Feather and McLaughlin climb to victories in City Cycle Couriers climb
Andrew Feather (HuntBikeWheels.com) continued his imperious hill climb form by taking another victory and course record in the City Cycle Couriers RT hill climb on Jennycliff, while junior Connie McLaughlin (Tofauti Everyone Active) took the women’s win.
Feather, aged 35, made it 12 wins from 12 this season with another weekend double on the short Jennycliff climb.
Starting from outside Plymouth the hill’s steepest gradient of 10.3% comes just before the halfway mark and has an average gradient of 7.1%.
After winning The University of Bath CC event the previous day Feather was again in fine form clocking a winning time of two minutes and 10.5 seconds.
Feather’s winning time broke the previous course record of 2-19 set by Josh Coyne (Bpm Coaching) in 2018.
Coyne had to settle for second place on this occasion in 2-31.2 while Richard Gorst (Axe Valley Pedallers) completed the podium positions in 2-35.5.
Quickest veteran was Peter Norris (2-38.4) who led Cycle Sport South Hams to the team prize along with Bobby Cowsill (2-43.9) and Tom Evans (2-50.2).
Fastest junior was Callum Start (Mid Devon CC) whose time of 2-39.5 was good enough for fifth place overall, while Abe Reid (Tavistock Whls CC) was quickest juvenile in 2-44.3.
Taking part in her first hill climb event of the season McLaughlin, who finished third in last year’s National Hill Climb Championship won the women’s event in a time of 3-15.8.
In a close battle for the remaining podium positions Hannah Mattinson (Exeter Triathlon Club) finished second in 3-36.7 just seven seconds quicker than fastest veteran Martina Geraghty (Penzance Wheelers CC).
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Results:
1 Andrew Feather HuntBikeWheels.com 02:10.5
2 Josh Coyne Bpm Coaching 02:31.2
3 Richard Gorst Axe Valley Pedallers 02:35.5
4 Peter Norris Cycle Sport South Hams 02:38.4
5 Callum Start Mid Devon CC 02:39.5
6 Felix Whetter St Austell Whs CC 02:39.6
7 Michael Shute Mid Devon CC 02:40.3
8 James Cartlidge Plymouth Corinthian CC 02:40.7
9 Bobby Cowsill Cycle Sport South Hams 02:43.9
10 Abe Reid Tavistock Whs CC 02:44.3
11 Marc Course Alltrax 02:45.1
12 Luke Browne BS10 Cycling Club 02:49.3
13 Tom Evans Cycle Sport South Hams 02:50.2
14 Joe Parrott Bpm Coaching 02:52.2
15 Joshua Lewis Wheal Velocity 02:59.0
16 Tom Henry Team DCP 02:59.9
17 Nigel Polkinghorne Lanhydrock Wheelers 03:01.4
18 Seamus Sheard Exeter Triathlon Club 03:03.9
19 Nathan Gale City Cycle Couriers RT 03:08.2
20 Matt Fish Plymouth Corinthian CC 03:08.8
21 Robin Delve Mid Devon CC 03:13.3
22 William Hornby Cycle Sport South Hams 03:14.9
23 Dean Wickett Launceston Velo 03:15.1
24 Connie McLaughlin Tofauti Everyone Active 03:15.8
25 Craig Woodward Plymouth Corinthian CC 03:28.7
26 Edward Morris Okehampton CC 03:29.1
27 Terence Leonard St Budeaux C C 03:34.5
28 Alan Lambert-Gorwyn Essa Cycling Club 03:36.6
29 Hannah Mattinson Exeter Triathlon Club 03:36.7
30 Chris Harvey City Cycle Couriers RT 03:37.3
31 Martina Geraghty Penzance Wheelers CC 03:43.5
32 Anna Lane Mid Devon CC 03:46.1
33 Marvin Laing City Cycle Couriers RT 03:53.4
34 Anthony Everson Plymouth Corinthian CC 04:01.5
35 Ian Scott City Cycle Couriers RT 04:06.3
36 Jenny Lee Plymouth Corinthian CC 04:07.2
37 Molly Lane Mid Devon CC 04:08.0
38 Elke Morgan Exeter Triathlon Club 04:21.2
39 Keith Parsons City Cycle Couriers RT 07:56.7