Hillclimb heroes in the sun on Dean Hill

Bright sunshine and a strong northerly wind helped the 14 riders who took part in today’s hill climb on Dean Hill.

There were some impressive performances throughout the field and a number of riders riding their first time trial.

At the top of the results was 21 year old Southampton University student Archie Wright, who stormed up the hill to equal the event record in 1 minute 55. Fastest woman was Sien van der Plank of New Forest CC, who beat her target of 3 minutes by 10 seconds.

Thanks to Graham Harman, Dave Crocker and Martin Napier for the timekeeping duties:

Full result

1 Archie Wright AeroCLCTV 1.55
2 Sam Fox RC Ravenna 2.07
3 Sam Kushner Sotonia CC 2.32
4 Tim Cooke Sotonia CC 2.38
5 Alex Haddon Sotonia CC 2.40
6 Jon Legg Sotonia CC 2.41
7 Nick Davies Sotonia CC 2.43
8 Samuel Comben Sotonia CC 2.46
9 Sien van der Plank New Forest CC 2.50
10 Benji Pike Sotonia CC 2.59
11 Mael Carpenter Sotonia CC 3.05
12 Emily Williams Sotonia CC 3.36
13 Ruben Davies Sotonia CC 3.40
14 Darren Pike Sotonia CC 3.44
A selection of pictures from Dave Dodge here: https://pelotonpix.pixieset.com/deanhillhillclimb/