Race Report Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb 2017 A great turnout for the Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill
Climb today up Cheddar Gorge, with some wind assistance and fast times.
Fastest up the 4km Cheddar climb was Ross Phelps of Bristol
RC, in full TT kit, who retained the Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb Trophy, in a
time of 9:31, some 45 seconds faster than last year. Second was a new Bristol RC rider, Gareth
Hanahoe, showing great potential and beating Steve Thomas of Ride 24/7 into third place by
just 3 seconds.
Thanks to everyone for braving the weather and to Pete
Deamer, Andrew Dade and Adam Maslen for doing pushing off and timing. The club will make a donation of the entry proceeds to the Raj K Soni Legacy Fund. Result
   
Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb 2017 on Cheddar The Hill Climb this year once again takes place up Cheddar Gorge on Saturday 21st October 2017. The race will start in the layby just up from Costa on the other side of the road and finish at the top where we always turn left (B3371 junction). The plan is to incorporate it into the clubrun and leave BW Cycling at 8:45am, then get to Costa at Cheddar for a 10.45am start. However you can always drive out if you want to. All Club members are encouraged to come and give it a go and see if they can beat the course record set in 2013 by Ben Davis in a time of 9:09. Friends of the club are also welcome to take part but please contact us to say you are coming along (email brian.okelly@bristolroadclub.com) Last year, Ross Phelps was the fastest Bristol RC rider up in 10:16 and will be defending his title. The entry fee is £3.00 on the line and a donation of proceeds will be made to the Raj K Soni Legacy Fund (www.rajksoni.org.uk). The first rider will be off at 10.45am and then following riders at intervals of one minute. Cheddar Gorge is a 3.5Km hill climb from the village of Cheddar up through the impressive rock of Cheddar Gorge to the top of the Mendips. Cheddar Gorge is about 15 miles South West of Bristol, just off the A 38.
After a gentle climb through the village of Cheddar, the road begins a sharp rise through several hairpins cut into the rock face. Here there are sections of 16%. After 0.6mile, the gradient levels off and becomes a gentle 3-4% for another 2 miles to the summit. When racing it is important not to overcook it on initial steep section.  Cheddar Gorge is a 3.5Km hill climb from the village of Cheddar up through the impressive rock of Cheddar Gorge to the top of the Mendips. Cheddar Gorge is about 15 miles South West of Bristol, just off the A 38
After a gentle climb through the village of Cheddar, the road begins a sharp rise through several hairpins cut into the rock face. Here there are sections of 16%. After 0.6mile, the gradient levels off and becomes a gentle 3-4% for another 2 miles to the summit. When racing it is important not to overcook it on the initial steep section. Hill Climb Profile  ___________________________________________________________________________ Race Report Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb
2016
Fastest
up the 4km Cheddar climb was Ross Phelps of Bristol RC and winner of the Raj
Soni Memorial Hill Climb Trophy, in a time of 10:16, beating Steve Thomas of Dream
Cycling RT into second place by 29 seconds.
Graham Reeves of Bristol RC was third, a further 13 seconds back. Result
  See all the photos at: https://www.facebook.com/bristolroadclub/photos_stream Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb 2016 on Cheddar The Hill Climb this year once again takes place up Cheddar Gorge on Saturday 22nd October 2016. The race will start in the layby just up from Costa on the other side of the road and finish at the top where we always turn left (B3371 junction). The plan is to incorporate it into the clubrun and leave BW Cycling at 8.30am, then get to Costa at Cheddar for a 10.00am start or thereabouts. However you can always drive out if you want to. All Club members are encouraged to come and give it a go and see if they can beat the course record set in 2013 by Ben Davis in a time of 9:09. Last year, Graham Reeves was the fastest Bristol RC rider up in 9:47 and will be defending his title. The entry fee is £3.00 on the line and a donation of proceeds will be made to the Raj K Soni Legacy Fund (www.rajksoni.org.uk). The first rider will be off at 10.15am and then following riders at intervals of one minute. Cheddar Gorge is a 3.5Km hill climb from the village of Cheddar up through the impressive rock of Cheddar Gorge to the top of the Mendips. Cheddar Gorge is about 15 miles South West of Bristol, just off the A 38.
