.2 M
15 Mark Tickle Leigh Premier RC 02:43.2 M
16 Matthew Lawton Macclesfield Whs 02:45.2 M
17 Pete Tadros In Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 02:45.4 M 42 A
18 Tony Kiss Rapid Performance Coaching RT 02:45.5 M
19 James Wilson supernovacycles.co.uk 02:45.7 M
20 Ashley Proctor Sportscover Altura RT 02:45.9 M J 18
21 Nicholas Latimer Rutland CC 02:46.0 M
22 Matt Clarke Halesowen C & AC 02:46.0 M
23 Jonathan Shubert High Wycombe CC 02:47.0 M
24 John Storms Kingston Whs CC 02:47.1 M 45 B
25 Sam Ward Otley Cycle Club 02:47.6 M
26 David Cregeen Biketreks RT 02:47.8 M
27 Matt Steven Zappis CC 02:48.2 M
28 Chris Baines Buxton CC 02:48.2 M
29 Mike Cotgreave Westmead Team 88 02:48.7 M 68 F
30 Thomas Ballhatchet Rollapaluza CC 02:49.8 M
31 David Griffiths Glasgow Whs 02:49.9 M
32 Ryan Mullen Planet X 02:50.4 M J 18
33 Andrew Magnier Nodex 4 Giordana RT 02:50.4 M
34 Aidan Holgate North Lancs RC 02:50.8 M
35 Alistair Robinson Leslie Bike Shop 02:51.0 M
36 Ben Lane GS Metro 02:51.2 M 41 A
37 Paul Jones Bristol South CC 02:51.2 M
38 Josh Ferguson Team Wheel Guru 02:51.6 M J 18
39 Peter Shepherd Harrogate Nova CC 02:51.7 M
40 Harry Shackleton Team Elite 02:52.5 M J 16
41 Adrian Lawrence Team B Global 02:52.6 M 41 A
42 Jack O’Neill MikeVaughan.co.uk 02:53.0 M J 17
43 Danny Axford Arctic Sram RT 02:53.5 M
44 Carl Helliwell Blackburn & District CTC 02:54.1 M
45 Josh Teasdale EFC Omega Pharma Quickstep 02:54.2 M
46 Robert Ormrod Ilkley CC 02:54.9 M
47 Joe Norledge Velo 29 02:55.0 M
48 Ian Stott Blackburn & District CTC 02:58.0 M
49 Tom Ward Team Echelon Rotor 02:58.2 M J 18
50 Ben Simmons Team Wiggle 02:58.4 M
51 John Findley Bill Nickson Cycles RT 02:58.5 M
52 Andy Nichols PCA Ciclos Uno 02:59.4 M
53 Shaun Nicholson Blackhawkbikes.com 03:00.7 M J 17
54 Michael Askew Lancaster CC 03:00.8 M
55 Tim Bayley Arctic Sram RT 03:00.8 M
56 Daniel Stevens Liverpool Century RC 03:01.3 M
57 Kyle Watts Tyneside Vagabonds 03:01.5 M J 16
58 Andrew Steel Wills Wheels CC 03:01.6 M
59 William Staveley Ferryhill Whs/Mountain High RT 03:02.9 M J 17
60 Chris Green Fibrax-Wrexham RC 03:02.9 M
61 Jamil Gaida Rapha Condor Cycling Club 03:03.2 M J 16
62 James Bapty Clevedon & District RC 03:03.4 M J 18
63 Peter Greenwood Clayton Velo 03:03.6 M 61 E
64 Neil Blessitt Severn RC 03:03.6 M 54 C
65 Sam Mansfield Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 03:04.1 M J 17
66 Richard Lilleker Cleveland Whs CC 03:04.2 M
67 Paul Roby coveryourcar.co.uk RT 03:05.7 M
68 Darren Staniforth Condor RC (Calderdale) 03:05.8 M
69 Daniel Eckersley Rollapaluza CC 03:06.1 M
70 Stuart Stirland Edinburgh RC 03:07.2 M
71 Andrew Pearson Huddersfield Star Whs 03:07.6 M
72 Jahan Hunter Ashley Touring CC 03:07.7 M
73 John Hartley North Lancs RC 03:08.0 M 45 B
74 Dave Ebbrell Blackburn & District CTC 03:08.1 M
75 Lynn Hamel Team Herbalife/Leisure Lakes Bikes 03:08.9 M W
76 Paul Armstrong Sheffrec CC 03:08.9 M
77 Michael Ellerton Team Swift 03:09.5 M 51 C
78 Matt Gott West Pennine RC 03:09.7 M
79 Liam O’Toole Sheffrec CC 03:09.8 M J 17
80 Ben Hetherington Ferryhill Whs/Mountain High RT 03:13.3 M J 17
81 John Askew Lancaster CC 03:13.4 M 40 A
82 Adam Hartley Velocity Race Team 03:13.9 M J 14
