Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb

Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb
Race details
DateAugust
RegionMt. Washington, New Hampshire, United States
DisciplineRoad race
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1973 (1973)
Editions51
First winner John Allis (USA)
Most wins Tyler Hamilton (USA)
 Phillip Gaimon (USA) (4 wins each)
 Aimee Vasse (USA) (5 wins)
Most recent Cameron Cogburn (USA)
 Kristen Kulchinsky (USA)

The Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb is an annual American cycle racing event held in New Hampshire. The event raises money for the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, which promotes appreciation of the environment.

Background

In August of each year, up to six hundred riders take part in the race which centers around a 7.6 mile (12.2 km) climb to the top of New Hampshire's Mount Washington—the highest peak in New England.[1] The Mount Washington Auto Road has an average gradient of 12% and reaches gradients of up to 22%.[1]

The race's most famous victor is Tyler Hamilton who got his fourth victory in the race in 2006 in a time of 52:21,[2][3] beating out Ned Overend by 2:20. Jeannie Longo held the women's record at 58:14 prior to the records being reset in 2022, while Tom Danielson owned the men's record of 49:24 prior to the records being reset in 2022.[4]

In June 2011 Mount Washington Auto Road race organizers announced that the times ridden by Tyler Hamilton of the United States and Genevieve Jeanson of Canada would no longer be considered official records.[4] Both Jeanson and Hamilton admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs throughout their career, which led to the record loss.[4]

As of 2022, the road is completely paved, whereas previously portions of the climb was gravel.[5] The process of paving the road began in the 1970s.[5] Due to the road change, race organizers chose to reset the records in 2022. Because of this, the current male record is 50:38, made by Phillip Gaimon in 2022, and the current female record is 1:06:08, made by Kristen Kulchinsky in 2024.[6]

Past winners

Year Men Women
1973 John Allis 1:15:05 Unknown
1974 John Allis 1:01:39 Unknown
1975 Results unknown
1976 John Howard Barbara Amburgey
1977 Mike Hogan 58:24 Ester Salmi
1978 Martin Ernst Bruhn 1:03:21 Unknown
1979 Steve Pyle 1:01:29 Unknown
1980 Dale Stetina 0:57:41 Unknown
1981 Steve Pyle Unknown Beth Heiden 1:16:30 (new wm's record)
1982 Matt VonWahzle 1:06:22 Murrie Green 1:14:24 (new wm's record)
1983 Gary Evans Unknown
1984 Chuck Canfield 1:03:45 Martha Tuttle 1:29:46
1985 Chuck Canfield 0:59:59 Martha Pitman 1:18:58
1986 Chuck Canfield 0:28:22 Kathy Swanson 0:31:52 (shortened due to weather)
1987 Dan Works 1:06:20 Kathy Swanson 1:23:12
1988 Dan Works 1:07:48 Debbie Jensen 1:21:31
1989 Tai Roulston 1:10:16 Megan Hayes 1:22:48
1990 Douglas Tanner 1:05:13 Kathy Swanson 1:19:25
1991 Andrew de Garmo 1:01:30 Mary Serreze 1:24:40
1992 Mike Nelson 1:02:47 Suzy West 1:16:17
1993 Joe Bucciaglia 1:02:33 Jodi Groesbeck 1:16:51
1994 Race cancelled due to weather
1995 Race cancelled due to weather
1996 Joe Bucciaglia 1:00:30 Marilyn Ruseckas 1:14:19
1997 Tyler Hamilton 0:51:56 Marilyn Ruseckas 1:11:38
1998 Robert Dapice 0:59:19 Dorrie Martell 1:11:56
1999 Tyler Hamilton 0:50:21 Geneviève Jeanson 1:01:57
2000 Tim Johnson 0:55:46 Jeannie Longo 0:58:14 (record)
2001 Tim Johnson 0:53:31 Karen Bockel 1:09:20
2002 Tom Danielson 0:49:24 (record invalidated in 2011) Geneviève Jeanson 0:54:02 (record invalidated in 2011)
2003 Tom Danielson 0:51:05 Geneviève Jeanson 0:59:58
2004 Justin England 0:58:50 Aimee Vasse 1:10:44
2005 Tyler Hamilton 0:51:11 Aimee Vasse 1:12:38
2006 Tyler Hamilton 0:52:21 Aimee Vasse 1:08:31
2007 Race cancelled due to weather
2008 Phillip Gaimon 0:54:57 Flavia Lepene 1:08:52
2009 Phillip Gaimon 0:54:37 Sue Schlatter 1:07:43
2010 Nico Toutenhoofd 0:57:26 Marti Shea 1:05:42
2011 Ned Overend 0:55:03 Marti Shea 1:04:12
2012 Cameron Cogburn 0:52:28 Marti Shea 1:03:14
2013 Cameron Cogburn 0:50:48 Silke Wunderwald 1:09:56
2014 John Kronborg Ebsen 0:52:53 Marti Shea 1:06:01
2015 Eneas Freyre 0:53:00 Véronique Fortin 1:05:58
2016 Eneas Freyre 0:52:10 Victoria DiSavino 1:07:32
2017 Phillip Gaimon 0:52:10 Aimee Vasse 1:07:32
2018 Barry Miller 0:53:34 Aimee Vasse 1:04:05
2019[7] Erik Levinsohn 0:53:42 Stefanie Sydlik 1:10:32
2020 Race canceled due to Covid-19
2021 Erik Levinsohn 0:51:59 Aimee Vasse 1:13:24
2022[8] Phillip Gaimon 0:50:38 (Record) Courtney Nelson 1:09:35
2023 Race cancelled due to weather
2024 Cameron Cogburn 0:52:01 Kristen Kulchinsky 1:06:08

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Test your endurance during the Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb". Boston.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Staff Reports. "Hamilton wins Mt. Washington bicycle Hillclimb". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hamilton's N.H. mountain-bike records voided". ESPN.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Sports, Vermont (June 7, 2011). "Mt. Washington Auto Road Records Shake-Up". Vermont Sports Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Wibur, Eric (June 1, 2022). "Mount Washington Auto Road completes a half-century of paving in time for summer". New England Ski Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Race Records | MWARBH". www.mwarbh.org. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Services (LTS), Lightbox Technology and. "Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb". www.iresultslive.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Services (LTS), Lightbox Technology and. "Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb". www.iresultslive.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

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