Tejvan Pettinger, of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team, set a new personal best at 100 miles, completing the distance in a time of 3.34.02 - an average speed of 28 mph. The event was the ECCA 100 mile TT, south of Cambridge. It is an event he has previously won in 2014 and 2015, but this year had to settle for 7th place after some of countries top long-distance riders were on great form. The new 'pb' follows on from the previous week's pb at 25 miles. This coming weekend, Tejvan will be entering the national 12 hour time trial championship - a new distance for the rider who is better known as a 'hill climb specialist.
Tejvan said of the ECCA 100 mile TT.
"It is a fast course, and nice to set a new pb. but I found it quite tough and didn't do quite as well as I hoped. But, then the previous week I exceeded expectations, so that's the nature of the sport. I also nearly missed my start, turning up 5 seconds before I was due and a last minute panic race to the start line. It was a bit lucky I didn't miss the race completley. 100 mile time trials are really hard because you start to hurt in back and shoulders holding low position for so long. The best thing about the race was being able to go back to hotel for a short kip before then going to an Ananda concert in Cambridge that afternoon. It was a busy day - 100 miles cycle, concert of Sri Chinmoy's music, pizza and drive home from Cambridge. The concert was great and helped take away the little dissappointment of not finishing higher. It was also another 100 miles for the June - Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge. And if things go well at the weekend (12 hour TT) I may be able to add a few more miles to the monthly total."
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Shilanyas on Goralman 2016
By Vandaniya Maksimovic
21 June
Date: June 4, 2016
Place: Námestovo – Oravská Polhora – Slaná Voda (Slovakia)
Race: Goralman, first time organized as part of the Slovak Extreme Triathlon trio (Goralman, Oravaman, Janosik)
Distances: 2 km swimming, 83 km mountain cycling, 21 km mountain running/climbing
Shilanyas took part in this first time edition of Goralman and had a lot of fun. The experience in his own words: "I had a really bad swim and even worse run due to getting lost on the wrong trail. But it was fun anyway. This was the 0. year of this new triathlon that is supposed to become a part of future extreme tour trilogy".
My first Audax ride: 35 hours and 600km through the Welsh countryside
By Vilas Silverton
16 June
Vilas Silverton from the Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team took part for the first time in a 600km Audax ride, a long-distance cycling challenge also known as a Brevet or Randonee. Although they are not races, they do have time limits (in this case 40 hours) and require riders to pass through certain checkpoints en route to prove passage. Below is Vilas' entertaining account of what transpired:
The ride started from a small village hall near Tewksbury in England at 5.00am and headed into South Wales before crossing over to the west coast, heading northwards towards the top of Wales before returning back to the start in England. The ride contained 10,000 metres of climbing which, I discovered, is rather a lot!
Before the event I was excited and a little nervous, my longest ride to date had been 220km with Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team colleague Garga Chamberlain, which was made very difficult by poor weather conditions (ie non stop rain, and winds strong enough to blow you off your bike). However, since that ride in February, I had done other long rides that felt much better. After struggling to follow paper maps on my first Audax ride, I quickly bought a garmin which massively cut down the time I lost at road junctions etc where I was not always sure which way to go (directions are not my strong point!). This device had my route loaded onto it, so I could follow a little arrow on the screen which told me what roads to take.
After checking all my equipment the week before, studying the route, and carbo loading for 3 days, I felt really thrilled to be able to start at dawn with about 40 other riders on the day itself. To begin with, we rode easily as a pack to the first checkpoint at Monmouth, which was 50 km away and got receipts from an ATM to prove we had got there. I was happy to ride with others at this point, as I couldn’t get my garmin to work at the start.
After the easy first section, we started heading into the hills of Wales where the group broke into pieces and people rode in small groups of 3-4 or just solo. By this time I had figured out my garmin and so was perfectly happy to ride at my own pace. Quite often, this did mean I enjoyed riding in the company of others, but I was also not worried about riding alone.
It rained gently most of the first day but it was warm also, so I rode in shorts, short sleeved jersey, gilet and arm warmers. It was a bit too warm for a rain jacket - for now. My plan was to err on the side of being too warm rather than too cold, as I didn’t want to use up energy by getting cold/keeping warm. In a long ride such as this, I kept the pace very easy on the hills and rode steadily on the flatter sections. This was to keep my heart rate low and stay as far as possible in the ‘fat burning zone’.
