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2007 Low-Key Hillclimbs
Week 8 Results: Sierra Road
17 Nov 2007

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Tim Clark leads Ted Huang and Chris Isley on Sierra Road (Ron Brunner)

The Action

We have Kim Hill's photos, Mike's photos, Ron's photos, Bill's photos and Ron's video! posted!!

Following in the tire prints of the Tour of California, and previewing the final climb in stage 3 of the 2008 Tour, the Low-Key Hillclimbs saw a record 105 rider turn-out for week 8 of the series, confronting the steep grades of the legendary Sierra Road. And, as is typical, they were rewarded with crystal-clear skies and warm air for the effort.

At the front of the field, hybrid-electric division leader Bill Bushnell rode a Floyd Landis-like pace up the mountain, reaching the summit in an impressive time of 18:58, an average speed of 11.7 mph (7.3 kph) on the 9.34% average grade.

In the women's division, 2006 World Championship time trial bronze medalist Christine Thorburn scored a series record 151.2 points as she distanced herself from rest. However, second-place Lucia Mokres also had an excellent ride, scoring a remarkable 137.3 points in her bid for the overall series lead. Indeed, it's down to the wire between her and Janet Martinez, who was third on the climb today.

But a truly amazing battle took place in the men's division. After a truly blistering pack start, in which your humble reporter found himself going well over his preferred sustained power just sitting in the back half of the pack, series leader Tim Clark was driving the insanity from the head of the field. But with the help of 2006 NCNCA road champion Ted Huang, it was Chris Isley of Webcor/Alto Velo who prevailed, with Ted Huang coming in for a well-deserved third, having given up his chances helping the winner.

On the team front, it was LGBRC taking the top points just ahead of Webcor/Alto Velo. Series leader Bike Trip took third place on the day, just barely holding on to its top overall position. It's all coming down to Hamilton...

And we have an exciting finish, as well, to the endurance competition. Pete Jollymour has less than 15 minutes on Murali Krishnan, who missed a week. But a lot can happen on the long grind up Hamilton.

Thanks to coordinator Judy Colwell, with help from Marie Borselle, Ron Brunner, Bill Bushnell, Janet Griffin, Becky Hill, Kim Hill, Shelly Hill, Howard Kveck, Marianne Lipanovich, Dick Robinson, and Roxanne Robinson for making today's climb possible!

Results

Hybrid-Electric

median time = 18:58

pl  #   rider                  team                          category                  time       mph  fph score
1   244 Bill Bushnell          TNT                           Hybrid                    18:58    11.70 5773 100.00

