Classic League

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The Classic League is the club’s handicap competition for rides against the clock. It’s based on a series of Wednesday evening trials around Chew Lake (8.3 miles) and the Club’s open time trial events. All riders are welcome to ride the Club events but only full Club members will qualify for Classic League points (this includes 2nd claim members).

In 2023 we initiated a Road Bike series alongside the main competition. Each week the riders on road bikes get their own set of results as well as being included in the overall league. It’s only the overall league that qualifies for prizes, road bikes are for fun and (hopefully) as a stepping stone to full on open time trial participation.

And … we need you to help!

The club relies on volunteers, and volunteering for the Classic League is one of the easiest ways to put back into the club. All of the organisation for the event has been done already, it really is just your time from 6pm on a Wednesday evening we need; the signup rota and full instructions can be found here. And of course, not only do you get the participants’ undying gratitude, plus 25 points towards your league total, you’ll become a VIP member and earn VIP reward points too!

There are:

  • 16 club events
  • 5 open events organised by Bristol South CC

Classic league schedule 2024

DateDayEventDistanceCourseStart Time
24th MarchSunClub Open 25 TT25.0 milesU1709:00
10th AprilWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
13th AprilSatClub Open 10 TT10.0 milesU7B14:00
17th AprilWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
24th AprilWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
1st MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
8th MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
15th MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
22nd MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
29th MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
5th JuneWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
12th JuneWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
19th JuneWedBrian Weatherly Club TT at Chew Lake – 3 laps25 milesUC251/2519:00
26th JuneWed Club TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
3rd JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake7.6 milesUC25119:00
6th JulySatClub Open 50 TT50 milesU109/5009:00
10th JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
17th JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
24th JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
31st JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00
7th AugustWedClub TT at Dundry Highridge1.4 milesUCH37719:00
11th AugustSunClub Open 100 TT100 milesU10907:00
20th OctoberSunClub Open Hillclimb (Burrington)2 milesUH2609:00

Entry Fees for the open events are paid to the organizers of those events (typically £12-£16 ).
The fees for all the other events are paid to the Bristol South organiser (see the events page); £4 per event.

Courses and meeting points

The majority of the Classic League events take place on Wednesday nights as a single lap of UC251 around Chew Lake (pictured). The Open Events and final Hill Climb courses are listed below.

UC251 (8.3m): Entrance to small picnic area on unclassified road on north side of Chew Valley lake (OS grid ref 579609).  NB – not the picnic area with the cafe. View on Strava.

U7B (10m):  Large lay-by on west side of A38, approx 400m south of Newport (OS grid ref 698970). View on Strava

U17 (25m): Layby in Woodford (OS grid ref 692959). View on Strava

U109/50 (50m): HQ Hawkesbury Upton Village Hall. Start in layby just east of Didmarton on A433 before BP petrol station. View on Strava

UCH377 Dundry Highridge (1.6m) : Sign-on is at the top of the hill. Start by the post box outside no 135 Highridge Road, Bishopsworth. View on Strava

Latest event result and overall Classic League 2024 so far

Results for the Club Hill Climb (1.4 miles) held on August 7, 2024

PlaceNameClubTypeActual Time:Ave mph:Handicap:Net Time:Points:
1Daniel PiercyUnattachedROAD0.05.361500.05.360
2Robert BorekBristol South C.C.ROAD0.05.3814.91120.270.05.1120
3Harry SouldenUnattachedROAD0.05.4614.566500.05.460
4Rob WalkerAerolab Ward WheelzROAD0.05.4914.441300.05.490
5Freddie WilsonAvid SportROAD0.06.0313.884300.06.030
6William ScottBristol South C.C.ROAD0.06.0613.77050.20.05.4619
7Ollie SmithUnattachedROAD0.06.1313.512100.06.130
8Ted RobertsNPCCROAD0.06.1413.475900.06.140
9Kern FordhamBristol South C.C.ROAD0.06.3312.82440.20.06.1318
10Andrew TurnerBristol South C.C.ROAD0.06.3612.72730.20.06.1617
11Nathan MorrisSulis Scorpians YCAROAD0.07.1911.480600.07.190
12Toby Radnedge-EddlestonNPCCROAD0.07.2511.325800.07.250
13Freya EspirMudDockROAD0.07.3311.125800.07.330
14David BoltonBristol South C.C.ROAD0.07.4210.90910.410.07.0116
15Jim DykeBristol South C.C.ROAD0.07.4310.88550.20.07.2314
16Ayoob GhaniUnattachedROAD0.07.5410.632900.07.540
17Craig RockliffeBristol South C.C.ROAD0.08.1910.10021.090.07.1015
18Gail BrownBristol South C.C.ROAD0.08.319.8630.410.07.5013
19Claire SharpeSTIFROAD0.09.119.14700.09.110
20Josh ShorlandUnattachedROAD0.09.149.097500.09.140
21Emily HadrillNPCCROAD0.09.558.470600.09.550
22Liv RubeneNPCCROAD0.09.568.456400.09.560

Classic League standings – all bikes (best six point scores)

PositionNamePoints
1Mary Jane Hutchinson125
2Aaron Pascovitch124
3Jo Legge-Knight122
4Daniel Kempe120
5Mark Bradley119
6Craig Rockliffe113
7Robert Borek112
8Daniel Burbridge106
9Tom Burke-Nott103
10Justin Desyllas96
11Simon Cox95
12Matt Porter-James86
13Luke Smith80
14David Bolton68
15Andy Legge-Knight66
16Gail Brown55
17Marek Bomba53
18Esther Ive47
19Duncan McNair45
20Andrew Matthews40
21Ian Mountjoy30
22Chris Chapman25
23Dave Cullen25
24Jaz Clarke25
25Ed Gallimore25
26Rob Walker20
27William Scott19
28Chris Pope19
29Kern Fordham18
30Andrew Turner17
31Ed Trenchard15
32Jim Dyke14
33Mathew Jones13
34Raphael Burke-Nott12
35Stefan Barnett12
36Nick Hassey11
37Alice Duhem10

Road bike league (best six point scores)

PositionNamePoints
1Mary Jane Hutchinson120
2Jo Legge-Knight115
3Robert Borek115
4Daniel Kempe114
5Aaron Pascovitch112
6Tom Burke-Nott104
7Mark Bradley97
8Justin Desyllas93
9Simon Cox90
10Andy Legge-Knight77
11Matt Porter-James65
12Marek Bomba63
13Gail Brown62
14David Bolton45
15Esther Ive29
16Chris Pope23
17Duncan McNair23
18William Scott19
19Kern Fordham18
20Andrew Turner17
21Ed Trenchard15
22Ian Mountjoy15
23Craig Rockliffe15
24Luke Smith14
25Jim Dyke14
26Mathew Jones14
27Stefan Barnett13
28Nick Hassey12
29Raphael Burke-Nott12

The full results from the 2024 season are available to view here.

The full results from the 2023 season are available to view here.

The full results from the 2022 season are available to view here.

The full results from the 2021 season are available to view here.

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