Adam Kenway won the Cat and Fiddle hill climb for the second successive season after powering up the course in 19.12.8.
However, the 29-year-old Matlock CC rider didn’t win by as big a margin as last year with a competitive field doing all they could to stop him.
This time, he won by less than 14 seconds with Louis Szymanski (ABC Centreville) second in 19.26.0.
Champion System/VCUK rider Lee Baldwin completed the podium, 20 seconds down on Szymanski in 19.46.7.
The event was well attended and fiercely competitive, one Lyme RC rider even resorted to jumping off his bike and running over the finish line a la Chris Froome.
The winner of the veteran category was Kris Bowditch of Lyme Cycling Club, completing in 21.38.4 to finish 15th overall. Second was Leek CC’s Tony Cope in 21.40.6 and in third it was Andy Moore of Lincoln Wheelers in 22.00.
Elizabeth Banks of Fusion RT Fierlan won the women’s prize with a time of 28.24.4, beating Weaver Valley CC’s Joanne Blakeley into second place. Josephine Gilbet rounded off the podium, the Footon Velosport rider completing in 24.32.5.
Andy Ashurst (Manchester Wheelers) won the veteran 50-59 prize in 20.44.1 and the 60 and over prize went to John Quimby (Coalville Wheelers) in 24.41.4. Daniel Minor of Lyme RC was top junior in 20.08.2.
Lyme RC won the team prize, with Minor, Bowditch and Paul Robinson combining for 1:03.37.4.
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Results:
1 Adam Kenway Matlock CC 19:12.8
2 Louis Szymanski ABC Centreville 19:26.0
3 Lee Baldwin Champion System/VCUK 19:46.7
4 Matthew Davies Rhino Velo Race Team 19:53.3
5 Thomas Brazier Team Elite/Paul Bethell Electrical 20:02.1
6 Daniel Minor Lyme Racing Club 20:08.2
7 Courtney Blockley-Campton Lutterworth Cycle Centre Racing Team 20:14.3
8 Ben Norbury Congleton CC 20:29.8
9 Sam Clark Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 20:34.7
10 Andy Ashurst Manchester Wheelers 20:44.1
11 Daniel Stevens Liverpool Century RC 20:55.5
12 Bhima Bowden Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 21:05.4
13 Andrew Newby Veloviewer 21:19.4
14 James Noonan THR Racing 21:26.2
15 Kris Bowditch Lyme Racing Club 21:38.4
16 Tony Cope Leek Cyclists' Club 21:40.6
17 Paul Robinson Lyme Racing Club 21:50.8
18 Andy Moore Lincoln Whs CC 22:00.0
19 Joseph Dobson Manchester Bicycle Club 22:02.9
20 Mark Horsley Frost Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 22:19.3
21 Steffan North Wills Wheels CC 22:22.4
22 Alex Coates Lyme Racing Club 22:25.7
23 Jon Waddilove Crewe Clarion Whs 22:29.6
24 Paul Targett Pendle Forest CC 22:38.4
25 Ian Haddock Warrington Road Club/Horton Light Engineering/RS Cyclesport 23:01.5
26 Paul Rowley Manchester Wheelers 23:03.2
27 James Russell Macclesfield Wheelers 23:06.2
28 Simon Holmes Rutland Cycling Club 23:14.9
29 Thom Hughes Lyme Racing Club 23:22.1
30 Iain Young Weaver Valley CC 23:23.4
31 Jon White Pro Vision Cycle Clothing 23:47.1
32 Chris Wilcox Lyme Racing Club 23:47.3
33 Steven Hankey Warrington Road Club/Horton Light Engineering/RS Cyclesport 24:01.0
34 James Brayford Lyme Racing Club 24:03.5
35 Alistair Fisher Manchester Tri Club 24:09.5
36 Lee Wood Congleton CC 24:26.5
37 Elizabeth Banks Fusion RT Fierlan 24:28.4
38 Elliot Banks Imperial College Cycling Club 24:28.5
39 Joanne Blakeley Weaver Valley CC 24:31.9
40 Josephine Gilbet Footon Velosport 24:32.5
41 John Quimby Coalville Whs 24:41.4
42 Dan Robinson Manchester Wheelers 24:42.4
43 Jamie Eves Warrington Road Club/Horton Light Engineering/RS Cyclesport 24:49.1
44 David Fearon Weaver Valley CC 24:58.2
45 Chris Reynolds Liverpool Century RC 25:00.0
46 Andy Gray Wills Wheels CC 25:01.4
47 Jayne Dickens Vision Racing (Delamere Dairy/GRM Property Consultants/Swinnert) 25:09.9
48 Andrew Grace Crewe Clarion Whs 25:16.5
49 Simon Higgins Liverpool Century RC 25:18.7
50 Stuart Baker Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 25:26.2
51 Molly Horsley Frost Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 25:30.1
52 Iona Sewell Veloschils Interbike RT 26:06.4
53 Ben Rathbone Macclesfield Wheelers 26:20.1
54 Tom Leese Stone Wheelers CC 26:34.0
55 Graham Keith Hill South Pennine RC 26:41.6
56 Samuel Hall Lyme Racing Club 26:58.7
57 Paul Lawson Weaver Valley CC 27:08.2
58 Mark Baskerville Lyme Racing Club 27:14.9
59 Amanda Young Lyme Racing Club 27:46.8
60 Kate Giddings Liverpool Century RC 27:58.2
61 Holly Carter Manchester Wheelers 28:14.8
62 Colin Carthy Weaver Valley CC 28:18.7
63 Richard Bowditch Lyme Racing Club 28:26.3
64 Dean Hughes Lyme Racing Club 28:33.3
65 David Prince Crewe Clarion Whs 28:45.2
66 Darren Hughes Lyme Racing Club 29:42.2
67 Tony Perrin Stone Wheelers CC 29:57.1
68 Andy Chalmers Leigh Premier Road Club 30:10.5
69 Patricia Stacey Lyme Racing Club 30:42.9
70 David Steele Lyme Racing Club 32:00.9
71 Sarah Soden Leicester Forest CC 32:07.0
72 David Cartlidge Lyme Racing Club 32:21.3
73 Lynne Skellern Macclesfield Wheelers 32:46.8
74 John Budzik Lyme Racing Club 34:08.7
75 Paul Jennings Lyme Racing Club 34:44.1
DNF Phil Brooke Wills Wheels CC