This was a special event in the Sotonia calendar as “Cycling Weekly” were in attendance to record our 50th Anniversary with a feature in the “Ride With” series.  Cold and windy but 38 riders competed against the clock on the short but sharp Dean Hill.  The fastest Sotonia rider was Ben Coward, who narrowly beat Red Walters by one second.

The Annual Hill Climb Championship combines the times from the Autumn and Spring Hill Climb which is run in February.  The winner of the overall competition for 2017 is Phil Godfrey (2:20 + 2:40) who very narrowly beat one of our young riders, Harry Parsons, by 5 seconds (2:39 + 2:26) despite a huge improvement on the spring ride.

Sotonia’s annual programme of time trials and hill climbs cannot take place without regular support from our organisers, timekeepers and their helpers.  This event could not have happened without:

Ted Knowlton – Organiser
Norman Harvey, Dave Crocker, Martin Napier and Ian Stewart – Timekeepers
Colin Witt, Julian Wherrett and Wendy Knowlton – Helpers

Pos Name Club Category Time
1 Tom Ellis Southampton Uni RC 2:08
2 Ben Coward Sotonia 2:14
3 Red Walters Sotonia 2:15
4 Ollie Windward-Bratchell VC Venta 2:19
5 Cameron Taylor Sotonia 2:22
6 Tom Budden Sotonia 2:25
7 Harry Parsons Sotonia Under 18 2:26
8 Tom King Southampton Uni RC 2:28
9 Paul Mustow Salisbury Road and Mountain 2:28
10 Paul Ransom Sotonia 2:28
11 Chris Cockburn Southampton Uni RC 2:32
12 James Richard Southampton Uni RC 2:33
13 Ben Hames Sotonia 2:33
14 Nial Dickins Southampton Uni RC 2:36
15 Tom Bloomfield Come and Try 2:39
16 Phil Godfrey Sotonia 2:40
17 Sean Holehouse Sotonia 40-59 2:41
18 Josh Bakker Sotonia 2:41
19 John Legg Sotonia 40-59 2:42
20 James Peckham Sotonia 2:42
21 Leon Maidment Come and Try 2:43
22 Richard Burch Sotonia 40-59 2:46
23 Ben Scott-Munden Sotonia 2:47
24 Paul Macken Sotonia 40-59 2:52
25 Henry Salmon Southampton Uni RC 2:53
26 John Phillips Sotonia 60-69 2:59
27 Max Lawrence Sotonia 2:59
28 Simon Bailey Come and Try 3:02
29 Rob Longham Sotonia 3:15
30 Jon Slator Sotonia 3:18
31 Graham Vail Sotonia 40-59 3:31
32 Paul Kent Sotonia 40-59 3:43
33 Steve Noton Sotonia 40-59 3:43
34 Glen Longland/Mary Corbett Antelope RT/Sotonia Tandem 3:48
35 Gemma Herbertson Salisbury Road and Mountain 3:57
36 Martin Cole Sotonia 40-59 4:08
37 Jan Burnage Sotonia W60-69 4:09
38 Peter Redhead Sotonia 60-69 4:24