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Hicks - Mt Umunhum (white line)

Week 6 of the 2014 Low-Key Hillclimb Series

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Beyond the Gate (Ryan PC Gibson)
Thanks to coordinator Will von Kaenel, with help from Bill Bushnell, Kathy Camp, Christina Davis, Brad Fox, Gary Gellin, Ryan Gibson, Kim Hill, Rich Hill, Chris Kerby Davis, Mark King, Kristofer McQueen, Pat Parseghian, Kevin Smith, Lynn von Kaenel, and Janet Wagner for making today's climb possible!

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A huge thanks to coordinator Will von Kaenel and Los Gatos Bike Racing club for a historic Low-Key Hillclimb this week up Hicks-Mt Umunhum.

Will's tireless and excellent work resulted in Low-Key being granted the first-ever road cycling permit for "beyond the gate" on Mount Umunhum Road. We hope this is a major step towards cyclists being able to ride all the way to the Umunhum summit, one of the major four Bay Area summits, next to Tamalpais, Diablo, and Hamilton.

But for today, we broke new territory for Low-Key and for Bay Area cycling. Low-Key had previously climbed Umunhum in 1996 and 2010, but only to the gate. Going beyond wasn't a matter of just "more of same" -- it added a major new steep portion in the additional 2 km, exceeding 13%, which substantially changed the character of the climb from "steep but not so long" to make it the #1 combination of sustained grade and distance per the Low-Key rating formula.

And for the historic occasion we were granted supernaturally good weather for the late date. Indeed, while we've gotten rained on here both in 1996 and 2011, for 2014 it was warm sunshine with temperatures well into the mid-70F's. This is cyclocross season, people!

And on the day, there were some impressive division leaders, with Amy Cameron leading Anne Valta and McLovely Brown for the women's top 3, Janet Gardner and Marty Scott not far behind. In the men's division, it was an incredible finish between Low-Key week 1 winner Nick Bax edging out Low-Key Über-Junior Adrien Costa for the incredible win, followed by Stefano Profumo and, in 4th and 5th, slow-starters Brian Lucido and Chris Evans. Indeed, it had been a fast start on Hicks Road, and Brian, riding a steady number from his new PowerTap, came storming past most of the lead group as the early enthusiasm of trying to follow Nick and Adrien's unsustainable VAM faded.

One big story today was the juniors. At the front, it's easy to forget Adrien Costa is still a junior, as he's been dominent in Low-Key so long, and has won several major international races in his racing career. But another story was team Vikings led by cross-country runner Lucas Matison. Here's Lucas crossing the line for 110 points (as calculated after week 6: points subject to change). Put this guy on a racing bike and Adrien and Nick will have some more competition... But a super-strong ride as well by Lucas' Vikings teammate, Parker Gara, with Kent Slaney, also riding in running shoes, not far behind to put the Vikings in a super-impressive sixth place overall to put them 9th overall for the serries so far, making Vikings one of the best if not the best all-junior team in Low-Key history.

We had two tandems today: Pauls McKenzie and Chuck (tandem teams always seem to share one name) showed off the former's super-impressive custom carbon fiber Landshark with 107 points. Meanwhile our mixed tandem team of Emma and Jonathan Dixon also rode impressively on the steep slopes to an excellent second place.

On the team side, it was Squadra SF breaking the 400 point barrier, perhaps for the first time in Low-Key history. Sisters and Misters was also super-impressive in second, with the Brown Zone making a very strong third place showing. Coordinating team LGBRC made a very strong 4th place showing despite so many of its riders doing volunteer duty today.

Thanks to all the volunteers and riders and especially to Will and Lynn von Kaenel for making this such a historic Low-Key success story! And thanks also to the Open Space rangers and staff for their cooperation in allowing us to enjoy the great day on the mountain!

Results

KOM special mention qualifiers indicated with orange background.