Men

median time = 29:47

pl  #   rider                  team                          category                  time       mph  fph score
1   364 Chris Isley            Webcor/Alto Velo              4                         22:26     9.90 4881 132.76
2   210 Tim Clark              Red Dragon                    35+                       22:27     9.89 4878 132.67
3   429 Ted Huang              Webcor Builders               1                         23:11     9.58 4723 128.47
4   141 Carl A. Nielson        Pegasus                       45+                       23:28     9.46 4666 126.92
5   54  Justin Lucke           Google                        Vegan                     24:23     9.10 4491 122.15
6   217 Thomas Novikoff        Cambio                        2                         24:38     9.01 4445 120.91
7   74  Dominic Giampaolo      Webcor/Alto Velo                                        24:54     8.92 4398 119.61
8   81  Ramon Alarcon          San Jose Bike Club            35+                       25:05     8.85 4365 118.74
9   328 Mark Edwards           Bike Trip                     45+                       25:07     8.84 4360 118.58
10  352 Geoff Drake            Bike Trip                     45+                       25:07     8.84 4360 118.58
11  17  Brian Edwards          Hell Riders                   25-29                     25:15     8.79 4337 117.95
12  1   Dan Connelly           TNT                           3                         25:20     8.76 4322 117.57
13  97  Greg McQuaid           Western Wheelers              35+                       25:26     8.73 4305 117.10
14  213 Tom Gardin                                           35+                       25:31     8.70 4291 116.72
15  142 Rich Hill              LGBRC                         40+                       25:52     8.58 4233 115.14
16  309 Dan Hicklin            LGBRC                         4                         26:23     8.41 4150 112.89
17  335 Jim Langley            Bike Trip                     50+                       26:26     8.40 4142 112.67
18  411 James Badia            Webcor/Alto Velo                                        26:49     8.28 4083 111.06
19  277 DJ Novotney                                          30+                       26:51     8.27 4078 110.92
20  48  David Kelly            Webcor/Alto Velo              30+                       26:52     8.26 4076 110.86
21  417 Peter Cazalet          Webcor/Alto Velo                                        27:02     8.21 4051 110.17
22  400 Lucas Pereira          Google                        5                         27:05     8.20 4043 109.97
23  239 Joerg Heilig           Google                        35+                       27:05     8.20 4043 109.97
24  122 Michael Gonia          Republic of Anaerobia         40+                       27:05     8.20 4043 109.97
25  20  James Porter           Western Wheelers              Out Of Shape Dads         27:06     8.19 4041 109.90
26  278 Chris Heisterkamp      Google                        Male                      27:12     8.16 4026 109.50
27  318 Jeff Botelho           TFSF                          45+                       27:21     8.12 4004 108.90
28  124 Jeff Farnsworth        San Jose Bike Club            50+                       27:33     8.06 3975 108.11
29  323 Scott Martin           Bike Trip                     50+                       27:34     8.05 3972 108.04
30  250 Ian Sowden                                                                     27:35     8.05 3970 107.98
31  344 Harvey Wong            Friends of Janet              35+                       27:40     8.02 3958 107.65
32  267 Crist Clark            Webcor/Alto Velo              35+                       28:00     7.93 3911 106.37
33  67  Martin Hyland          Western Wheelers              50+                       28:07     7.90 3894 105.93
34  307 Christian Paquet       Doogie                        50+                       28:19     7.84 3867 105.18
35  319 Joe Platin             Bike Trip                     45+                       28:23     7.82 3858 104.93
36  37  Bill Lloyd             Six Fifty                     1                         28:38     7.75 3824 104.02
37  264 Luke Burton            LGBRC                         5                         28:48     7.71 3802 103.41
38  322 Christopher Bosch      Google                        5 Wannabee                28:54     7.68 3789 103.06
39  368 Tim Sullivan                                         40+                       28:58     7.66 3780 102.82
40  392 Bryan Canali                                                                   29:11     7.61 3752 102.06
41  233 Rand Hill              Apple                         35+                       29:14     7.59 3746 101.88
42  237 Bill Preucel           Friends of Janet              45+                       29:16     7.59 3741 101.77
43  265 Steven Woo             LGBRC                         4                         29:29     7.53 3714 101.02
44  88  Peter Tapscott         AV: Old Guys Finish           50+                       29:45     7.46 3681 100.11