83 Robert Richardson Bolton Hot Wheels CC 03:13.9 M J 16
84 Craig Gath York Cycleworks 03:14.1 M
85 Andy Leigh Velocity RT 03:14.9 M J 17
86 Christopher Danby Drighlington BC 03:15.8 M
87 Paul Shalliker coveryourcar.co.uk RT 03:16.3 M 41 A
88 Joshua Fear Taw Velo 03:16.7 M
89 Ian Shapiro Stockport Clarion CC 03:17.4 M
90 Jacob Peatfield Cycle Sport Pendle 03:17.6 M J 16
91 Jerrod Hartley Horwich CC 03:18.0 M
92 Joanne Clay Leek Cyclists Club 03:18.6 W
93 Chris Brewer Velo Club Cumbria 03:18.7 M
94 Lee Cairns Rossington Whs 03:19.0 M
95 Cameron Heritage Holme Valley Whs 03:19.4 M J 15
96 James Tate Manchester Triathlon Club 03:19.4 M
97 Chris Lea Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 03:20.7 M 50 C
98 Dave Collinge Blackburn & District CTC 03:20.8 M 44 A
99 Luke Thomas Ashley Touring CC 03:21.1 M J 16
100 Ann Bowditch Guernsey Velo Club 03:23.4 W W 41 A
101 Steven Horrocks Lancashire RC 03:23.7 M
102 Matt Plews Welland Valley CC 03:23.7 M
103 Noah Godman Severn RC 03:24.5 M J 17
104 Damian Ludlow Rossendale RC 03:25.5 M 40 A
105 Paul Brierly Huddersfield RC 03:26.0 M 45 B
106 Sam Tomlinson Bolton Hot Wheels CC 03:27.0 M J 14
107 Sarah Byrne Cycle Premier Kovert 03:27.3 W
108 Joanne Blakeley Seamons CC 03:27.8 W
109 Ivan Paul Ashley Touring CC 03:27.9 M J 15
110 Tom Clarke Red Rose Olympic 03:28.7 M J 14
111 Joseph Peatfield Bolton Hot Wheels CC 03:30.0 M J 14
112 Cameron Turner Darlington CC 03:30.1 M
113 Matt Doheny Lancashire RC 03:30.4 M
114 Joe Pinon Shaw Pro Cycle Hire UK RT 03:30.9 M 44 A
115 Graham Brett St Austell Whs CC 03:31.0 M 50 C
116 David Tomlinson North Lancs RC 03:31.9 M 48 B
117 Paul Ashcroft Lancashire RC 03:32.0 M
118 Richie Case Tyneside Vagabonds 03:32.2 M 48 B
119 Philip Malcolm Johnstone Whs 03:33.7 M
120 Warren Gell coveryourcar.co.uk RT 03:34.5 M
121 Nicola Soden Maxgear RT 03:36.3 W
122 Dougi Hall Border City Whs 03:36.7 M 49 B
123 Danny Walmsley Lancashire RC 03:42.5 M
124 William Belcher Clayton Velo 03:44.5 M 51 C
125 Julian Monk Rossendale RC 03:45.7 M 51 C
126 Sarah Helliwell Blackburn & District CTC 03:48.9 W
127 Nicholas Cooper Rossendale RC 03:49.6 M J 15
128 David Murphy Liverpool Mercury Dolan CC 03:54.0 M J 15
129 Eve Dixon Maxgear RT 03:54.1 W J 18
130 Mick Browne Preston CC 03:55.2 M 54 C
131 Steven Jobson Ribble Valley CRC 03:55.4 M
132 Karen Ledger www.zepnat.com RT 03:56.9 W 40 A
133 Bronwen Ewing PM Racing Team 03:58.1 W 47 B
134 Kevin Gibbons Border City Whs 03:58.6 M 55 D
135 Brian Jones Westmead Team 88 03:59.5 M 46 B
136 Victoria Ware VC Moulin 04:00.6 W
137 Jonathan Baines Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 04:03.1 M
138 Dawn Sherrin GS Metro 04:07.0 W 46 B
139 Jane Nolan Clitheroe Bike Club 04:10.1 W 48 B
140 Jessica Watts Tyneside Vagabonds 04:21.0 W J 13
141 Corinne Side Bolton Hot Wheels CC 04:26.4 W J 12
142 Jonathan Poole Ashley Touring CC 04:33.3 M 49 B
143 Theo Jeffries Ashley Touring CC 04:45.7 M J 14
144 Joely Side Bolton Hot Wheels CC 05:00.8 W J 14
Women
- Lynn Hamel Team Herbalife/Leisure Lakes Bikes 03:08.9 M W
- Joanne Clay Leek Cyclists Club 03:18.6 W
- Ann Bowditch Guernsey Velo Club 03:23.4
Junior men