Women
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 400 Amy Cameron Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 35+ 34:34 7.13 3746 127.54
2 519 Anne Valta Thirsty Bear p/b Akamai 45+ 34:49 7.08 3719 126.65
3 34 McLovely Brown The Brown Zone Mother Of Two 35:01 7.04 3698 125.95
4 72 Janet Gardner Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 45+ 35:17 6.99 3670 125.03
5 140 Marty Scott LGBRC 55+ 36:11 6.82 3578 122.02
6 224 Tracy Lillig CA Technologies Make It To The Top 36:37 6.73 3536 120.62
7 228 Jennie Phillips Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 50+ 36:43 6.72 3526 120.30
8 626 Sarah Schroer Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 40+ 37:28 6.58 3456 117.97
9 94 Louise Kobin solo 45+ 38:03 6.48 3403 116.22
10 138 Amber Schult LGBRC 40+ 38:14 6.45 3387 115.68
11 202 Honey Badger Brown The Brown Zone Last One! 38:27 6.41 3367 115.05
12 17 Lynn Sestak The Brown Zone 55+ 38:51 6.35 3333 113.91
13 318 Trish Pacheco Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 45+ 41:06 6.00 3150 107.87
14 311 Holly Harris Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 50+ 44:22 5.56 2918 100.17
15 627 Eva Silverstein Western Wheelers 40+ 44:32 5.54 2907 99.81
16 220 Sandra King Equipe Flamme Rouge 45+ 44:33 5.54 2906 99.77
17 600 Felicity Adler Team Straggler Meow 45:01 5.48 2876 98.77
18 52 Bonnie Denoyer Scott 45+ 46:25 5.31 2790 95.89
19 502 Rialena Bradbury Team F&F 30+ 48:28 5.09 2672 91.96
20 620 Magdalena Novotna El Camino Tri Club 45+ 51:39 4.77 2507 86.47
21 60 Lisa Emmerich Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 50+ 51:43 4.77 2504 86.36
22 612 Andrea Ivan Silicon Valley Triathlon 60+ 60:17 4.09 2148 74.46

