Map of Race

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The H10/181 is a new open course, based on the A40 Witney Bypass.

Course record. Chris Ball (BioBike RT) 19:26. Oxford City - 09/04/2011

• It is all dual carriageway.
• There is one roundabout at the turn (5.67 miles)

• View: Map My Ride
• H10/181 at London West

Elevation:

The start is slightly higher elevation than the finish.

There are other opens throughout the year.  Oxford City are promoting two open events in April and June

10 Mile Time Trials organised by Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team

• Course: H10/181 (A40 Witney Bypass)
• Time: 8.00 am start
• HQ: North Leigh Village Hall Park Road OX29 6SA . see: From HQ to Start
• Timekeepers: Mark Scanlan (Newbury RC). Mark Jones (Oxford City R.C)
• Contact: Tejvan Pettinger (07952 419874)
• Results 2011
• Results 2012
• 2013 Startsheet 19th May 10mile.pdf

Prizes

• Overall - 1st, 2nd, 3rd
• Vets on Std - 1st, 2nd, 3rd
• Ladies - 1st, 2nd, 3rd
• Junior - 1st
• Team of three

Map of Race

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Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team missed out on the podium by 1 second, finishing 4th in the UK National Hill Climb Championship.

Tejvan's time of 3.56 was 15 seconds behind winner Dan Fleeman (Raleigh UCI) who stormed up the 1 mile climb at Dovers Hill, Gloucestershire.

(earlier in year on same hill Dovers Hill)

The hill climb championship marks the end of the UK domestic scene and a substantial crowd came to cheer on the riders up the grueling 1 mile hill, averaging around 10%.

Warming up at start - wearing number 137

After a successful season with 14 wins, Tejvan was happy with 4th place, though disappointed to get so close to a medal.

Related

• Race Report and more photos at Cycling Weekly
• Race Results, Sri Chinmoy CT for 2010

Tejvan Pettinger, Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team, continued his build up for National Championship with 2 wins in last two races.

Ripponden Bank in the Yorkshire Pennines proved a great setting for Huddersfield R.C event

At Burrington Combe, Bristol South CC, Tejvan finished in a time of 7.10 (8 seconds off course record.

On October 23rd, Tejvan finished 1st on the Ripponden Bank climb, organised by Huddersfield R.C. His time of 3.38 was 24 seconds ahead of nearest challenger.

This years National championship is held on Dover's Hill in Gloucestershire Sunday 31st October. The 1 mile, 10% climb will be a close event with 150 top riders racing.

Earlier in the year, Tejvan finished 3rd in an event on Dover hill with just 3 seconds separating the top 3 riders.

Cycling Weekly short report

Hill Climb Championships Warms Up.

In a busy weekend of racing, Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling team placed 1st in two out of three hill climbs. Narrowly beating 2008 National Champion M. Clinton on two events, but coming second a hill which is closest to National Championship course later in month.

Sat 2nd October

Otley CC - Guise Hill

1    Matt Clinton           MikeVaughan.co.uk              3-56-4
2    Tejvan Pettinger     Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team    4-02-1
3    Rob Watkinson        Doncaster Wheelers            4-17-9

Otley CC - Norwood Edge

1    Tejvan Pettinger     Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team    4-56-8
2    Matt Clinton           MikeVaughan.co.uk              5-08-4
3    Rob Watkinson        Doncaster Wheelers            5-26-5

Overall

1    Tejvan Pettinger     Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team    8-58-9
2    Matt Clinton           MikeVaughan.co.uk              9-04-8
3    Rob Watkinson        Doncaster Wheelers             9-43-1


Sunday 3rd October

Lancaster CC - Jubilee Tower.

 
1     Tejvan Pettinger     Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team        07:27.3           
2     Matt Clinton     mikevaughan.co.uk           07:44.5    
3     Mattlew Pilkington     Dulwich Paragon           07:51.5        

Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy CT secured a narrow overall win in a recent two stage hill climb event in the Cotswolds.

The first event was held on Saintbury hill, Tejvan won by a margin of 5 seconds, climbing the 1.5 mile course in 5.53.

The second even was held on Dovers Hill, which will be the same hill used in the National hill climb championship later in the year. Against a high quality field, Tejvan finished 3rd, just 3 seconds behind the winner, Team Raleigh rider, Mike Cuming.

