Souvenir Screen-Print Poster

Speak Media, who produced, the fantastic, 16 page full colour programme (read online) for the recent Urban Hill Climb, have just released this  poster.

Limited edition screen-print, featuring a specially-commissioned artwork by award-winning illustrator Henry Obasi, based on his cover design for the 2011 UHC programme.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

  • A3 poster size (420 x 297mm)
  • Screen-printed on high-quality paper (GF SMITH MOHAWK SUPERFINE 270GSM), perfect for mounting and framing
  •  The name of every rider who took part in the 2011 UHC event appears on the poster
  • Exclusive artwork by Henry Obasi
  • Limited edition run of 50

PRICE: £25 plus p&p

TO ORDER or for more details, please email enquiries@speakmedia.co.uk (subject: ‘UHC poster’) or telephone 020 7375 1253

Report : Urban Hill Climb 2011

Only a couple of hours after the world’s best cyclists tackled the Col du Galibier in the Tour de France, commuters, fixed riders, club cyclists and elites tackled the almighty Swains Lane in London at the second Rollapaluza Urban Hill Climb.

As last year interest was high, despite the rain, with hundreds of spectators lining the 800m climb to cheer on the full field of 120 riders (senior events sold out in four minutes after entries were released)

For 2011 Rollapaluza made a couple of changes to the traditional hill climb format, introducing digital timing and knockout semi finals and finals for the fastest riders meaning the top four overall had to climb the hill three times before taking their podium places.

In the overall event 2010′s first and second placed riders Chris Metcalfe and 2010 winner of the BEC Hill climb 16 year old Germain Burton returned with Germain (also riding as a youth) beating the hill record with 1m 29.61 seconds early in the evening, an improvement of over 3 seconds on Chris’s winning time from 2010. However this time was not to stand as Team Corley Cycles had sent two of their top riders to the event Michael Smith and Richard Cartland, with Michael setting the new record with 1m 26.92 seconds.

Germain sets a temporary record

These four progressed to the knockout rounds, Germain beating Richard and Michael beating Chris. The minor final for 3rd and fourth place was a real cat and mouse affair with some very close racing and switching between Chris and Richard but Chris just edged it on the line. In the Final Germain attacked hard from the gun and it looked like it might pay off but the esperienced Michael had the measure of him and after sitting on his wheel, attacked on the steepest section to forge ahead for the win.

Chris Metcalfe wins his semi final

 

Michael Smith wins

In the female category last year’s winner Claire Beaumont of Condor cycles was only good enough for fourth and the top three were entirely different from 2010 with the top two spots going to the team from popular London cycle cafe and workshop Look Mum No Hands!…with Louise Moriarty the winner.

Louise and podium boy

Germain Burton won the youth category with promising performances from Alex Cozens in second and Daniel Mateus (riding fixed) in 3rd.

Aside from Germain, John Storms was the only other rider to retain his title, in the Vets category improving his time by 3 seconds. Beatrice Windsor won the female youth category.

For the second year the Rollapaluza Urban Hill Climb was free to enter and aimed at inclusion of all cyclists, indeed there were riders on  Bromptons and one rider, Leo Tong even competed on a Boris bike and he actually beat seven riders on road bikes!

Leo and Boris

The whole event was filmed by a professional TV crew and a highlights video will apppear soon on this site soon.

Results : Urban Hill Climb 2011

Overall Final

1. Michael Smith

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2. Germain Burton

Minor Final

3. Chris Metcalfe

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4. Richad Cartland

Semi Final 1

Michael Smith

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Richard Cartland

Semi Final 2

Germain Burton

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Chris Metcalfe

 Women

1. Lousie Moriarty 1.54.87

2. Lydia Boylan 2.01.00

3. Kirsten Halliday 2.08.17

4. Claire Beaumont 2.12.66

5. Astrid Wingler 2.13.02

Veteran Male

1. John Storms 1.39.02

2. Paul O’Sullivan 1.42.11

3. Neil Manning 1.47.83

Youth Male

1. Germain Burton 1.29.61

2. Alex Cozens 1.51.41

3. Daniel Mateus 1.58.16

Youth Female

1. Beatrice Windsor 2.42.97

All Times

 

