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
2Tom Burke-Nott120
3Luke Smith119
4Daniel Burbridge111
5Daniel Kempe108
6Chris Chapman104
7Craig Rockliffe104
8Mark Bradley102
9Ed Trenchard96
10Nick Livermore94
11Jordan Thornton94
12Ian Mountjoy81
13Petar Terziev80
14Simon Bromley70
15Aaron Pascovitch70
16David Braidley68
17Andy Legge & Jo Knight65
18Chris Dring56
19Jo Knight51
20Simon Cox51
21Matthias Mueller50
22Stefano Righele44
23Justin Desyllas40
24Andrea Ricci37
25Ross Ellett29
26Robert Hutchinson25
27Mary Jane Hutchinson25
28Graham Gordon25
29Dave Cullen25
30Kim Smale25
31Tim Barnes25
32Maria Powell25
33Pete Giddings25
34Andy Legge19
35Robert Borek19
36Felix Smith17
37Thomas Southey15
38Craig Condie15
39Rob Nash13
40Adam Whitehead13
41Vikram Bakrania12
42Tom Crofts11
43Sam Whitehead10
44Ed Lodite10
45Alexi Chomyszyn10
46Nick Condon10
47Alice Thomson9
48Andrea Ricci9
49Daniel Madden8
50Graham Gordon & Alfred Gordon8
51Henry Wells7
52Rachel Breslin7
53Corin Wilkins7
54Joe Norledge6
55Andrew Turner5
56Barney Butler5
57Paul Jones4
58Darren Lunn4
59Emily Kate Walton3
60Callum Crew2
61Richard Bennett1
62Edward Le Masurier1