reference time for division Women = 44:26


Men
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 28 Nick Bax Squadra SF Hungover Cat 1 25:18 9.75 5118 143.87
2 606 Adrien Costa Cal Giant 1/Jr 25:24 9.71 5098 143.32
3 122 Stefano Profumo Squadra SF 35+ 27:18 9.03 4743 133.66
4 225 Brian Lucido Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 35+ 28:01 8.80 4622 130.35
5 61 Chris Evans Squadra SF 2 28:15 8.73 4583 129.31
6 45 David Collet Pen Velo/Pomodoro 40+ 28:23 8.69 4562 128.72
7 99 Bill Laddish Team CVC 35+ 28:33 8.64 4535 127.99
8 14 Rich McLovin Brown The Brown Zone 35+ 29:32 8.35 4384 123.87
9 149 Joseph Sullivan San Jose Bike Club 35+ 29:38 8.32 4369 123.46
10 1 Daniel Connelly Low-Key 45+ 29:44 8.29 4355 123.06
11 500 Graham Abra Squadra SF 35+ 29:59 8.22 4318 122.07
12 109 Shahram Moatazedi LGBRC 40+ 31:01 7.95 4175 118.13
13 112 Rob Nast Plus 3 50+ 31:07 7.93 4161 117.76
14 610 Elliot Hawkes Elliot Hawkes Will Go Hard But Not Going To Win Anything 31:33 7.82 4104 116.20
15 16 Joe Fant The Brown Zone 55+ 31:48 7.75 4072 115.31
16 49 Andy Crews Diablo 40+ 32:01 7.70 4044 114.56
17 146 Daryl Spano The Brown Zone 45+ 32:03 7.69 4040 114.44
18 307 Scott Gammon Nest 6 32:05 7.69 4036 114.33
19 29 Jeffrey Baxter LGBRC 45+ 32:37 7.56 3970 112.52
20 629 Kevin Susco Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 55+ 32:44 7.53 3956 112.13
21 314 Lucas Matison Vikings Junior 33:03 7.46 3918 111.09
22 308 Parker Gara Vikings Junior 33:32 7.35 3861 109.54
23 80 Jason Hopkins Team CVC 40+ 33:34 7.35 3857 109.44
24 227 Christian Paquet Grumpy Old Men (GOM) 55+ 33:44 7.31 3838 108.91
25 201 Jeff Botelho CA Technologies 45+ 34:11 7.21 3788 107.53
26 96 Scott Krahn LGBRC 30+ 34:11 7.21 3788 107.53
27 115 Sani Obhodas the campbell crew 25+ 34:14 7.20 3782 107.37
28 320 Kent Slaney Vikings Junior 34:18 7.19 3775 107.17
29 407 Curtis Kimble Red Peloton 50+ 34:19 7.19 3773 107.12
30 212 Roland Freund Team Plan C 55+ 34:22 7.18 3768 106.97
31 119 Jim Perreira Team Bici 45+ 34:28 7.15 3757 106.67
32 101 Robert Lojek Google 35+ 34:41 7.11 3733 106.03
33 92 Terrance Kloeckl Younger Next Year 50+ 35:03 7.04 3694 104.95
34 611 Chris Heisterkamp No team 35+ 35:05 7.03 3691 104.86
35 628 Marco Soldano Quadzilla Racing 45+ 35:23 6.97 3659 104.00
36 22 Bruno Acklin Clagnuts 50+ 35:33 6.94 3642 103.52
37 81 Tick Houk The Brown Zone 55+ 35:38 6.92 3634 103.29
38 31 Geoffrey Bower DASH 30+ 35:46 6.89 3620 102.92
39 506 Dirk De Bruyker Team F&F 40+ 35:51 6.88 3612 102.69
40 621 Bruce Pauly Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 55+ 35:54 6.87 3607 102.55
41 312 Zachary Hilton Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 35+ 35:55 6.87 3605 102.50
42 226 Chris Mickelsen chris mickelsen 55+ 36:15 6.80 3572 101.59
43 223 George Lillig CA Technologies Make It To The Top 36:27 6.77 3552 101.05
44 624 John Richardson Pen Velo/Pomodoro 60+ 37:00 6.66 3499 99.60
45 618 Scott McLeod Your Pace or Mine 30+ 37:08 6.64 3487 99.25
