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Tejvan Pettinger, Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team member and current UK national hill climb champion talks about his secret preparations for hill climbs - including meditation, cake and getting a lighter bike.

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Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team has won two early season races as he makes a good start to the 2012 season. In his first two races, he finished second - before setting a new course record to win the early season Oxonian CC 31 mile time trial (1.11.51). On March 31st he finished 1st in the Otley CC 10 mile time trial.

The following day (April 1st) he rode in the prestigous Circuit of the Dales (50 miles), Tejvan set a good time of 1.59.09 to finish 4th overall at his first attempt. The hilly course, in the Yorkshire Dales includes over 1,000 metres of climbing.

On the long exposed climb to Ribblehead

Sri Chinmoy CT Results so Far

2nd / 60 - Redhill CC - 18 mile time trial
2nd / 45 - Banbury Start - 23 mile time trial
1st / 40 - Oxonians CC - 31 mile hilly time trial (1.11.51) setting new course record)
6th - Rudy Project National time trial series - 19 miles
1st / 60 - Otley CC - 10 mile time trial (21.00)
4th / 124 - Circuit of the Dales, 49 mile time trial (1.59.09)

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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 of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team, finished 5th in the National hill Climb Championship held at Long Hill, Buxton CC.

It marked the climax of a long hill climb season, where the Sri Chinmoy hill climb specialist won 10 hill climbs in a row, including 3 new course records. But, despite an impressive season, he just missed out on the podium on the final National Championship.

Result 2011

Pos	Rider	Club	Time	N1	N2	N3
1	GUNNAR GRONLUND	RST RACING TEAM – TRIGON		12:49.0	M
2	RICHARD HANDLEY	TEAM RALEIGH		12:56.1	M
3	MATT CLINTON	MIKE VAUGHAN CYCLES		12:57.5	M
4	GEORGE ATKINS	VELO ECOSSE-MONTPELIERS		12:58.9	M
5	TEJVAN PETTINGER	SRI CHINMOY CYCLING TEAM		13:02.4	M
6	MICHAEL HUTCHINSON	IN GEAR QUICKVIT TRAINSHARP R.T		13:07.0	M
7	JAMES WILLIAM TUCKER	SOUTH PENNINE RC		13:10.9	M
8	MIKE CUMMING	TWENTY 3 C – ORBEA		13:15.8	M
9	PETER TADROS	IN GEAR QUICKVIT TRAINSHARP R.T		13:19.5	M	A
10	DAVID CLARKE	ENDURA RACING		13:22.5	M