In training, I had some difficulty with digestion, and was a bit worried about getting through the event if nothing would stay down. I need not have worried however, and ate well at cafes and supermarkets en route. I also took a number of energy bars etc with me as some sections of the route (up to 100kms) passed through isolated and exposed countryside where there was nothing to eat (unless you are a sheep).
Around 12.30am I arrived at a control point that had beds and here many riders stopped to sleep. I felt quite good however, and decided to keep going. I did stop long enough for some pasta and a change of clothes (I had sent a bag on ahead). This meant I could change out of my wet shorts and socks - luxury! It also meant I could swap my leg warmers for full length tights for the night although the night time temperature probably didn’t get below 10 degrees centigrade.
I was really looking forward to riding in the night. The roads were very quiet, just a few cars now and then, but as I rode through the darkness, I had owls, bats and sheep for company. I couldn’t see the beautiful countryside at this point but I was happy to keep moving. Having helped at some multi-day running races in the past, I am acutely aware that night time is a special time for doing things. Most people can run or cycle in the day, but if you can forego sleep for a while to achieve an important task, it feels magical to me.
The consequences of riding for 24 hours with no sleep were starting to catch up with me however, as I started hallucinating at around 4.30 am. I saw people walking around in the road and cars coming towards me that did not really exist. I was also having a bit of trouble keeping my bike going where I wanted it to. I promised myself a sleep at the next control.
I was enjoying the night section though, particularly as the weather was dry. However, that changed after a few hours, and all my lovely dry clothes got soaked again, so I sat down on a deserted road, struggled to put on my waterproof jacket, shoe covers and neoprene gloves. About 6.5 hours after setting out from the previous checkpoint, I arrived cold, wet and uncontrollably shivering at the next one, a community centre/village hall in mid-Wales. A nice lady made me the classic dish of baked beans in tomato sauce on toast (she may have been an angel?) however, as my stomach was a bit sensitive, I couldn’t finish it, unfortunately.
Another rider was there too, and a few helpers asked me about Tejvan (Pettinger, Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team hill-climb champion) and his exploits. I was happy to have my mind distracted by other things at this point and very grateful to be wearing Sri Chinmoy’s name on my kit for all to see.
Spotting a blanket in a corner of the hall, I asked to borrow it and wrapped myself up and went to lie down, still wet and shivering. I awoke about an hour later, feeling warmer and better, so I put my wet shoes and socks back on and headed out of the door.
As the last section had been so hard, I foolishly thought the next one might be a bit easier. It was a bit shorter, certainly but the hills were very steep and relentless. They were very small lanes that went straight up hill sides rather than gently curving around. Since 150km however, I had pain in my right knee which meant I couldn’t really put much force through the pedals. As the pain was on the outer edge of my knee, I figured it was just the ITB that was tight and pulling on the joint, so I massaged it at every stop in order to keep moving. I was praying hard that this inconvenience would not stop me riding. I was very grateful that my knee pain would allow me to remember Guru too (Sri Chinmoy also was affected by knee pain during his considerable sporting career). The direct consequence of this situation is that I had to walk up the steeper slopes even though I had low gears on my bike. For a sporting cyclist, this is quite an ignominious position to be in, but here I was, limping up hill after hill in my slippery cycling shoes while pushing my bike. My focus at this time was to keep moving. If I couldn’t ride fast, I would ride slowly, if I couldn’t ride, I would walk, if I couldn’t walk, I would hobble and limp, and that was where I was right now.
At least I didn’t feel tired, the hour nap had done the trick, and I wasn’t cold. These were two big positives. In time, the rain eased, and the kilometres ticked away. Due to the steep, wet and gritty lanes however, I had a new problem, my brake blocks had worn down to such a degree that I no longer had a rear brake and my front was on borrowed time. Thankfully, the last stage of around 70 kms was on bigger, flatter roads that didn’t require me to use the brakes very much.
Before the event, I was concerned that I might not make the 40 hour cut off, but as it turned out, I rode the final stage feeling really good and riding strongly. With most of the ride behind me, I felt able to raise the pace, and gratefully, I finished in 35.5 hours.
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International Month of Cycling - June 2016
By Vandaniya Maksimovic
13 June
In June 2016, 200 members of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team and their friends have cycled almost 70,000 km as part of the Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge. For the past few years, this challenge has given our members around the world opportunity to join together in a fun project, and to get joy from following each other's progress.