46 630 Ben Weir Western Wheelers 30+ 37:11 6.63 3482 99.12
47 117 Frank Paysen Chain Reaction 50+ 37:43 6.54 3433 97.76
48 121 Thomas Preisler San Jose Bike Club 55+ 37:49 6.52 3424 97.51
49 150 Andy Sutterfield San Jose State University 20+ 37:50 6.52 3422 97.47
50 319 Jeffery Rogers San Jose Bike Club 40+ 37:55 6.50 3415 97.27
51 66 Andrew Fitzhugh N/A 50+ 38:00 6.49 3407 97.06
52 619 Rob Naber Low-Key Team Make It To The Top Without A Heart Attack 38:01 6.49 3406 97.02
53 124 Mihai R. Google 35+ 38:05 6.48 3400 96.85
54 239 James Williams NightRiders 65+SJBC 38:07 6.47 3397 96.77
55 85 Tim Irvine LGBRC 40+ 38:11 6.46 3391 96.61
56 159 David Vrane Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 50+ 38:19 6.44 3379 96.28
57 139 Jeremy Scott Scott 40+ 38:27 6.41 3367 95.96
58 18 Giles Douglas Google 40+ 38:43 6.37 3344 95.32
59 110 Ilya Moskovko the campbell crew 25+ 38:47 6.36 3339 95.16
60 40 Peter Cathcart San Jose Bike Club 50+ 38:51 6.35 3333 95.00
61 160 Brian Ward Zombie Raccoon 40+ 39:12 6.29 3303 94.18
62 25 David Anderson Team Stoke 55+ 39:56 6.18 3242 92.51
63 625 Eric Rogge Pen Velo/Pomodoro 55+ Cat 4 Roadie 40:14 6.13 3218 91.84
64 82 Martin Hyland Diablo 55+ 40:27 6.10 3201 91.37
65 602 Michael Andalora Team Spokesman 4 40:43 6.06 3180 90.79
66 162 Han Wen Grumpy Old Men (GOM) 45+ 40:48 6.04 3174 90.61
67 323 Carl Werner Scott 50+ 41:09 5.99 3147 89.86
68 36 Scott Byer Google 45+ 41:09 5.99 3147 89.86
69 508 Frank Drobot Team Djament 65+ 41:30 5.94 3120 89.13
70 134 Koushik Sampath LGBRC 25+ 41:39 5.92 3109 88.82
71 324 Niall Fitzgerald LGBRC 25+ 41:48 5.90 3098 88.51
72 238 Walter Wang PBCC 40+ 41:53 5.89 3091 88.34
73 91 Larry Klein Grumpy Old Men (GOM) 50+ 42:13 5.84 3067 87.66
74 30 Bernard Bell PBCC 50+ 42:31 5.80 3045 87.07
75 47 Richard Contreras rhus 55+ 42:45 5.77 3029 86.61
76 114 Bart Niechwiej Google 35+ 43:17 5.70 2991 85.57
77 615 Marcin Kosiba Velosport CC 25+ 44:07 5.59 2935 84.01
78 306 Larry Douglas LGBRC 35+ 44:58 5.48 2879 82.47
79 86 Tom Jakaby Buycell 55+ 45:19 5.44 2857 81.85
80 26 Stephen Anderson Team Stoke 20+ 46:01 5.36 2814 80.65
81 38 Kley Cardona NightRiders 50+ 46:13 5.34 2802 80.31
82 601 Tony Amadio Clagnuts 30+ 47:16 5.22 2739 78.59
83 608 Aaron Germain Vincolo 25+ 47:24 5.20 2732 78.37
84 53 Gilles Denoyer Scott 40+ 48:21 5.10 2678 76.88
85 603 Nash Anderson Shake n' bake Make It To The Top! 48:52 5.05 2650 76.09
86 605 Jorge Chang Grumpy Old Men (GOM) 35+ 49:14 5.01 2630 75.55
87 108 Ed Miller SLACer 70+ 49:54 4.94 2595 74.57
88 609 Brad Gyger Your Pace or Mine 35+ 50:28 4.89 2566 73.76
89 143 Gregory P Smith Zombie Raccoon Dark Meat & Stuffing 51:47 4.76 2500 71.94
90 103 Thomas Maltbaek MTBR 25+ 52:50 4.67 2451 70.56
91 113 Ronald Ng Bike Commuter Cabal 50+ 53:13 4.63 2433 70.07
92 616 Paul MacKinlay Gumdrop Cases Just Make It To The Top 53:50 4.58 2405 69.29
x 221 West Kurihara Team Fremont FFBC p/b Chipotle 55+ DQ
DQ: disqualified