45  283 Dan Talayco            Two Wheel Tango               40+                       29:47     7.45 3677 100.00
46  397 Mike Williams          Friends of Janet                                        29:50     7.44 3670  99.83
47  325 Kevin Fetterman        Sunburnt DJ                   40+                       29:54     7.42 3662  99.61
48  50  Francis Cebedo         RoadBikeReview                5                         29:58     7.41 3654  99.39
49  280 Patrick Kenny          Google                                                  29:58     7.41 3654  99.39
50  29  Dean Larson            Team Dino                     40+                       30:05     7.38 3640  99.00
51  295 Brian Schmitz          Friends of Janet              4                         30:15     7.34 3620  98.46
52  301 Michael Wright         SRI                           50+                       30:17     7.33 3616  98.35
53  329 Eric Hamilton          MO-DV                         50+                       30:19     7.32 3612  98.24
54  140 Gary Griffin           Team Santa Cruz               55+                       30:23     7.31 3604  98.03
55  219 Sean Broeder           Silicon Valley Triathlon Club 35+                       30:33     7.27 3584  97.49
56  331 Rob Boyer              LGBRC                         50+                       30:38     7.25 3575  97.23
57  370 Steve Blair            Friends of Janet              50+                       30:41     7.24 3569  97.07
58  229 Michael Czepiel        Apple                         20-24                     30:50     7.20 3551  96.59
59  384 Dan Rohrer             Leafy Joe                                               30:52     7.19 3548  96.49
60  236 Paul Melville          Doogie                        55+                       30:57     7.17 3538  96.23
61  259 Joshua Hadley          Republic of Anaerobia                                   31:00     7.16 3532  96.08
62  303 Tom Workman            STVC                          40+                       31:07     7.13 3519  95.72
63  376 Robert Ballard         Grizzly Peak Cyclists                                   31:20     7.09 3495  95.05
64  347 Michael Kirkpatrick    SRI                           4                         31:23     7.07 3489  94.90
65  426 Matt Beebe             Webcor/Alto Velo                                        31:25     7.07 3485  94.80
66  232 Matt Rodnick                                         Recreational              31:53     6.96 3434  93.41
67  345 Derek Mau              RoadBikeReview                                          32:04     6.92 3415  92.88
68  388 Sean Wayman            LGBRC                         5                         32:07     6.91 3409  92.73
69  212 Pete Jollymour                                       6                         32:22     6.86 3383  92.02
70  273 Calvin Do              Skinny slow guys              35+                       32:38     6.80 3355  91.27
71  238 Michael Kim                                          45+                       32:42     6.79 3349  91.08
72  201 Vinay Ravuri           Georgia Tech                  Beginner                  32:45     6.78 3344  90.94
73  338 Mark King              Fremont Freewheelers          4                         32:55     6.74 3327  90.48
74  64  Keith Devlin           Western Wheelers              60+                       33:04     6.71 3311  90.07
75  70  Bob Parker             AV: Old Guys Finish           50+                       33:50     6.56 3236  88.03T
76  337 Bruce Swanson          Leafy Joe                     45+                       34:57     6.35 3133  85.22
77  372 Ryan P.C. Gibson       Google                                                  34:57     6.35 3133  85.22
78  216 Guy Coté                                            35+                       35:29     6.26 3086  83.94
79  149 Steve Sprang           Apple                         30+                       35:37     6.23 3074  83.62
80  225 Bogdan Florea                                        35+                       35:39     6.23 3072  83.54
81  336 Ed Noskowski           Leafy Joe                     45+                       36:02     6.16 3039  82.65
82  177 Dan Stober             Western Wheelers              55+                       37:01     6.00 2958  80.46
83  390 Dan Siehl              Valley Presbyterian           Superannuated Biochemist  37:19     5.95 2934  79.81
84  351 Jeff Swan              Team Spike                                              37:42     5.89 2905  79.00
85  49  Adam Tow               Blubber Busters               Infinity                  38:34     5.76 2839  77.23
86  103 Toby Booth             Webcor/Alto Velo              30+                       38:48     5.72 2822  76.76
87  231 Murali Krishnan        Commuter                      35+                       39:39     5.60 2762  75.12
88  407 Jens McNaughton        Apple                                                   40:48     5.44 2684  73.00
89  403 Daniel Colbert         Webcor/Alto Velo              5                         42:56     5.17 2550  69.37
90  380 Fred Butts             TNT                           65+                       44:19     5.01 2471  67.21

