Classic League

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The 2021 season really gets underway with the start of the Classic League; the club’s handicap competition. It’s based on a series of Wednesday evening trials and the Clubs OPEN time trial events. All riders are welcome to ride the Club events (2nd Claim) but only full Club members will qualify for points.

There are:

  • 16 club events
  • 1 inter-club event
  • 3 open events organised by Bristol South CC

Classic league schedule 2021

DateDayEventDistanceCourseStart Time
28th MarSunClub Open 25 TT25.0 milesU1709:30:00
14th AprWedClub TT at Chew8.3 milesUC25116:45:00
17th AprSatClub Open 10 TT10.0 milesU7B09:00:00
21st AprWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
28th AprWedClub TT at Chew Lake7.3 milesUC251(rw75)19:00:00
5th MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
12th MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
19th MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
26th MayWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
2nd JunWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
9th JunWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
23rd JunWedBrian Weatherly Club TT at Chew Lake – 3 laps25 milesUC251/2519:00:00
1st JulyThuInterClub TT with Salt&Sham at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
4th JulySunClub Open 50 TT50 milesU10909:00:00
7th JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
14th JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
21st JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
28th JulyWedClub TT at Chew Lake8.3 milesUC25119:00:00
4th AugWedClub TT at Dundry Highridge1.4 milesUCH37719:00:00

Entry Fees for the open events are paid to the organizers of those events (typically £8-£12 ).
The fees for all the other events are paid to the Bristol South organiser (see the events page); £3 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 (8.3): 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 (10):  Large lay-by on west side of A38, approx 400m south of Newport (OS grid ref 698970). View on Strava

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

U109 /50: HQ tbc. Start by BT building approx 0.7 miles west of Didmarton on A433 (gr 806869). View on Strava

UCH377 Dundry Highridge (1.6) : Start by the post box outside no 135 Highridge Road, Bshopsworth. View on Strava

Results and current standings

Results for each individual round are available to view here.

This table shows the current overall Classic League standings.

PositionNamePoints
1David Bolton125
2Luke Smith121
3Tom Burke-Nott120
4Mark Bradley112
5Daniel Burbridge111
6Daniel Kempe109
7Chris Chapman104
8Craig Rockliffe104
9Nick Livermore103
10Jordan Thornton103
11Ed Trenchard96
12Andy Legge & Jo Knight90
13Ian Mountjoy81
14Petar Terziev80
15Aaron Pascovitch80
16David Braidley72
17Simon Bromley70
18Jo Knight66
19Chris Dring56
20Simon Cox51
21Matthias Mueller50
22Stefano Righele44
23Justin Desyllas40
24Robert Borek39
25Andrea Ricci37
26Ross Ellett29
27Alexi Chomyszyn26
28Robert Hutchinson25
29Mary Jane Hutchinson25
30Graham Gordon25
31Dave Cullen25
32Kim Smale25
33Tim Barnes25
34Maria Powell25
35Pete Giddings25
36Thomas Southey23
37Andy Legge19
38Jacob Johnson19
39Cameron Graley17
40Felix Smith17
41William Scott16
42Paul Jones15
43Craig Condie15
44Alice Thomson14
45Rob Nash13
46Adam Whitehead13
47Jack Luke13
48Dominic Johnson12
49Vikram Bakrania12
50Tom Crofts11
51Sam Whitehead10
52Ed Lodite10
53Nick Condon10
54Andrea Ricci9
55Emily Kate Walton9
56Daniel Madden8
57Graham Gordon & Alfred Gordon8
58Henry Wells7
59Rachel Breslin7
60Corin Wilkins7
61Joe Norledge6
62Andrew Turner5
63Barney Butler5
64Darren Lunn4
65Callum Crew2
66Richard Bennett1
67Edward Le Masurier1