The rules are very simple - during the month of June, you can ride wherever you like, with whomever you like. Ride in a soulful and joyful consciousness, and be happy! Send your name, place where you cycled and the distance crossed to Vandaniya, Zurich, by SMS (+41 77 444 55 65), email ([email protected]) or skype (dejan_maksimovic). You can send results daily, weekly or the total distance at the end. Partial results are posted on this page and updated regularly as they arrive. See the final results for this year below. And plan joining next year (June 2017 - International Month of Cycling)... This year's poster was designed by Hrishikesh, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge
June 2016 - Month of Cycling
Results:
This year we were cycling in 23 countries on four continents (Europe, N. America, S. America and Australia). Total number of participants was 200 - which is higher than any previous year (last year 176). Total cycled distance is 69,084 km, also higher than any previous year (last year 60,005km).
CONGRATULATIONS and a big THANK YOU to all participants around the world! Until the next year - June 2017, enjoy your cycling!
This event is part of the Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge in which our members around the world encourage each other in cycling pursuits . You can see some of the other events from 2016 here Back to Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge 2016 page.
Photos received from participants of the 2016's Month of Cycling:
Ilvaka Nemcova (right) on her third Bayern cycling tour with Tirtha Voelckner (below). The two friends cycled 368 km along the Iller, Donau and Lech rivers in Bavaria, Germany.
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Right: Ekalabhya and Vlatko cycling in Macedonia. They visited Lesockiot Monastery on June 6, 2016.
Below: Anete, Esmeralda, Gunthita, Hutashan and Ulugbek, cycling in Winterthur, Switzerland, June 5, 2016.
Right: Gunthita Corda, Winterthur, June 5, 2016.
Below: Hutashan Heer and Ulugbek Berdimurotov, Winterthur, June 05, 2016.
Right: Sri Chinmoy's song about cycling - on Hutashan's back.
Below: Kedar Misani, cycling in Zurich, Switzerland, June 7... and on the ferry from Horgen to Meilen (crossing Zurich lake), June 10, 2016.
Left: Todorka, Tanja and Kulesvari from Skopje, Macedonia.
Right: Anete Klavina, Winterthur, June 5, 2016. Just started training for her first triathlon.
Below: Anastasia Klink in front of the vegan restaurant ;the Sacred' in Zurich.
Right: Krasimir Yonkov leaving the restoran SACRED for a cycling tour, June 10, 2016.
Below: Pavel Machyniak, cycling in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Right: Anete and Anastasia in front of their home, going out for a ride, June 14, 2016.
Below: Vilas (r.), Dave (m.) and Garga (l.) on their 200km ride around Bristol, UK.
Right: Kedar Misani, Zurich, enjoying the last few hours of this year's Month of Cycling.
Right: Vilas took part in 330km (200 mile) Audax cycling event on June 25, 2016. Read the story here.
Left: Garga Chamberlain took part in a 202km Up the Downs hill race. Read the story here.
Below: Natalia Tikhonova from Angarsk, Russia.
Below: Marlen (l.), Helene and Magdalena (r.) cycled from Hamburg to Timmendorfer Beach and back to Luebeck in north Germany.
Right: They had a lot of fun and made some funny photos. Helene, Marlen and Magdalena (from left to right) at Timmendorfer Beach.
Below: And they were standing in the middle of the see, as you can clearly see on the map! Helene (l.) and Magdalena (r.).
Right: Aklanta Raabe in Bad Wildbad mountainbike race.
Below: Sandhani was cycling every night while guarding the 3100-Mile Race's track in Jamaica, New York. The 2016 edition of the world's longest certified race started on July 19 and finishes on August 9. You can see the photo-galleries here and here.
Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team, continued his good run of form to win the Redmon CC 25 mile time trial in a new personal best of 49.11. With good weather conditions helping times, Tejvan posted a second consecutive 30mph + ride, averaging 30.5mph over the lumpy Bentley course in Hampshire.
Tejvan with Pat Wright Memorial Trophy, presented by Redmon CC after the race.
Tejvan said of the race.
"It was a very good day for time trials, with low air pressure and low wind, but it was still a little bit of a surprise to set a new personal best because this is not the quickest course. My previous best time on this course was 50.49 in 2011, so it is quite a big improvement. I have been training quite hard for long distances, but it seems to help these shorter races too. Setting a personal best is always a big goal in time trials, and my 25 pb was set five years ago."