Pos Name Race No Category Gender Team Time
1 Michael Smith 118 Senior Male Team Corley Cycles 00:01:26.920
2 Germain Burton 45 Youth Male De Ver Cycles 00:01:29.610
3 Chris Metcalfe 120 Senior Male Charge Bikes 00:01:32.210
4 Richard Cartland 115 Senior Male Team Corley Cycles 00:01:34.780
5 Thomas Ballhatchet 124 Senior Male Rollapaluza CC 00:01:34.820
6 Keith Henderson 116 Senior Male Condor Cycles 00:01:35.230
7 Matthew Theobalds 113 Senior Male CS Grupetto 00:01:36.700
8 Luke Wallis 100 Senior Male La Fuga-Sigma Sport 00:01:37.350
9 Ben Moores 101 Senior Male Norwood Paragon 00:01:37.410
10 John Storms 86 Vet Male 00:01:39.020
11 Dan Sullivan 117 Senior Male 00:01:39.810
12 Sylvain Garde 99 Senior Male Addiscombe CC 00:01:41.300
13 Paul O’ Sullivan 74 Vet Male London Phoenix 00:01:42.110
14 Matthioas Kunz 84 Vet Male 00:01:43.580
15 Andrew Snowball 98 Senior Male VC Londres 00:01:43.720
16 James Solly 114 Senior Male Velo Club de Londres 00:01:43.780
17 Simon Warren 90 Senior Male Norwood Paragon 00:01:44.190
18 Steve Parker 112 Senior Male 00:01:45.360
19 Nick White 109 Senior Male East london Velo 00:01:46.280
20 Neil Manning 85 Vet Male Condor Cycles 00:01:47.830
21 Michael Williams 22 Senior Male Dulwich Paragon CC 00:01:48.910
22 Mark Hopkins 110 Senior Male 00:01:48.940
23 Iain Cook 102 Senior Male Velo Club de Londres 00:01:49.740
24 Tom McEvoy 1 Senior Male Rollapaluza CC 00:01:50.480
25 Alex Cohen 71 Vet Male Finsbury Park CC 00:01:50.880
26 Livio Nannetti 77 Vet Male EAGLE ROAD CLUB 00:01:50.930
27 Matthew Belsham 96 Senior Male Two Wheels Good 00:01:50.940
28 Ben Chatfield 20 Senior Male 00:01:51.360
29 Alex COZENS 41 Youth Male Woolwich CC 00:01:51.410
30 Ian Gray 8 Senior Male 00:01:52.250
31 Winston 11 Senior Male 00:01:53.420
32 Rory Wilkinson 93 Senior Male Dulwich Paragon 00:01:53.960
33 marcus shields 28 Senior Male Ayr Roads CC 00:01:54.760
34 Louise Moriarty 60 Senior Female Look Mum No Hands! 00:01:54.870
35 Anthony Buchan 57 Senior Female 00:01:55.160
36 Steve Dodson 89 Vet Male 00:01:55.310
37 Ben Spurrier 97 Senior Male Rapha Condor CC / Mule Bar 00:01:55.650
38 Rob Nicholas 13 Senior Male CS Grupetto 00:01:56.140
39 Vik Chaudhuri 19 Senior Male PM 00:01:56.410
40 Rob Windsor 88 Vet Male East london Velo 00:01:56.790
41 Thomas Dean 106 Senior Male Royal Sutton CC 00:01:56.810
42 David Tait 23 Senior Male 00:01:57.190
43 Julian ‘Crusher’ Cunnington 73 Vet Male Condor Cycles 00:01:57.220
44 Mark Mayo 91 Senior Male Rollapaluza CC 00:01:57.750
45 Paddy Williams 40 Youth Male VC Dulwich College 00:01:58.060
46 Daniel Mateus 43 Youth Male 5th floor 00:01:58.160
47 Cameron Fraser 123 Senior Male La Fuga-Sigma Sport 00:01:58.670
48 Bruce Hart 4 Senior Male 00:01:59.190
49 Nick Wood 6 Senior Male 00:01:59.320
50 Dominic Joyner 105 Senior Male CS Grupetto 00:01:59.580
51 Freddie Peelmon 39 Male VC Dulwich College 00:02:01.000
52 Lydia Boylan 61 Senior Female Look Mum No Hands! 00:02:01.000
53 Stephen Murphy 66 Vet Male 00:02:00.140
54 Rhian Gaisborough 127 Senior Male 00:02:00.190
55 Luke Woolfson 5 Senior Male 00:02:01.840
56 Jeff Lawrence 126 Senior Male Dulwich Paragon 00:02:01.930
57 Calvin Cheung 42 Youth Male Rollapaluza CC 00:02:03.300
58 Vlad Mereuta 25 Senior Male Dulwich Paragon 00:02:04.560
59 Sam Woods 38 Youth Male VC Dulwich College 00:02:04.620
60 Paul Gathercole 72 Vet Male Rollapaluza CC 00:02:04.990
61 Tim Ralston 10 Senior Male 00:02:05.150
62 Ollie Williams 104 Senior Male 00:02:05.470
63 Richard Spencer 103 Senior Male Brompton Bicycle 00:02:06.220
64 Ben Pook 34 Senior Male Under The River 00:02:07.610
65 Matthew Levett 87 Vet Male Brixton CC 00:02:07.730
66 Kirsten Halliday 49 Senior Female London Dynamo 00:02:08.170
67 Clive Wellings 79 Vet Male Hertfordshire Wheelers 00:02:08.820
68 Ben Miller 81 Vet Male 00:02:10.650
69 Damian Marlee 3 Senior Male CS Grupetto 00:02:11.390
70 John Jardine 16 Senior Male Pedal Power RT 00:02:11.450
71 Edmar Gwiazda 14 Senior Male London Skaters Speed Team 00:02:12.500
72 Claire Beaumont 65 Senior Female Rapha Condor / Condor Cycles 00:02:12.660
73 Richard Pearce 78 Vet Male 00:02:12.770
74 Mark Jary 80 Vet Male VC Londres 00:02:12.880
75 Astrid Wingler 51 Senior Female London Phoenix CC 00:02:13.020
76 Alexandra Marzec 50 Senior Female London Dynamo 00:02:14.470
77 Robert Cooke 7 Senior Male Barcap 00:02:15.390
78 Tijan N’Jai-Sealy 36 Youth Male VC Dulwich College 00:02:15.470
79 Rudy Melo 92 Senior Male 5th Floor / Leader Bike USA 00:02:15.580
80 Joel Harrison 18 Senior Male Rollapaluza CC 00:02:16.280
81 Rick Hewett 76 Vet Male London Heathside 00:02:16.510
82 Ludwig Brunagel 69 Vet Male Rollapaluza CC 00:02:18.100
83 roger stillman 27 Senior Male Brereton Wheelers 00:02:22.020
84 Ben Shaw 70 Vet Male 00:02:22.030
85 John Butterfield 95 Senior Male www.v-sprint.com 00:02:23.280
86 clare Elms 54 Senior Female Redmon CC 00:02:25.630
87 paul burgoine 82 Vet Male 00:02:26.570
88 Dan Drillsma 29 Senior Male 00:02:29.850
89 Marc Wyburn 15 Senior Male 00:02:32.170
90 Carolyn Hewett 64 Senior Female Team Wiggle 00:02:32.340
91 Bernard Biggs 68 Vet Male 00:02:32.540
92 Bernard Mckernan 94 Senior Male 00:02:32.790
93 Caroline Hodge 48 Senior Female Rollapaluza CC 00:02:33.440
94 Alan McKenzie 67 Vet Male Fireflies CC  / Leuka 00:02:33.640
95 Gem Atkinson 56 Senior Female Rapha Condor Club 00:02:35.050
96 Harry Moore 75 Vet Male Cycling Club Hackney 00:02:35.190
97 Katy Baldwin 52 Senior Female 00:02:36.370
98 Lucy Fry 53 Senior Female 00:02:36.870
99 Sue Cooper 55 Senior Female 00:02:36.990
100 Edward Haynes 83 Vet Male 00:02:37.030
101 Sarah-Anne Keenan 62 Senior Female MBRO35 00:02:38.490
102 beatrice windsor 35 Youth Female East london Velo 00:02:42.970
103 Steve Smythe 26 Senior Male 00:02:53.840
104 Alex Elmquist 63 Senior Female 00:02:58.000
105 Leo Tong 21 Senior Male Flying Pigs CC 00:03:03.170
106 Eleanor Harvie 47 Senior Female 00:03:08.190
107 William Irwin 9 Senior Male Cycling Weekly 00:03:10.200
108 Doug 2 Senior Male TroisV 00:03:13.190
109 Ross Hawkins 44 Youth Male 00:03:13.270
110 Kate Searle 59 Senior Female 00:03:15.120
111 Alex 37 Youth Male 00:03:21.320
112 Amy Koerbel 58 Senior Female 00:03:24.420
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Report : Rollapaluza Urban Hill Climb 2010