This was just enough to win the overall prize by 4 seconds.

Sri Chinmoy was a keen sportsman throughout his life. As a teenager he was an excellent sprinter, becoming champion of his Indian Ashram community.

In the US, he took up ultra distance running, and starting in the 1980s, he also took up weightlifting (see: Inspiration-Lifts)

In the late 1970s, Sri Chinmoy also took part in three 24 hour cycle races, in Central Park, New York. These are a few photos from that period.

Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team.

In 1978, Sri Chinmoy completed 230 miles. 197 members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre also entered, completing a total of 38,605 miles.

Equipped with an early model of a speedometer.

Many members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre also took part in the race. In 1978 Ashrita Furman  cycled 405 miles, finishing 3rd man, and Pragati  completed 305 miles finishing first place for women.

Photos by Bhashwar, Sri Chinmoy Centre.

Sri Chinmoy's 24 Hour Cycle Rides

• 1977 - 175 miles
• 1978 - 230 miles
• 1979 - 160 miles. That year, Sri Chinmoy had taken up marathon running as well, running 3:55:07 in March 25th Toledo, Ohio

Sri Chinmoy published a book 'My Cycling' in August 2007.

Tejvan Pettinger, of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team, set a new course record in the Buxton CC 'Long Hill' - hill climb.

 Helped by a tailwind, Tejvan took 18 seconds off the old course record (set by Olympic silver medalist Rob Hayles in 2006)

Long Hill, Peak District.

Tejvan took 12 minutes 26 seconds for the 4.44 mile hill. Averaging 21.5mph up Long hill, which averages only around 3% in gradient, but, climbs to over 450 metres.

Earlier in the season, Tejvan finished 24th in the British Time Trial championship, which was won by Bradley Wiggins (team sky).

After the BTTC, cycling journalist, Matt Rendell interviewed Tejvan for the cycling podcast 'Real Peleton' Matt was interested in the Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team after coming across Sri Chinmoy back in the 1970s. Tejvan's interview is just after half way into the podcast, (before Geraint Thomas) (Real Peleton Podcast)

- Vilas Silverton, Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team

In the past four weeks, Tejvan rode a few time trials, placing 1st in a 25 mile Time trial - 53.54.

And also placing 1st in 10 mile time trial - 21.38 He missed a chance for another win in the Oxonian 25 mile TT, after taking a wrong turning and adding a mile to the race.

In his first 50 mile TT of year, Tejvan set new club record with a time of 1:52:16 in the Reading CC event, finishing in second place.

See: Race results 2010

Next month, Tejvan is riding the 100 mile National championship in Norfolk.

Further afield, Pranava Gigja from Iceland took part in his first 70Km Mountain bike Race

In the US, Jowan Gautier is training hard for a 100 mile challenge ride.

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 -

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.

Results

• 2013 - National Hill climb championship - 1st
• 2016 - National 12 hour TT - 2nd (284 miles)
• 2014 - National 100 mile TT - 3rd
• 2015 - British Time Trial Championship - 7th.
• 2005 - National 100 Mile TT - 4th
• 2010 - National HC championship - 4th

Newspaper articles

• Famous Last words – Cycling Weekly 2012
• Storming up the Stang.pdf – Cycling Weekly Oct 31st 2013.
• Return ascender – Cycling Weekly Oct 2014
• Uphill Struggle – Oxford Today 27 November, 2013
• Velo UK – Interview October 2013

Articles by Tejvan on Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team site

• Individual experiences of self-transcendence
• Reflections on 4th place
• Peace Run visits Col du Tourmalet
• The meaning of self-transcendence
• Inner significance of the Olympics

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

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)

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

• Results 2010
• Results 2009
• Results 2006
   

More about Tejvan - tejvan.co.uk

Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team finished 1st in the recent Shap Valley Hill Climb organised by Kent Valley RC.

The hill climb is nine miles long and finishes at the top of Shap fell 1400 Feet. A strong headwind made the climb more difficult.

Top 5 Riders

Over the Bank Holiday weekend, Tejvan Pettinger (Sri Chinmoy CT) competed in three races.

The first race was a 10 mile Time trial on Good Friday. Tejvan finished 10th out of a strong field of 90 in a time of 22.11.