History of Tejvan's personal best for 25 mile time trial
Time - course - date
1.00:52 – A41 – 13/06/2004
57:09 – H25/1 – 14/08/2004
55.37 – H25/17 – 24/04/2005
55:19 – H25/17 – 16/05/2005
54.00 – R25/3 – 05/06/2005
53.58 – H25/1 – 8/07/2005
53.41 – H25/1 – 13/07/2005
52.57 – H25/1 – 24/09/2005
52:49 – H25/8 – 19/09/2010
50.46 – H25/8 – 30/07/2011
49.33 – R25/3 – 13/08/2011
49.11 – H25/8 – 12/06/2016
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New course personal best in 10 mile time trial
By Vilas Silverton
8 June
After a three week break from racing, Tejvan Pettinger (Sri Chinmoy CT) came back from illness to set a course personal best on the North Hampshire 10 mile time trial on the Bentley bypass. His time for the 10 miles was 19.26 - 30.8 mph (49.7 km/h) This was 23 seconds quicker than his previous best on this course from last year. His time was second fastest on the day, with Rob Sharland Paceline RT taking the win in 19.08.
Tejvan Pettinger said of the race
"The great thing about time trials is that you can always challenge yourself to beat your previous best-times; it is a practical form of self-transcendence. When I started racing in 2005, I did 21.20 on this course. Over the years, I got closer and closer to the magic 20 minute barrier (30mph average). Then last year (after 10 years of trying), I finally did a 19.49. This year, it was good conditions, and great to go 23 seconds quicker because when you have a good time already, it can get harder and harder to keep reducing times.
The personal best was also helped by a visit to a velodrome the previous day to work on aerodynamics. A little change in position can make a big difference to your time. But, as soon as you set a new personal best, you always start thinking of how you can go even faster next time!"
Tejvan's previous results for 10 mile time trial on Bentley (H10/8) course
Open Serbian Chanpionship in half-ironman distance: 1.9 km swimming, 90 km cycling, 21 km running.
Seven members of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team took part as training for Moraviaman (ironman distance) in June 2016. Ekalabhya Bozinov and Namitabha Arsic took the second place in their age categories.
International Month of Cycling - June 2016: 200 participants in 23 countries on four continents cycled together 69,084 km (42,936 miles), which is a new record in number of participants and distance.
After coming close on a number of occassions, Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team won his first race of the season, during the recent Newbury R.C. 25 mile time trial. He completed the 25 mile course in a time of 51:54 (29mph / 46.5 km/h) narrowly finishing ahead of Nick English (Aerocoach) who finished in 2nd place.
Other recent races by Tejvan include 3rd at the Charlotteville CC 50 mile time trial (1.46.31) in May earlier this month.
Tejvan's race report
"It was a good day for racing, though a cold headwind made a little more tricky. Often in time trials you get tired and lose power towards the end, but this race, I felt suprisingly good and covered the last 10 miles in 20 minutes - quicker speed than first 10 miles. It was the first 25 mile time trial of the season, and I quite like this course on the A4. It is very flat, but I did my first time trial on here back in 2004. 57.05 for a 25 mile time trial on the same course - so there has been some progress! "
Distance: 25.00 miles
Time: 51.54
Av. Cadence: 96
Av. power: 323 watts
position: 1st
Video RTTC Time Trial Series 2
A Youtube video from the National Time trial series event in Buxton, where Tejvan finished 2nd early in the year. See: Buxton Mountain time trial
Skip to: 4.45. Start of Tejvan Pettinger
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2nd place at RTTC Classic TT series rd 2
By Vilas Silverton
26 March
On 25th March, Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team, finished in 2nd place in the Buxton Mountain Time Trial - a long standing event which is the 2nd round of the national RTTC classic time trial series. There was a high quality field with over 180 entrants. The course is quite hilly - climbing 1,100m over 33 miles. Pettinger has a good record in this event; on the four occassions of entering - he won in 2013 and finished 2nd on the other three occassions.
Top of climb
"I always enjoy this race because it is a good course. I've had a stop start winter with a few injuries and colds but I felt in quite good form and only a minute slower than last year. I did suffer on the last climb of the final lap though. It was a great day for cycling so afterwards I went and did some more training. I'm looking forward to next round after April break in New York."
- Tejvan Pettinger
Photo: Tony WoodThe Climb is run near Longnor, Buxton. With great views of the Peak District.
Top 3 Women (2 laps - 22 miles):
1 Claire Rose (Podium Ambition-Club La Santa) 1:01.06
2 Elizabeth Stedman (Fusion RT) 1:03.42
3 Sarah Storey (Podium Ambition-Club La Santa) 1:04.39
Previous races 2016
In previous races this year, Tejvan finished 4th in the North Road Hardriders event in Feb. In March he finished 2nd in the Maidenhead and District 31 mile TT - just one second behind winner Danny Axford.