T : tandem score

Women

median time = 39:08

pl  #   rider                  team                          category                  time       mph  fph score
1   432 Christine Thorburn     Webcor Builders               1                         25:53     8.58 4231 151.19
2   270 Lucia Mokres           LGBRC                         4                         28:30     7.79 3842 137.31
3   240 Janet Martinez         Friends of Janet              40+                       30:36     7.25 3578 127.89
4   332 Margie Biddick         Bike Trip                     4                         31:40     7.01 3458 123.58
5   256 Alison Chaiken         Western Wheelers              40+                       35:17     6.29 3103 110.91
6   249 Judith Alderman        Velogirls                     35+                       38:43     5.73 2828 101.08
7   356 Laura Jump             Team Spike                                              39:08     5.67 2798 100.00
8   281 Cara Coburn            TNT                           40+                       39:54     5.56 2744  98.08
9   360 Gail Stanley           Team Spike                                              41:17     5.38 2652  94.79
10  423 Juliana Chen           TNT                                                     42:54     5.17 2552  91.22
11  420 Janet LaFleur          TNT                                                     44:02     5.04 2487  88.87
12  324 Ileana Parker          Webcor/Alto Velo              Tandem                    33:50     6.56 3236  88.03T
13  111 Pat Parseghian         Google                        50+                       44:50     4.95 2442  87.29
14  27  Christine Holmes       Librarian                     40+                       55:02     4.03 1990  71.11

T : tandem score

Team Rankings

pl  team                             score scoring
1   LGBRC                           365.34 (Lucia Mokres, Rich Hill, Dan Hicklin)
2   Webcor/Alto Velo                363.44 (Chris Isley, Dominic Giampaolo, James Badia)
3   Bike Trip                       360.74 (Margie Biddick, Mark Edwards, Geoff Drake)
4   Google                          342.08 (Justin Lucke, Lucas Pereira, Joerg Heilig)
5   Western Wheelers                337.92 (Greg McQuaid, Alison Chaiken, James Porter)
6   Friends of Janet                337.30 (Janet Martinez, Harvey Wong, Bill Preucel)
7   TNT                             315.64 (Dan Connelly, Bill Bushnell, Cara Coburn)
8   Apple                           282.10 (Rand Hill, Michael Czepiel, Steve Sprang)
9   Webcor Builders                 279.66 (Christine Thorburn, Ted Huang)
10  Team Spike                      273.79 (Laura Jump, Gail Stanley, Jeff Swan)
11  Leafy Joe                       264.36 (Dan Rohrer, Bruce Swanson, Ed Noskowski)
12  San Jose Bike Club              226.84 (Ramon Alarcon, Jeff Farnsworth)
13  Republic of Anaerobia           206.04 (Michael Gonia, Joshua Hadley)
14  Doogie                          201.41 (Christian Paquet, Paul Melville)
15  SRI                             193.25 (Michael Wright, Michael Kirkpatrick)
16  RoadBikeReview                  192.27 (Francis Cebedo, Derek Mau)
17  AV: Old Guys Finish             188.14 (Peter Tapscott, Bob Parker)
18  Red Dragon                      132.67 (Tim Clark)
19  Pegasus                         126.92 (Carl A. Nielson)
20  Cambio                          120.91 (Thomas Novikoff)
21  Hell Riders                     117.95 (Brian Edwards)
22  TFSF                            108.90 (Jeff Botelho)
23  Six Fifty                       104.02 (Bill Lloyd)
24  Velogirls                       101.08 (Judith Alderman)
25  Two Wheel Tango                 100.00 (Dan Talayco)
26  Sunburnt DJ                      99.61 (Kevin Fetterman)
27  Team Dino                        99.00 (Dean Larson)
28  MO-DV                            98.24 (Eric Hamilton)
29  Team Santa Cruz                  98.03 (Gary Griffin)
30  Silicon Valley Triathlon Club    97.49 (Sean Broeder)
31  STVC                             95.72 (Tom Workman)
32  Grizzly Peak Cyclists            95.05 (Robert Ballard)
33  Skinny slow guys                 91.27 (Calvin Do)
34  Georgia Tech                     90.94 (Vinay Ravuri)
35  Fremont Freewheelers             90.48 (Mark King)
36  Valley Presbyterian              79.81 (Dan Siehl)
37  Blubber Busters                  77.23 (Adam Tow)
38  Commuter                         75.12 (Murali Krishnan)
39  Librarian                        71.11 (Christine Holmes)

Dan Connelly