After a gentle climb through the village of Cheddar, the road begins a sharp rise through several hairpins cut into the rock face. Here there are sections of 16%. After 0.6mile, the gradient levels off and becomes a gentle 3-4% for another 2 miles to the summit. When racing it is important not to overcook it on initial steep section. Cheddar Gorge is a 3.5Km hill climb from the village of Cheddar up through the impressive rock of Cheddar Gorge to the top of the Mendips. Cheddar Gorge is about 15 miles South West of Bristol, just off the A 38
After a gentle climb through the village of Cheddar, the road begins a sharp rise through several hairpins cut into the rock face. Here there are sections of 16%. After 0.6mile, the gradient levels off and becomes a gentle 3-4% for another 2 miles to the summit. When racing it is important not to overcook it on the initial steep section. Hill Climb Profile ____________________________________________________________________________ Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb 2015 on Cheddar A very impressive turn out for the Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb today on Cheddar with many club members and second claim members taking part. Fastest up the 4km Cheddar climb was Steve Brown of Dream Cycling RT in a fantastic time of 9:34, just beating teammate Steve Thomas into second place by 2 seconds. Graham Reeves of Bristol RC was third in 9:47 and wins the Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb Trophy. Graham is a recent member of Bristol RC and has just started racing so shows enormous promise for 2016. Making
up the Bristol RC Podium was Duncan Goodchild and Tom Brookes. Result
 Tom Brookes, Graham Reeves and Duncan Goodchild of Bristol RC
Graham Reeves, Steve Brown and Steve Thomas See all the photos at: https://www.facebook.com/bristolroadclub/photos_stream Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb 2015 on Cheddar The Hill Climb this year once again takes place up Cheddar Gorge on Saturday 17th October 2015. The race will start in the layby just up from Costa on the other side of the road and finish at the top where we always turn left (B3371 junction). The plan is to incorporate it into the clubrun and leave BW Cycling at 8.30am, then get to Costa at Cheddar for a 10.00am start or thereabouts. However you can always drive out if you want to. All Club members are encouraged to come and give it a go and see if they can beat the course record set in 2013 by Ben Davis in a time of 9:09. Last year, Dominik Burchette was the fastest up in 10:26 and will be defending his title. We also expect Steve Thomas, winner in 2012 to be taking part. The entry fee is £3.00 on the line and a donation of proceeds will be made to the Raj K Soni Legacy Fund (www.rajksoni.org.uk). The first rider will be off at 10.15am and then following riders at intervals of one minute. Cheddar Gorge is a 3.5Km hill climb from the village of Cheddar up through the impressive rock of Cheddar Gorge to the top of the Mendips. Cheddar Gorge is about 15 miles South West of Bristol, just off the A 38.
After a gentle climb through the village of Cheddar, the road begins a sharp rise through several hairpins cut into the rock face. Here there are sections of 16%. After 0.6mile, the gradient levels off and becomes a gentle 3-4% for another 2 miles to the summit. When racing it is important not to overcook it on initial steep section. Cheddar Gorge is a 3.5Km hill climb from the village of Cheddar up through the impressive rock of Cheddar Gorge to the top of the Mendips. Cheddar Gorge is about 15 miles South West of Bristol, just off the A 38
After a gentle climb through the village of Cheddar, the road begins a sharp rise through several hairpins cut into the rock face. Here there are sections of 16%. After 0.6mile, the gradient levels off and becomes a gentle 3-4% for another 2 miles to the summit. When racing it is important not to overcook it on initial steep section. Hill Climb Profile ____________________________________________________________________________ Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb 2014 on Cheddar Dominik
Burchette has won the Bristol RC Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb in a fantastic time
of 10:26, beating Richard Shortridge into second place just 14 secs back in
10:40. Jack Sawyer was third to round
out the podium. Result
  The Hill Climb this year once again takes place up Cheddar Gorge on Saturday 11th October 2014. The race will start in the layby just up from Costa on the other side of the road and finish at the top where we always turn left (B3371 junction). The plan is to incorporate it into the clubrun and leave BW Cycling at 8.30am, then get to Costa at Cheddar for a 10.00am start or thereabouts. However you can always drive out if you want to. All Club members are encouraged to come and give it a go and see if they can beat the course record set last year by Ben Davis in a time of 9:09. The entry fee is £3.00 on the line and a donation of proceeds will be made to the Raj K Soni Legacy Fund (www.rajksoni.org.uk). The first rider will be off at 10.15am and then following riders at intervals of one minute. Cheddar Gorge is a 3.5Km hill climb from the village of Cheddar up through the impressive rock of Cheddar Gorge to the top of the Mendips. Cheddar Gorge is about 15 miles South West of Bristol, just off the A 38.