On Saturday, Maidenhead & District CC promoted a 31 mile hilly time trial around Wycombe and Henley. Tejvan finished 1st in a time of 1.09.35, despite finishing on a a soft back tyre from last three miles.

After a break on Sunday, the last race of the weekend was a 50Km hilly time trial around Alton and Winchester. T.Pettinger finished 2nd in a time of 1.13.35, nine seconds behind the winner S.Walkling of St Raphael Waite Contracts.

In March, Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team gained one first place and two second places.

photo Rob Lind, Organiser of Middlesex RC 8 mile TT

Results For March

• Banbury Star CC - 23 mile Hilly TT - 2nd place / 50 - 54.31. Plus prime for fastest ascent of sunrise Hill
• Middlesex RC 8.1 Mile TT 1st Place / 50 - 17.31 av Speed
• Oxonians CC 31 Mile Hill TT - 2nd place / 40 - 1.13.35

In the first race of the year, Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team member, Tejvan Pettinger won the Andover Wheelers hilly 10 mile Time Trial.

With the course shortened due to some unseasonal hedge trimming, Tejvan finished in a time of 24.05, beating second place William Girvan by a minute and a half.

The next race in the season is the North Road Hardriders 25 Mile event at the end of February.

Climbing Norwood Edge, Otley CC hill Climb. I finished 3rd on this hill climb.

Jubilee Hill Lancaster CC.

On this 2 mile climb in Lancashire, I finished 1st in a new course record of 7.13. report at Lancaster CC

Bristol South CC - Burrington Coombe

Another 2 mile long climb, this time near Bristol. I finished 1st out of 50 in a time of 7.20. This is the third time I've won this race. I like the long steady climb, but a slight headwind meant I was 18 seconds off the course record and 16 seconds off my best time 3 years ago.

Next week is the National Hill Climb Championship in Stocksbridge. The climb is only 0.75 miles long but steeper than the above two. That will be the last race of the season.

Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team placed 1st in two recent time trial cycling races. Both were 10 mile Time Trials organised by Northampton and District CA and London West District CA.

Earlier in September, Tejvan finished 28th in the Senior Men category of the British Time Trial Championship held around the course at Botolph Claydon, Buckinghamshire. The race was won by this years 4th place Tour de France rider, Bradley Wiggins.

Tejvan and Ed Silverton at the British Time Trial Championships

Members of the Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team race in different parts of the world, such as US, UK, Slovenia, Macedonia and Australia. Many of our cyclists are also triathletes, competing in Ironmans. 

Tejvan Pettinger

Tejvan has been competing in UK time trials for the past 2 years.

His best results include

• 4th in the UK National 100 mile Championship (2005)
• 10th in the British Time Trial Championship (2010)
• National Hill Climb Champion 2013
• 2nd place, UK 12 hour championship (2016)

Full bio »

​Ashrita Furman

Ashrita is best known for holding the Guinness World Records for the most Guinness World Records

In this photo, Ashrita is setting the Guinness World Record for furthest distance cycled underwater! Ashrita took three hours to cycle three kilometres and 37 metres. (GWR)

In 1978, Ashrita cycled 405 miles during the Pepsi 24 hour cycle challenge around Central Park. This distance was achieved despite only starting to train a few months before, and inspired him to go out and break Guinness World Records to show the power of meditation and spirituality. He finished 3rd in the race.

• More about Ashrita on ashrita.com »

Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge

Every June, our members from all around the world aim to cycle thousands of miles just for the joy of it - participating in races, cycling from one part of the country to another, or simply enjoy a cycling challenge with friends.

In 2016, a record number of people participated in a variety of different cycle events from the Belgrade Triathlon to extreme mountain triathlons in Slovakia and Czech Republic.

Read more »

UK Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team

In the UK, our members participate in many races, as well as organising cycle races, triathlons and duathlons. Tejvan Pettinger has enjoyed considerable success in domestic UK races, including winning the National Hill climb championship in 2013.

Our members also include Dave Johnson from Cambridge (right), winner of the 2014 Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Triathlon in Portishead., Vilas Silverton, and Garga Chamberlain who organises many of our races, and triathlons around the Bristol area.

Italian Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team

Members of the Italian Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team out for a ride from Rome.