- James Knox – Kent Valley RC 02:40.4
- Ashley Proctor – Sportscover Altura RT 02:45.9
- Ryan Mullen – Planet X 02:50.4
Junior women
- Eve Dixon – Maxgear RT 03:54.1
- Jessica Watts – Tyneside Vagabonds 04:21.0
- Corinne Side – Bolton Hot Wheels CC 04:26.4
Personal blog
The 2012 championship was held on the Rake, a short brutal climb from the town of Ramsbottom. The race was well organised by Lancashire RC, with a closed road, and despite the weather, a very good crowd. The deserving winner was Jack Puller (Wheelbase.co.uk) in a very good time of 2.21. Under better conditions, the course record may have gone. Last years’ winner G.Gronlund pulled out a good ride to finish second and Matt Clinton finished third. The womens’ winner was Lynn Hamel Team Herbalife/Leisure Lakes Bikes.
photo Bob Muir
I spent Saturday driving up north (I got to meet Jack Puller at Lancaster, Edge Cycle works for collecting a £250 cheque for breaking the course record (post coming up) It was good to hear Jack has high ambitions to race on the continent next year in some top level road racing. With his natural climbing ability perhaps he could be the next J. Tiernan Locke we shall see…
The only last minute change I made to my bike was putting on a heavier road tubular so that it was less likely to slip in the forecast wet weather.
On Sunday, there was a fine drizzle throughout the day which doesn’t make the Rake any easier. As Peter Kay would say that fine drizzle that soaks you through. I was warming up on my turbo and rollers. (long story why I was using both) but, managed to keep fairly dry. I had a bit of pre race nerves on Saturday, but once on the bike felt fine.
The race went pretty well until the really steep bit, somehow I found myself massively overgeared, and slowed down quite a bit (it reminded my of climbing Wrynose pass earlier in the year into a headwind on a 39*23 earlier in the year. This was even more unpleasant, despite a very generous crowd cheering me on.
Usually in a hill climb all the pain is in your head and heart, but this time my legs felt like absolute lead. I had it in my mind that when you get to the steep bit, you shouldn’t be changing gears, so I powered on longer than I should. I was trying to effectively big ring up a 23% climb – it might have been a good theory if I had legs like Chris Hoy, but I’m a rouleur more suited to spinning it up long climbs. It was a strange experience, it felt like more like swimming through treacle than sprinting to the finish; the legs weren’t there to match the intentions. So much for experience, I did better when a novice back in 2005. As a cricket commentator would say – ‘schoolboy error’
13 is my lucky number, so I was happy to be wearing number 130; though I was slightly less happy to end up finishing 13th. I was never really going to shine on the Rake, but I could have ridden the climb better. Anyway, it’s all a good laugh really….
Personally, its a bit disappointing the last two national championships haven’t turned out too well (for different reasons). I don’t think it was mistimed form, just using wrong bike in 2011 and ending up being over geared on a climb that didn’t play to my strengths.