Highlights from British Time Trial Championships 2015
By Vilas Silverton
5 January
This video was taken at the British Time Trial Championship, June 2015. The footage was shown on British Cycling Live streaming and also British Eurosport. The event was held at Cadwell Motor Park and the Lincolnshire countryside.
There was a big startlist with other 300 riders, from different categories and many top British professional entering the race.
Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team finished 7th, in a time of 1.06. The winner was Alex Dowsett Movistar, who earlier in the year had broken the world hour record.
Top 10 Men
1 Alex Dowsett Movistar Team 01:00:11.13
2 Edmund Bradbury NFTO 01:03:42.25
3 Ryan Perry SportGrub KUOTA Cycling Team 01:04:02.28
4 Matthew Bottrill www.drag2zero.com 01:04:31.50
5 Lloyd Chapman Richardsons – Trek RT 01:05:43.02
6 Ashley Cox CC Luton 01:05:52.70
7 Tejvan Pettinger Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team 01:06:07.64
8 Jason Bouttell Velopro 01:06:15.57
9 Josh Williams Revolutions Racing 01:06:23.50
10 Gruffudd Lewis Pedal Heaven RT 01:06:31.07
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A Corinthian Endeavour - Story of the National Hill Climb Championship
By Vilas Silverton
2 November
A Corinthian Endeavour by Paul Jones tells the story of the UK National hill climb Championship from 1944 to 2014. The championship holds a unique place in the UK cycling calendar, always being held in the last weekend in October, marking the end of the domestic time trial season. It is a race that has, over the years, attracted some of the top professionals, such as Tour de France riders like Chris Boardman, Brian Robinson, and Malcolm Elliot - but also a breed of specialist hill climbers, such as Granville Sydney and Jim Henderson - riders who are ideally built for racing up steep hills.
In this book, the author Paul Jones, takes us on a humorous and informed journey through the diverse and sometimes quirky nature of the British hill climb season. As the title suggests, Jones is also interested in the amateur ethos and the fact that the race embodies some of the finest qualities of cycle racing.
For the uninitiated, Jones explains some of the fascinating aspects which go into a successful hill climber - a high power to weigh ratio, an ability to do repetitive, lung bursting hill climb intervals, meticulous attention to stripping weight from his bike, and the ability to ride at the very limit of physical and mental endurance.
The Stang
Within the book, Jones devotes a chapter to Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team rider, Tejvan Pettinger. Pettinger won the event in 2013 - after ten years of trying and near misses. Jones examines those 10 years of near misses that characterised Tejvan’s previous attempts to win the title, but also has a look at the spiritual aspect of Tejvan’s cycling.
Writing in the book:
“And yet, there is another layer of spirituality to Pettinger. He doesn't hide it, it's emblazoned across the jersey of the 'club' he rides for, Sri Chinmoy CC (sic):” “p253
Quoting Pettinger in the book, he says:
“The spiritual life has to come first, but fortunately, cycling is very complimentary. (though) I never race on wednesday evenings because of meditation. I could never be a professional.”
“I’m not the kind of person who needs to win for my self-esteem. I just enjoy cycling and I enjoy cycling hard. The motivation to try to win the championship - it's more than an ego thing, it's an opportunity to achieve something; there is an inner element to it. Sri Chinmoy's philosophy is that a big thing is self-transcendence, trying to go beyond your limits, spiritually, mentally, physically. Trying to go faster is part of spirituality, of meditation. If you can be happy, in a good consciousness, you can bring a lot of energy to the fore. When you're abut to race it can be easy to be nervous or think about your competitors. That's an important challenge: to be in a better consciousness." p.254
Talking about the mental aspect of racing:
"Often when I'm doing a race," he says, "I'm trying to keep my mind quiet and not think. To help that I repeat a mantra, like 'Supreme'. It's just a mantra I use in meditation. I don't want any thoughts going through my mind, only the mantra, inwardly. The best experience is when you're in the zone, you've not got that 'did I go off too hard, too early, that spectator's looking at me funny.' You're absorbed in the effort. That's the real buzz of hill climbs; you can get into this state which you very rarely get into; you're so beyond the limit, you're way beyond your ordinary experience and it has some parallels to meditation, because in meditation you're trying to get away from your mind and the thought, everyday world, and here you're doing it in a very real way because you're pushing yourself so much. And it's torture physically, but you get some kind of joy from it, and you look back and you think, 'Wow, that was a real three minutes. I really lived in that three minutes. I don't quite know what went on but I was on the edge and experiencing something different.'
Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team finished in 6th placed in the UK national hill climb championship. The former national champion (2013) finished in 6th place out of a field of 240. His time of 4.25 was just 3 seconds off a podium place.
The championship was held at Jackson Bridge, West Yorkshire on a steep 0.9 mile course, which averages 11% and reached 20% in some places. This year the level of competition was very high with seven men within seven seconds of third place.
Photo James Allen
Results top 10 Men
Pos Rider Club Split Time
1 Richard Bussell RST Sport/Aero-Coach 1:54 4:15.6
2 Dan Evans Team Elite/Paul Bethall Electrical 1:51 4:20.5
3 Joseph Clark Team Envelopemaster 1:56 4:21.9
4 James Lowden Neon Velo 2:02 4:23.3
5 Tom Bell Fluid Fin Race Team 2:02 4:23.9
6 Tejvan Pettinger Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team 2:06 4:25.1
7 Matt Clinton Mike Vaughan Cycles 1:58 4:27.3
8 Adam Kenway SportGrub Kuota Cycling Team 1:51 4:27.8
9 Edmund Bradbury NFTO Pro Cycling 1:53 4:28.5
10 Kieran Savage Yorkshire Road Club 2:05 4:28.8
Photo Bob Askwith
It caps a successful 2015 for the Sri Chinmoy CT rider, who placed 7th in the British Time Trial Championship and won over 12 races during the year.
Five members of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team entered the Bristol South CC hill climb on Burrington Come, just outside Bristol. Many were riding their first open hill climb, though hill climb regular Tejvan Pettinger was riding the Bristol South hill climb for the eighth time.
Aryavan, Vilas, Garga, Tejvan
Aryavan, Dave, Garga and Tejvan
Aryavan from Australia, via Iceland was in Bristol from a few weeks.
Garga Chamberlain - an Audax regular and triathlon organiser tries his hand at hill climbing.
Vilas Silverton.
Dave Johnson.
The 2.2 mile hill climb averages six percent and is set in the beautiful Mendips.
Former National hill climb champion, Tejvan won the event in a time of 6.58 - seven seconds off his own course record, set in 2011.
Next week is the national hill climb championship at Jackson Bridge in Yorkshire.
Result 2015
1 Tejvan Pettinger Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team S 06:58.4 1st
2 Tony Kiss Performance Cycles CC S 07:25.1 2nd
3 Liam Bromiley University of Bath Cycling Club S 07:28.1 3rd + Team
4 Joe Norledge Procycling Magazine RT S 07:28.6 4th
5 Tavis Walker Velo Club Walcot S 07:38.2 5th
6 James Whateley University of Bath Cycling Club S 07:47.0 Team
7 Josh Gray Team Tor 2000/Kalas Sportswear Ltd S 07:51.7
8 Alastair Barnard University of Bath Cycling Club S 07:54.4 Team
9 James Coleman Velo Club Walcot S 07:56.2
10 Adrian Lawson Ride 24/7 V4 07:56.8 1st Vet 40-46
11 Charles Coleman Velo Club Walcot S 07:59.5
12 Gordon Markus Severn RC S 08:00.0
13 Frazier Carr University of Bath Cycling Club S 08:00.0
14 Glyndwr Griffiths Arctic Tacx RT S 08:01.6
15 Stefan Barnett Velo Club Walcot Jun 08:04.0 1st Jun u18
16 Oliver Darbyshire Severn RC S 08:09.3
17 Andrew Warby RST Sport/Aero-Coach S 08:12.0
18 Robert Borek Bristol South CC S 08:12.1
19 Daniel Pink Bigfoot CC S 08:12.9
20 Tom Ilett Dream Cycling S 08:15.1
21 George Jones Clevedon & District RC Jun 08:20.7
22 Daniel Burbridge Bristol South CC S 08:23.7
23 Stewart House Arctic Tacx RT V4 08:31.2
24 Jon Heath Climb on Bikes RT S 08:32.6
25 Oliver George Team Tor 2000/Kalas Sportswear Ltd Jun 08:39.6
26 Russell Peace Dursley RC S 08:40.6
27 Leigh Pinchen Northover VT / Rudy Project V4 08:44.2
28 John Grenfell Westbury Whs S 08:46.6
29 Adam Sheppard Salt and Sham Cycle Club S 08:47.2
30 Justin Gage Velo Club Walcot V4 08:49.6
31 Iain Hounsell Mendip Cycling Club V4 08:54.5
32 Marc Allen Swindon RC V5 08:58.0 1st Vet 47-54
33 Andrew Turner Bristol South CC S 08:59.0
34 Adam Whittaker Salt and Sham Cycle Club S 08:59.1
