2014 LVCC Strava Championships - The Final Countdown...
Ten of us managed to set at least one time 'below par' in 2014 on the seven designated climbs. Tim Holmes and David Veitch managed four each, Alex Sweeting got five, and me, Harry Sewell, Carsten Meilandt and Barnaby Barford posted times for all seven.
Unsurprisingly, the 2014 Strava KOM for LVCC on the Mott Street segment was Carsten, with his phenomenal ride in the club hill climb in November, with the silver medal going to David V on the same day (reverse order to the official prizes as Strava knows nothing about missed start times).
Harry takes the year's KOM for Lippitts Hill by just one second from me and Carsten. I've got the KOM for Daws Hill with David V being the only other rider to get under two minutes. Wellington Hill was very close-fought: joint holders of the 2014 KOM are Carsten and Alex, but Harry and me are in joint 3rd place just one second behind.
I took the real-life Strava KOM on Claypit Hill (only to have the famed 100-climbs bloke nick it from me by one second) and obviously set the fastest LVCC time in the process. Pedro Lopes was second fastest and would have done much better in this competition if he used strava more often. Meanwhile David Veitch was miles clear of everyone on Banks Lane, beating Carsten by a staggering 23 seconds. And finally Carsten took his third KOM with Avey Lane, with me and Harry not far behind in second and third.
So the final rankings: in 5th place is Mr Consistency, Barnaby Barford. In 4th place is David Veitch, who would surely have come much higher if he'd set times on all seven of the climbs. In 3rd place is Harry Sewell, cut down in his prime by fatherhood. And Carsten takes 2nd place just 7 seconds behind me. There is no official club silverware for my monumental achievement and this announcement has come too late for me to appear in the New Year's Honours List, but I expect to be immortalised with a statue in Lloyd Park in the near future.
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2014 LVCC Strava Championships - The Final Countdown...
Ten of us managed to set at least one time 'below par' in 2014 on the seven designated climbs. Tim Holmes and David Veitch managed four each, Alex Sweeting got five, and me, Harry Sewell, Carsten Meilandt and Barnaby Barford posted times for all seven.
Unsurprisingly, the 2014 Strava KOM for LVCC on the Mott Street segment was Carsten, with his phenomenal ride in the club hill climb in November, with the silver medal going to David V on the same day (reverse order to the official prizes as Strava knows nothing about missed start times).
Harry takes the year's KOM for Lippitts Hill by just one second from me and Carsten. I've got the KOM for Daws Hill with David V being the only other rider to get under two minutes. Wellington Hill was very close-fought: joint holders of the 2014 KOM are Carsten and Alex, but Harry and me are in joint 3rd place just one second behind.
I took the real-life Strava KOM on Claypit Hill (only to have the famed 100-climbs bloke nick it from me by one second) and obviously set the fastest LVCC time in the process. Pedro Lopes was second fastest and would have done much better in this competition if he used strava more often. Meanwhile David Veitch was miles clear of everyone on Banks Lane, beating Carsten by a staggering 23 seconds. And finally Carsten took his third KOM with Avey Lane, with me and Harry not far behind in second and third.
So the final rankings: in 5th place is Mr Consistency, Barnaby Barford. In 4th place is David Veitch, who would surely have come much higher if he'd set times on all seven of the climbs. In 3rd place is Harry Sewell, cut down in his prime by fatherhood. And Carsten takes 2nd place just 7 seconds behind me. There is no official club silverware for my monumental achievement and this announcement has come too late for me to appear in the New Year's Honours List, but I expect to be immortalised with a statue in Lloyd Park in the near future.
Full details on the spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgvGFBNhJmUqOAQdtkKqyN8AV80haYr852OC6dGlxQc/edit#gid=0
Here's to 2015 - let's make sure your all of bag all seven this time