Oxford University CC rider Isaac Mundy powered to victory on a challenging day in Somerset, winning the Team Tor 2000 hill-climb on West Close Hill in Priddy by 14 seconds.

22-year-old Mundy clocked 5:53.9 for the 1,979-metre course which, although not close to being a course record, was still an impressive performance on a day which although clear was chilly and had a nagging head wind on the exposed sections.

Mundy’s win is the latest in a strong of good results, which have seen him win the VC Walcot climb of Claverton Hill and Newbury Road Club’s climb on Walbury Hill in Berkshire over the last few weeks, as well as placing third in the Catford CC climb of Yorks Hill and the ESCA climb of Firle Bostal.

Fastest female was Joanne Jago (Performance Cycles) whose time of 7:53.7 gave her the win in that category by 11.3 seconds from Sigma Sport rival Mathilde Pauls.

Jago’s victory comes after a string of five second places in recent hill-climbs, but the 36-year-old is no stranger to wins.

She was fastest female in Chippenham and District Wheelers’ hill climb on October 1, and was similarly the winner of that category in events promoted by T1 Diabetes.info, Cotswold Veldrijden and the Somerset Road Club last month.

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Results:

Pos      First name       Surname          Club    Time               

1          Isaac    Mundy            Oxford University CC            05:53.9                       

2          Joe       Norledge         Bristol South Cycling Club     06:07.8                       

3          George            Kimber            CS Dynamo    06:08.2                       

4          Andrew           Kirby   Univ of Bristol CC     06:11.2                       

5          Charles            Coleman          DRK Racing   06:13.6                       

6          Laurence         Douglas-Greene          Somerset Road Club   06:21.3           

7          John     Hale     Twickenham CC         06:25.4                       

8          Jonathan          Heath  Brecon Wheelers         06:29.9                       

9          Russell Peace   Dursley Road Club     06:40.3                       

10        Josh     Gray    Team Tor 2000            06:43.8                       

11        James   Coleman          DRK Racing   06:43.9                       

12        Gordon            Markus            Severn RC       06:48.6                       

13        Daniel  Pink     Bigfoot CC     06:48.8                       

14        Ben      Wainwright     Team Tor 2000            07:11.8                       

15        Nicholas          Despres           Guernsey Velo Club   07:15.8                       

16        Adam  Whittaker        Salt and Sham Cycle Club      07:31.9                       

17        Paul     Williams          Team Tor 2000            07:39.1                       

18        Joanne Jago     Performance Cycles CC          07:53.7                       

19        Oliver Chatting          Team Tor 2000            07:56.2                       

20        Mathilde          Pauls    Sigma Sport.co.uk       08:05.0                       

21        Robert Borek  DRK Racing   DNS(A)                     

22        Tom     Lander Bristol & District Tri (BAD TRI)       DNS(A)         

23        Liam    Cahill   Cycology Bikes           DNS               

24        Wiebke            Rietz    1st Chard Wheelers     DNS               

25        Tavis    Walker T1 Diabetes.info         DNS               

26        Morgan            Curle   Bristol Cycling Development Squad  DNS               

27        Bob     Foxwell           1st Chard Wheelers     DNS