Well the good news is next years hill climb will be on a different climb, so hopefully it will turn out a little different. I shall now go and have a piece of chocolate cake and put the feet up for at least one day, before beginning winter training. I shall be doing lots of miles, but not necessarily up short steep hill climbs.
I can at least claim one bragging right from the season as the only person to go faster than Jack Puller on a hill climb. He is unbeaten in all hill climbs ever. But, in 2012, I went 2 seconds quicker on Jubilee Tower a few weeks after he did it. (It was on a different day so not comparable, but it still kind of sounds good – in a clutching at straws kind of way 
) I bit like the rather hollow boast last year I beat Michael hutchinson in a time trial when I was on a road bike, and he was on a TT bike.
Results
| Pos | Rider | Club | Time | N1 | N2 | N3 | Notes |
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1
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Jack Pullar
|
wheelbase.co.uk MGD
|
02:21.3
|
M
|
13.707
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||
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2
|
Gunnar Gronlund
|
RST Racing Team
|
02:26.0
|
M
|
13.266
|
||
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3
|
Matt Clinton
|
MikeVaughan.co.uk
|
02:29.0
|
M
|
12.999
|
||
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4
|
Lee Baldwin
|
Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles
|
02:29.5
|
M
|
12.955
|
||
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5
|
Matthew Pilkington
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Team B Global
|
02:30.6
|
M
|
12.861
|
||
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6
|
James Allen
|
Seffrec CC
|
02:31.4
|
M
|
12.793
|
||
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7
|
Robert Gough
|
Arctic Sram RT
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02:32.9
|
M
|
12.667
|
||
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8
|
Glyndwr Griffiths
|
Bristol South Cyclng Club
|
02:37.5
|
M
|
12.297
|
||
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9
|
James Knox
|
Kent Valley RC
|
02:40.4
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M J 16
|
12.075
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||
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10
|
Richard Cartland
|
Team Corley Cycles
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02:40.8
|
M
|
12.045
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||
|
11
|
Adam Kenway
|
www.buzzcycles.co.uk
|
02:40.9
|
M
|
12.037
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||
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12
|
Dan Evans
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Rhos on Sea CC
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02:41.0
|
M
|
12.030
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||
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13
|
Tejvan Pettinger
|
SRI Chinmoy Cycling Team
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02:41.8
|
M
|
11.970
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||
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14
|
David Crawley
|
Beacon Whs CC
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02:42.2
|
M
|
11.941
|
||
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15
|
Mark Tickle
|
Leigh Premier RC
|
02:43.2
|
M
|
11.868
|
||
|
16
|
Matthew Lawton
|
Macclesfield Whs
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02:45.2
|
M
|
11.724
|
||
|
17
|
Pete Tadros
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In Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT
|
02:45.4
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M 42 A
|
11.710
|
||
|
18
|
Tony Kiss
|
Rapid Performance Coaching RT
|
02:45.5
|
M
|
11.703
|
||
|
19
|
James Wilson
|
supernovacycles.co.uk
|
02:45.7
|
M
|
11.689
|
||
|
20
|
Ashley Proctor
|
Sportscover Altura RT
|
02:45.9
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M J 18
|
11.675
|
||
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21
|
Nicholas Latimer
|
Rutland CC
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02:46.0
|
M
|
11.667
|
||
|
22
|
Matt Clarke
|
Halesowen C & AC
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02:46.0
|
M
|
11.667
|
||
|
23
|
Jonathan Shubert
|
High Wycombe CC
|
02:47.0
|
M
|
11.598
|
||
|
24
|
John Storms
|
Kingston Whs CC
|
02:47.1
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M 45 B
|
11.591
|
||
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25
|
Sam Ward
|
Otley Cycle Club
|
02:47.6
|
M
|
11.556
|
||
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26
|
David Cregeen
|
Biketreks RT
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02:47.8
|
M
|
11.542
|
||
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27
|
Matt Steven
|
Zappis CC
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02:48.2
|
M
|
11.515
|
||
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28
|
Chris Baines
|
Buxton CC
|
02:48.2
|
M
|
11.515
|
||
|
29
|
Mike Cotgreave
|
Westmead Team 88
|
02:48.7
|
M 68 F
|
11.481
|
||
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30
|
Thomas Ballhatchet
|
Rollapaluza CC
|
02:49.8
|
M
|
11.406
|