After a gentle climb through the village of Cheddar, the road begins a sharp rise through several hairpins cut into the rock face. Here there are sections of 16%. After 0.6mile, the gradient levels off and becomes a gentle 3-4% for another 2 miles to the summit. When racing it is important not to overcook it on initial steep section. Cheddar Gorge is a 3.5Km hill climb from the village of Cheddar up through the impressive rock of Cheddar Gorge to the top of the Mendips. Cheddar Gorge is about 15 miles South West of Bristol, just off the A 38
After a gentle climb through the village of Cheddar, the road begins a sharp rise through several hairpins cut into the rock face. Here there are sections of 16%. After 0.6mile, the gradient levels off and becomes a gentle 3-4% for another 2 miles to the summit. When racing it is important not to overcook it on initial steep section. Hill Climb Profile ____________________________________________________________________________ Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb 2013 Ben Davis has won the Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb in an amazing time of 9:09, beating last year's winner Steve Thomas into second place also with a fantastic time of 9:31. Go check on your Strava to see how close you can get to these guys. Best Woman was Ellen Nelissen and best Junior was Tom Lear, both racing for the first time. Well done to everyone that took part and thanks to all those that came out to support and help. The club will make a donation of proceeds to the Raj K Soni Legacy Fund. Results
 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb 2012 Steve Thomas has won the Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb with a stunning ride to beat Matt Franklin by 20 secs. Sunday 14th October was a fine day on Cheddar Gorge and everyone met in Costa at the bottom of the climb, most riding out to the event. We had 17 starters with as many supporters out to watch and cheer. Eveyone was very aware of the meaning of the event this year, in the memory of young Raj Soni, who was tragically killed in July this year in a riding accident. Raj loved this climb and would have been challenging Steve closely that's for sure. Results
Bristol RC now have a fabulous new cup for this event which will be presented to Steve Thomas at the Annual Dinner on 24 November 2012. We expect the Hill Climb to grow in stature over the next few years and entries to increase dramatically next year now that we have established it on Cheddar Gorge. We will announce the date for 2013 on this page, but it will be sometime in October, so check back here for details. Steve Thomas receiving the Hill Climb Trophy from Graham Moore  Steve Thomas on the way to a fantastic win and a time to challenge the best!  See our Facebook Page for more photos of the event at Raj Soni Memorial Hill Climb Photos _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Hill Climb 2011 Matt Franklin was best in the HIll Climb with a fantastic ride up Belmont Hill in a time of 4mins 4 secs, beating Ben Hall in to second place, just 10 seconds behind and then Kevin Jones a further 16 seconds back.
The youngest member of the club, Jack Sawyer, riding his first ever race, let alone hill climb rode brilliantly shaking off some tired legs from the saturday club run, while Jason White emerged from retirement to hopefully build up for a new season in 2012.
Matt Franklin 00:04.04 Ben Hall 00:04.14 Kevin Jones 00:04.31 Jack Sawyer (J) 00:05.03 Jason White 00:05.18 Jeremy Croucher 00:05.39   See more pictures on the Facebook page at Bristol Road Club on Facebook
Belmont Hill on Sunday 11 December 2011 at 9.30am
This will be open to full and second claim Club Members as priority, then restricted to a maximum of 40 riders. The entry fee is £2.
Winner will be awarded the Bristol RC Hill Climb Trophy (only Full Club Members eligible).
Meet at top of hill on right where there is an open area for parking. Get there for 9am. Email if you have any questions.
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