- Mount Evans Hill Climb
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Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb Race details Date mid to late July Region Mt. Evans, Colorado, USA English name Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb Nickname(s) Mt. Evans Hillclimb Discipline Road race Type One-day race History First edition 1962 Editions 41 First winner tie Stuart Baillie/Adolph Weller Most wins 
Scott Moninger (USA) (6 times)Most recent Peter Stetina (USA)The Mt. Evans Hill climb is a bicycle race that takes place on Mount Evans, Colorado. It was run for the first time in 1962. The race has been held 41 times with only three years canceled. The race was renamed in 1981 in honor of five-time race winner Bob Cook, who died of cancer at the age of 23. The race is purely a climb, without many other skills required. Team tactics and alliances can play a role. The climb is 27.4 miles in length.
The race takes place on the highest paved road in the United States. The race starts at 7,540 feet in front of the Clear Creek Middle School and proceeds to Echo Lake where the race turns and climbs nearly to the summit (14,130 feet)[1]. Due to the altitude and wilderness, the event is sometimes marked by extreme weather, by mountain sheep, marmots, and other fauna of Colorado.
Over the years, the race has attracted significant professional riders. Riders come from all over the United States and in the past the race has had riders from France, Switzerland, Germany, and Australia compete. The age range of the participants is from 9 to 85 years of age. The race is also supported by volunteers from the Colorado cycling community who help marshal, drive support, officiate and work the picnic. The race includes categories for all levels of racing and encourages riders of all abilities. An average of 600-1,000 riders compete each year, in a wide variety of categories.
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Course records
Bob Cook held the course record from 1975-1980. The first three years he held the record he was a junior. The present Men's record holder is Tom Danielson, set in 2004 with a time of 1:41:20. The Women's course record is held by Jeannie Longo from France with a time of 1:59:19.
Canceled Years
The race was canceled three times: twice due to snow and once when the Race Director was working in Atlanta at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
List of men's winners
The winner of the men's race are:[2]
Year Name Time 1962 Stuart Baillie/Adolph Weller 2:28[note 1] 1963 Stuart Baillie 2:24[note 1] 1964 Stuart Baillie 2:08:07[note 1] 1965 Michael Hiltner 2:09:55 1966 Stuart Baillie 2:14 1967 [note 2] [note 2] 1968 Mike Dennis N/A 1969 Stan Justice 2:19:23 1970 Kalman Halasi 2:22:49 1971 Kalman Halasi 2:14:35 1972 Bob Poling 2:11:41 1973 Jack Janelle 2:05:32[note 1] 1974 Jack Janelle 2:05:09[note 1] 1975 Bob Cook 2:02:55[note 1] 1976 Bob Cook 1:57:50[note 1] 1977 Bob Cook 1:55:43[note 1] 1978 Bob Cook 1:54:27[note 1] 1979 [note 3] [note 3] 1980 Bob Cook 1:54:55 1981 Alexi Grewal 1:57:36 1st Memorial Year 1982 Don Spence 1:58:12 1983 Todd Gogulski 1:53:43[note 1] 1984 Alexi Grewal 1:47:51[note 1] 1985 Ned Overend 1:49:53 1986 Ned Overend 1:49:22 1987 Todd Gogulski 1:54:07 1988 Tom Resh 1:51:56 1989 [note 3] [note 3] 1990 Alexi Grewal 1:46:29[note 1] 1991 Mike Engleman 1:51:41[note 1] 1992 Mike Engleman 1:45:30 1993 Mike Engleman 1:56:57 1994 Mike Engleman 1:50:35 1995 Mike Engleman 1:46:32 1996 [note 4] [note 4] 1997 Jonathan Vaughters 1:53:54 [note 5] 1998 Scott Moninger 1:52:16 1999 Jonathan Vaughters 2000 Scott Moninger 1:49:42 2001 Scott Moninger 1:46:56 2002 Scott Moninger 1:50:20 2003 Jonathan Vaughters 1:49:29 2004 Tom Danielson 1:41:20[note 6] 2005 Scott Moninger 1:52:50 2006 Scott Moninger 1:49:52 2007 Tom Danielson 1:43:04 2008 Kevin Nicol 1:53:21 2009 Tom Danielson 1:42:09 2010 Peter Stetina 1:50:20 Race notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m New record time
- ^ a b Race was held, but no results are available.
- ^ a b c d Race not held (snow).
- ^ a b Race not held (organizer at 1996 Olympic Games).
- ^ Mat Anand, a Canadian National Team member was the first across the line, but was relegated to second place for ‘hooking’ Jonathan Vaughters in the final sprint.
- ^ Current Record
List of women's winners
- 2010 Jacques-Grewal Tammy 2:15:07
- 2009 Jennifer Slawta 2:15:58
- 2008 Jeannie Longo 2:10:10
- 2007 Kate van Valkenburg 2:24:03
- 2006 Mara Abbott 2:11:55
- 2005 Mara Abbott 2:20:10
- 2004 Ann Trombley 2:19:03
- 2003 Allison Lusby 2:09:29
- 2002 Kimberly Bruckner 2:05:31
- 2001 Karen Bockel 2:22:15
- 2000 Kimberly Bruckner 2:09:00
- 1999 Emily Robbins 2:09:58
- 1998 Jeannie Longo 1:59:19 Current Record
- 1997 Julie Hudetz 2:18:22
- 1996 RACE NOT HELD (Organizer at Olympics)
- 1995 Linda Jackson 2:13:28 *
- 1994 Eve Stephenson 2:25:43
- 1993 Jan Bolland 2:32:21
- 1992 Linda Brenneman 2:15;24
- 1991 Darien Raistrick 2:23:10
- 1990 Darien Raistrick 2:13:59 *
- 1989 RACE NOT HELD (Snow)
- 1988 Darien Raistrick 2:19:46
- 1987 Vanessa Brines 2:26:03
- 1986 Catherine Porter 2:22:58
- 1985 Barb Dolan 2:15:58 *
- 1984 Denise Yamagishi 2:23:45 *
- 1983 Ann Chernoff 2:24:37 *
- 1982 Jan DeYoung 2:28:33 *
- 1981 Martha Stafford 2:29:54 *
- 1980 Margaret Nettles 2:41:10 *
- 1979 RACE NOT HELD (Snow)
- 1978 Margaret Nettles 1:18:44 Finished at Echo Lake
- 1977 N/A
- 1976 Robin Deily 2:44:58 *
(*Denotes previous record)
References
Categories:- Cycle races in the United States
- Women's cycle racing
- Recurring sporting events established in 1962
- Road bicycle races
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