About the author:

Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.

Tejvan Pettinger rides for Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team. He won National hill climb championship in 2013 and finished 2nd in National 12 hour TT 2016 (284 miles).

Cycling career.

  • Otley CC 1991-94 - long social rides in Yorkshire Dales. First race in 1993 Otley CC hill climb
  • Oxford University CC 1994-97 - Member, but no racing.
  • Oxonian CC 2004-06  - First time trials. Finished 4th in National 100 mile TT at first attempt 2005
  • Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team 2006 -

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After joining the Sri Chinmoy centre in 1999 I tried running for a while, but a knee injury encouraged me to return to the bike. By 2004 I started racing for a local club Oxonians CC. My first race was a 10 mile TT, I finished 4th in a time of 24.12.

My first season of racing was encouraging and so at the end of the year a friend in the Sri Chinmoy Centre suggested setting up the Sri Chinmoy CT in the UK and so since Jan 2005 I have been racing for Sri Chinmoy CT. During 2005 I have won quite a few events. and also had a 3rd Place in a National Time Trials Series and 4th in the National 100. I won the National Hill Climb Championships in 2013 and finished second in the UK 12 Hour Championships in 2016.

As a student of Sri Chinmoy, meditation is an important and integral part of my life. However as well as meditation Sri Chinmoy emphasises physical fitness as being beneficial for a spiritual life. Therefore Sri Chinmoy encourages activities such as running and cycling. As well as cycling I help to organise running races at Cutteslowe Park in Oxford.

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Tejvan Pettinger at start of 2013 National Hill climb championship

 

Results

 

Newspaper articles

 

Articles by Tejvan on Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team site

 

Personal bests

  • 10 miles – 00:19:02 (10/08/13) V718 – winner M.Hutchinson 18.30 – 31.5 mph
  • 25 miles – 49:11 (14/08/11) H25/8 – winner Me (results) – average speed 30.2 mph
  • 50 miles – 1.39.36 (28/06/14) B50/6 (BDCA) – winner. M.Bottrill 1.35 – average speed 30.1 mph
  • 100 miles – 3:34:17 (22/06/14) E2/100 – ECCA 100 – winner me – average speed – 28.0 mph
  • 12 hour – 284 miles (26/06/16) R Welsh course

Photos

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Photo: Mike Green

Hill climbs

Total hill climbs

66 wins out of 110 hill climbs

1st place in Open Hill Climbs

  • 1993 – 0 out of 2
  • 1994 – 0 out of 1
  • 2004  – 1 out of 9
  • 2005 – 1 out of 9
  • 2006 – 1 out of 4
  • 2007 – 1 out of 2
  • 2008 – 1 out of 2
  • 2009 – 2 out of 5 (1* CR)
  • 2010 – 7 / 10 (1* CR)
  • 2011 –  10 / 11 (3* CR)
  • 2012 – 11/ 13 (5 * CR)
  • 2013 – 12/13 (7 * CR)
  • 2014 – 14/17 (8* CR)
  • 2015 – 5/12 (1* CR)

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Results in National hill climb championship

  • 2005 – 11th –  The Rake, Lancashire. Winner – Ben Greenwood
  • 2006  – 7th – Devon  Winner – James Dobbin.
  • 2007  –  7th  – Cheddar Gorge. Winner –  James Dobbin.
  • 2008 – 14th – Matlock, Derbyshire. – Winner – Matt Clinton
  • 2009  – 12th – Halifax – Pea Royd Lane — Winner – Dan Fleeman
  • 2010 – 4th – Dovers Hill, Gloucestershire – Winner – Dan Fleeman
  • 2011  – 5th  – Long Hill, Buxton. Winner – Gunnar Gronlund
  • 2012 – 12th – Rake – winner – Jack Puller
  • 2013 – 1st – The Stang – Ferryhill Wheelers – winner – T.Pettinger
  • 2014 – 4th – Pea Royd Lane – winner Dan Evans
  • 2015 – 6th – Jackson Bridge – winner Richard Bussell.
  • 2016 - 41st - Bank Road, Matlock

 

Links

More about Tejvan - tejvan.co.uk