35 Richard Shortridge VC Bristol S 09:00.2
36 Dave Cullen Bristol South CC S 09:01.7
37 Mark Hudson Bristol South CC S 09:02.6
38 Charlie Shields Bath CC Juv 09:04.0 1st Juv u16
39 Barnaby Speller Velo Club Walcot S 09:11.3
40 Christopher Stroud Minehead CC V5 09:12.2
41 David Bolton Bristol South CC V4 09:12.4
42 Andy Stuart Velo Club St Raphael V4 09:14.4
43 Rob Nash Bristol South CC V6 09:17.9 1st Vet 55+
44 Chris Adams Bristol South CC V6 09:21.3
45 Jon James Mendip Cycling Club V5 09:21.9
46 Joanne Jago Performance Cycles CC L 09:24.3 1st Lady
47 Tom Bertenshaw Severn RC S 09:25.5
48 Lee Musto Minehead CC V4 09:32.7
49 Thomas Stimpson Salt and Sham Cycle Club S 09:34.2
50 Thomas Perry Evesham & Dist Whs Juv 09:43.9
51 John Bailey Bristol South CC V5 09:45.8
52 Garga Chamberlain Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team V4 09:49.3
53 Elle Twentyman University of Bath Cycling Club L 09:52.6 2nd Lady
54 Gary Smart Bath CC V5 09:55.0
55 Wiebke Rietz 1st Chard Whs LV5 10:00.8 1st Lady Vet
56 Adam Watkins Severn RC S 10:03.7
57 Claire Greenfield Bristol South CC LV4 10:04.5
58 Dave Hurley Somer Valley CC V4 10:04.6
59 David Sprigg Bristol South CC V5 10:05.9
60 Luke Smith Bristol South CC V4 10:06.6
61 Stephen Clarke Bristol South CC V5 10:07.4
62 Andrew Diffey Somer Valley CC V5 10:09.2 inc. late start 15s
63 David Wilton Bath CC V5 10:11.3
65 Nigel Vuagniaux Bath CC V6 10:15.0
66 Colin Payne Chippenham & Dist. Whs V5 10:17.7
67 James Kempe Bristol South CC Jun 10:18.0
68 Thomas Farrugia University of Bristol CC S 10:18.2
69 Julie Marazzi Somer Valley CC LV4 10:19.5
70 Daniel Kempe Bristol South CC V5 10:27.4
71 Richard Turpin VC Walcot V6 10:31.9
72 Victoria Ratcliffe Somer Valley CC LV4 10:38.1
64 Jonathan York Somer Valley CC V4 10:40.2
73 Josh Griffiths Bristol South CC Jun 10:42.4
74 Tim Spencer Bristol South CC V4 10:48.8
75 Vilas Silverton Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team V4 10:53.3
76 David Johnson Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team S 10:58.0
77 Yan Keene Bristol South CC V6 11:06.7
78 Michael Roberts Bristol South CC S 11:27.0
79 Mark Galley Bristol South CC V6 11:28.4
80 Karen Balmforth Sodbury Cycle-Sport LV4 11:49.7
81 Ben Parker BCDS Juv 11:52.8
82 David Braidley Bristol South CC V5 11:53.9
83 Joanna Knight Bristol South CC LV6 11:54.0
84 Dave Francis Alltrax V6 11:54.3
85 Alison Vuagniaux Bath CC LV6 12:52.2
86 Aryavan Lanham Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team V6 13:01.1
87 Theresa Jacobs Bath CC LV5 15:34.7 Lanterne Rouge
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A weekend double for Sri Chinmoy CT
By Vilas Silverton
28 September
With the British hill climb season in full swing, Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team, took two wins in two days on the weekend of Sep 26-27.
On Saturday, Tejvan was racing in a new hill climb (Aston Hill) promoted by Watford Velo in the Chilterns. In the first race on this hill, Tejvan rode the 1.2 mile course in 5.03, to take first place.
The next day was another hill climb organised by Newbury RC on Walbury Hill. With generous sponsorship, there was close to 80 riders racing on a closed road.
Tejvan was the only rider under 4 minutes, finishing in a time of 3.59 - 16 seconds ahead of second place Joe Norledge (Procycling magazine)
Hill climb action at the top of Aston Hill. (See: Vine)
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Porlock hill climb 2015
By Vilas Silverton
22 September
Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team took a narrow first place in the 2015 edition of Tanks Direct Porlock Hill climb. Tejvan was run very close by 2014 National Champion Dan Evan (Team Elite) who was just 3 seconds adrift in second place. Tejvan has now won the first three editions of this race.