Germain Burton, Chris Metcalfe, Dave Clarke

Germain Burton, Chris Metcalfe, Dave Clarke. pics courtesy of Andy Waterman

The Inaugural Rollapaluza Urban Hill Climb was a huge success, despite the heavy rain showers early on in the evening which mimicked the conditions encountered on the Tourmalet in the Tour de France earlier on in the day, a huge crowd gathered to cheer on over 100 competitors in London’s first ever closed-road hill climb.

Women's winner Claire

Women’s winner Claire Beaumont of Condor Cycles. pics courtesy of Andy Waterman

The Urban hill climb inspired 120 cyclists to get out and race up the fantastic Swains lane, a tough little climb hidden away in the centre of london. Simon Warren’s book “100 greatest cycling climbs“ features this road and another 99 hills all over Britain that are just waiting to be discovered. Racing in the event Simon set an early fast time of 1m 42.09 seconds, however spectators were stunned when only 38 racers in to the event 15 year old Germain Burton set a blistering time of 1m 33.70seconds, seven seconds faster than the quickest adult time at that point. Racers  from commuters on folding bikes through veteran cycle couriers, first-time racers, club riders were unable to beat this time and it wasn’t ’til the elite cyclists and top hill-climbing talent took to the hill over an hour later that Germain’s time was threatened. Londoner Matt Theobalds, elite cyclists Justin Hoy and Dave Clarke came close but only Chris Metcalfe of Matlock CC was able to beat the youngster.

Simon Warren 100 climbs author

100 greatest cycling climbs author Simon Warren takes the start. pics courtesy of Andy Waterman

Claire Beaumont rode stongly in the women’s category to win by over 6 seconds from Alexandra Marzec and Veteran John Storms rounded out the top 10 overall to take the Vets category 8 seconds faster than comeback rider Don Wiley.

Generous prizes were provided by Condor Cycles with cash prizes from Rollapaluza.

Above pic from: Trulli

Urban Hill Climb is presented and produced by Rollapaluza