reference time for division Men = 36:50


Tandem
pl # name team cat time mph fph score
1 315 Paul McKenzie Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 60+ 37:08 6.64 3487 99.25
504 Paul Chuck Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 55+
2 55 Emma Dixon Google 35+ 41:56 5.88 3088 96.21
56 Jonathan Dixon Google 35+


Teams
pl team score riders
1 Squadra SF 406.84 Nick Bax, Stefano Profumo, Chris Evans, Graham Abra
2 Sr's & Mr's of No Mercy 382.92 Brian Lucido, Kevin Susco, Amy Cameron, Janet Gardner, Bruce Pauly, Zachary Hilton, Jennie Phillips, Paul McKenzie, Paul Chuck, Sarah Schroer, David Vrane, Trish Pacheco, Holly Harris, Lisa Emmerich
3 The Brown Zone 365.13 Rich McLovin Brown, Joe Fant, Daryl Spano, McLovely Brown, Tick Houk, Honey Badger Brown, Lynn Sestak
4 LGBRC 355.83 Shahram Moatazedi, Jeffrey Baxter, Scott Krahn, Marty Scott, Tim Irvine, Amber Schult, Koushik Sampath, Niall Fitzgerald, Larry Douglas
5 CA Technologies 329.20 Jeff Botelho, George Lillig, Tracy Lillig
6 Vikings 327.81 Lucas Matison, Parker Gara, Kent Slaney
7 Pen Velo/Pomodoro 320.16 David Collet, John Richardson, Eric Rogge
8 San Jose Bike Club 318.24 Joseph Sullivan, Thomas Preisler, Jeffery Rogers, Peter Cathcart
9 Google 299.09 Robert Lojek, Mihai R., Giles Douglas, Scott Byer, Emma Dixon, Jonathan Dixon, Bart Niechwiej
10 Grumpy Old Men (GOM) 287.19 Christian Paquet, Han Wen, Larry Klein, Jorge Chang
11 Scott 281.71 Jeremy Scott, Carl Werner, Bonnie Denoyer, Gilles Denoyer
12 Team CVC 237.43 Bill Laddish, Jason Hopkins
13 Diablo 205.93 Andy Crews, Martin Hyland
14 the campbell crew 202.54 Sani Obhodas, Ilya Moskovko
15 Western Wheelers 198.93 Ben Weir, Eva Silverstein
16 Team F&F 194.65 Dirk De Bruyker, Rialena Bradbury
17 Clagnuts 182.11 Bruno Acklin, Tony Amadio
18 NightRiders 177.08 James Williams, Kley Cardona
19 PBCC 175.40 Walter Wang, Bernard Bell
20 Team Stoke 173.16 David Anderson, Stephen Anderson
21 Your Pace or Mine 173.01 Scott McLeod, Brad Gyger
22 Zombie Raccoon 166.13 Brian Ward, Gregory P Smith
23 Cal Giant 143.32 Adrien Costa
24 Thirsty Bear p/b Akamai 126.65 Anne Valta
25 Low-Key 123.06 Daniel Connelly
26 Plus 3 117.76 Rob Nast
27 solo 116.22 Louise Kobin
28 Elliot Hawkes 116.20 Elliot Hawkes
29 Nest 114.33 Scott Gammon
30 Red Peloton 107.12 Curtis Kimble
31 Team Plan C 106.97 Roland Freund
32 Team Bici 106.67 Jim Perreira
33 Younger Next Year 104.95 Terrance Kloeckl
34 No team 104.86 Chris Heisterkamp
35 Quadzilla Racing 104.00 Marco Soldano
36 DASH 102.92 Geoffrey Bower
37 chris mickelsen 101.59 Chris Mickelsen
38 Equipe Flamme Rouge 99.77 Sandra King
39 Team Straggler 98.77 Felicity Adler
40 Chain Reaction 97.76 Frank Paysen
41 San Jose State University 97.47 Andy Sutterfield
42 N/A 97.06 Andrew Fitzhugh
43 Low-Key Team 97.02 Rob Naber
44 Team Spokesman 90.79 Michael Andalora
45 Team Djament 89.13 Frank Drobot
46 rhus 86.61 Richard Contreras
47 El Camino Tri Club 86.47 Magdalena Novotna
48 Velosport CC 84.01 Marcin Kosiba
49 Buycell 81.85 Tom Jakaby
50 Vincolo 78.37 Aaron Germain
51 Shake n' bake 76.09 Nash Anderson
52 SLACer 74.57 Ed Miller
53 Silicon Valley Triathlon 74.46 Andrea Ivan
54 MTBR 70.56 Thomas Maltbaek
55 Bike Commuter Cabal 70.07 Ronald Ng
56 Gumdrop Cases 69.29 Paul MacKinlay