Photo Scott Huish - after the race.
Tejvan set a time of 14.45 for the 4 mile hill climb (averaging 5.5% - av. speed 17.1mph). It was slower than the previous course record of 14.11 set in 2014.
Two weeks ago, in the Buxton CC hill climb on Long Hill, Tejvan finished 2nd - just 6 seconds behind Dan Evans, who on that weekend took first place.
Over the next few weeks, Tejvan will be riding more hill climbs in the build up to the 2015 national hill climb championship on Jackson Bridge.
There were 64 participants from Serbia, Croatia, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Montenegro.
In Olympic Thriatlon the first place went to Danilo Jovanovic (19) from Pancevo, Serbia with the result 2:06:14. The first woman was Aneta Arifi from Bor, Serbia with the result 2h 32min 47sec.
In Sprint Triathlon the winner was Vladimir Danko from Novi Sad, Serbia with the finish time 1:07:57. The first woman was Ana Stojanovic from Nis, Serbia with the result 1:26:29.
About the race:
Self-Transcendence Triathlon Vlasina 2015 took place at Vlasina lake in south-east Serbia on August 9, 2015. There were two races:
Olympic Triathlon: 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (Serbian national Championship)
Sprint Triathlon: 750 m swim, 20 km cycle, 5 km run (part of Serbian Triathlon League)
Both races started at the same time: at 10 a.m.
Vlasina region is one of most beautiful parts of Serbia with its untouched nature and crystal-clear mountain lake. Vlasina lake is at 1200 m altitude and the water temperature is 21-23 ⁰C during sunny days in July and August.
Cycling and running route goes along the lake. Running route is flat and biking route is mostly flat, with a few gentle hills. Loop lenghts: swimming 750m, cycling 5km, running 2,5km.
This year seven members of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team took part in ExtremeMan (ironman-distance triathlon) in Nagyatad:
Himadri C. Kavai from Budapest, Hungary,
Namitabha A. Arsic from Nis, Serbia,
Purnendu D. Knezevic from Belgrade, Serbia,
Ekalabhya Z. Bozinov from Skopje, Macedonia,
Deeptaksha P. Mihaylov from Sofia, Bulgaria,
Pragadata G. Skenderovic from Subotica, Serbia and
Prasannateyu D. Kakonji from Subotica, Serbia.
They all successfully finished the race with following results:
In his second ExtremeMan Himadri made a personal best. He cut down his last year's result here in Nagyatad by more than one hour!
Purnendu also absolved his second ExtremeMan. This year he improved compared to his last year's time by one and a half hour!
For Namitabha, Ekalabhya, Deeptaksha and Pragadata this was the first ironman-distance triathlon.
Although starting under fever, Prasannateyu succeeded to finish for the third time here in Nagyatad. After the race he felt tired, but his sickness was gone.
From left: Purnendu D. Knezevic, Prasannateyu D. Kakonji, Ekalabhya Z. Bozinov, Pragadata G. Skenderovic, Namitabha A. Arsic and Deeptaksha P. Mihaylov.
Around 700 athletes at the start of the race, 619 of them made it to the finish line.
Bicycle park (after all, this is a cycling site :)).
Himadri Kavai at the finish line.
Deeptaksha Mihaylov needed much longer time to finish (14:34:09), but he enjoyed every moment of it.
Pragadata Skenderovic (r.) with his friend Said. He was in very cheerful mood before the race ...
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... and also during the race. His final result was 14:56:28.
Purnendu Knezevic had very good race and finished in 12:43:46.
Prasannateyu Kakonji started sick, took it slowly and finished in 15:02:30.
Ekalabhya Bozinov was very happy with his first ExtremeMan experience. He finished in 13:22:32.
Namitabha Arsic also had his first ExtremeMan and achieved excellent result of 12:12:51.
The 27-Hour Relay was held from 18:00 on Friday to 21:00 on Saturday.
Twelve participants cycled the following distances:
Nikhad Pavlovic 279 km
Namitabha Arsic 187 km
Milan Vranjes 134 km
Ayojan Stojanovic 131 km
Gambhirata Zivadinovic 115 km
Dragan Pavlovic 99 km
Purusadya Durbaba 91 km
Ekanansa Stevanovic 37 km
Mirjana Ristic 27 km
Angikar Djordjevic 27 km
Dragana Petrovic 27 km
Vladislav Novakovic 10 km
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