2023 Ultra Low-Key Hillclimbs

Week 3 Results

Mt Umunhum

...The cube of doom...

Photos

View from the top. Photo credit Frank Drobot.

Report

A fantastic turnout for a very difficult but must-do Bay Area climb. A whopping 87 Low-key riders made it up to the cube, compared with only 17 in 2019.

Once again, Alex Wild nearly took the overall KOM, with Grant Miller and Andrew Ernst also earning Top 10 overall results. For the women, Robin Betz put up another speedy time for a top 10 QOM, and Louise Thomas and Lily Sanders were hot on her heels for 2nd and 3rd on the weekend.

Team highlight this week is Partners in Climb. They are the second largest team behind Alto Velo by registration, and have been putting up some great participation numbers as well. They're the largest club represented with all female riders (though they are open to non-female). They've made up about a third of all of the female riders in LKHC this year ...and they were only formed this year! Well done team! If you're interested in joining, please reach out to owners.partnersinclimb@gmail.com.

Individual Women

Median: 1:10:02

Place	Name	Team	Date	Time	Score
1	Robin Betz	Alto Velo	10/14	0:51:52	135.01
2	Louise Thomas	Alto Velo	10/15	0:55:07	127.05
3	Lily Sanders		10/13	0:55:33	126.06
4	Janet Gardner		10/14	0:58:35	119.53
5	Yvonne Walbroehl	Pen Velo	10/14	0:59:25	117.85
6	Suzanne Farrell		10/15	1:05:14	107.35
7	Ilse Pollet	Partners in Climb	10/15	1:09:05	101.36
8	Laura Schuster	Google	10/14	1:10:58	98.67
9	Kastania Dahlen		10/13	1:12:38	96.41
10	Abby Keller	Partners in Climb	10/15	1:19:00	88.64
11	Kelley Prebil		10/13	1:25:59	81.44
12	Apoorva Setlur	Partners in Climb	10/13	1:32:09	75.99
13	Gowri Grewal	Partners in Climb	10/15	1:41:15	69.16
14	Amanda Domitrowich	Lanterne Rouge	10/14	1:54:36	61.10

Individual Men

Median: 0:55:41

Place	Name	Team	Date	Time	Score
1	Alex Wild		10/14	0:35:08	158.49
2	Grant Miller	Alto Velo	10/14	0:37:16	149.42
3	Andrew Ernst	Alto Velo	10/14	0:39:18	141.69
4	Julien Amblard		10/14	0:40:18	138.17
5	Maxime Cauchois	Alto Velo	10/14	0:41:06	135.48
6	Bill Fiser	GS Tenzing	10/14	0:41:55	132.84
7	Dye-Zone Chen	Lanterne Rouge	10/14	0:42:11	132.00
8	Nat Green	Alto Velo	10/14	0:43:16	128.70
9	Chris Ritchie		10/14	0:43:23	128.35
10	Michael Fryar	Alto Velo	10/14	0:43:52	126.94
11	Adam Meyer		10/14	0:43:58	126.65
12	Tanner DeVoe	Alto Velo	10/14	0:45:14	123.10
13	Scott Gammon		10/15	0:45:52	121.40
14	Shai Traister	Alto Velo	10/14	0:46:08	120.70
15	Tim Chao		10/14	0:46:08	120.70
16	Steve Ihde	Pen Velo	10/14	0:47:07	118.18
17	Thanh Tran		10/13	0:47:22	117.56
18	Johannes Ferstad	Stanford Cycling	10/13	0:47:37	116.94
19	Tuomas Viitanen		10/14	0:47:55	116.21
20	Bill Laddish	WEDU / CVC	10/14	0:48:07	115.73
21	Harold Reimer	Alto Velo	10/14	0:48:12	115.53
22	Rama Roberts	Pen Velo	10/15	0:48:31	114.77
23	Spencer Rotan		10/14	0:48:43	114.30
24	Francois-Xavier Bucher	SJBC	10/15	0:48:55	113.83
25	Mark Hlady	Black Thorn	10/14	0:49:31	112.45
26	Rani Joseph	Black mountain composite	10/15	0:49:40	112.11
27	Bernardo Tapia	Alto Velo	10/15	0:51:17	108.58
28	Ramakrishna Kempaiah		10/14	0:51:42	107.70
29	Torsten Fink	WEDU / CVC	10/14	0:51:53	107.32
30	Martin Krestan	MUDRACI_CZ	10/14	0:52:35	105.90
31	Nils Tikkanen		10/15	0:52:38	105.79
32	Kenneth Liew		10/13	0:52:52	105.33
33	Nick Baker	GOM	10/13	0:53:05	104.90
34	Eric Krejci	WEDU / CVC	10/15	0:53:46	103.56
35	Luc Vantalon	WEDU / CVC	10/14	0:54:09	102.83
36	Kevin Comerford		10/14	0:55:11	100.91
37	Christian Paquet		10/13	0:55:35	100.18
38	Craig Sanders		10/13	0:55:41	100.00
39	Craig Thomas		10/13	0:56:00	99.43
40	Tim Wong	Team Fremont	10/13	0:56:14	99.02
41	Yu Wang	Stanford Cycling	10/15	0:56:25	98.70
42	Alex Ho	Foothill Fridays	10/13	0:57:34	96.73
43	Oren Levy	Marin Cyclists	10/14	0:58:18	95.51
44	Hong Quan	Karmic	10/13	0:58:53	94.57
45	Robert Carlsen	JRA	10/14	0:59:01	94.35
46	Brandon Reese		10/13	0:59:18	93.90
47	Todd Studenicka	Team Roku	10/15	0:59:49	93.09
48	Adam Bhavnani	These Nuts 🥜	10/13	1:00:26	92.14
49	Sid Mathai	Team Roku	10/15	1:00:31	92.01
50	Richard Tasker		10/14	1:01:30	90.54
51	Michael Ruth	Foothill Fridays	10/14	1:02:06	89.67
52	Sean Smith		10/14	1:02:52	88.57
53	Heegwang Roh	Stanford Cycling	10/13	1:02:53	88.55
54	Henry Cheng		10/14	1:02:56	88.48
55	Mikiharu Ohoka		10/14	1:03:23	87.85
56	Shane Ruggieri	WEDU / CVC	10/14	1:04:10	86.78
57	Jorge Chang	GOM	10/13	1:04:56	85.75
58	Divy Le ray		10/14	1:05:28	85.06
59	Eric Hanson		10/15	1:05:28	85.06
60	Wes Choy		10/15	1:05:37	84.86
61	Jonathan Lewis	Alto Velo	10/13	1:05:48	84.63
62	Scott Olsen		10/13	1:06:31	83.71
63	Ryan Fisher		10/15	1:06:50	83.32
64	Bruce Gardner		10/14	1:08:13	81.63
65	Frank Drobot	Lanterne Rouge	10/15	1:08:19	81.51
66	Stephen Fong	GOM	10/13	1:08:23	81.43
67	Matthew Walton		10/14	1:10:59	78.45
68	Lucas Pereira	Lanterne Rouge	10/14	1:13:06	76.17
69	Kevin Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	10/15	1:13:25	75.85
70	Tim Sullivan		10/15	1:13:28	75.79
71	Michael Nguyen		10/15	1:15:42	73.56
72	Edward Miller		10/13	1:18:58	70.51
73	Kevin Gong	Team Roku	10/15	1:19:40	69.90
74	Bill Katz	SparkEEs	10/14	1:33:54	59.30
75	Marshall Jackson	Lanterne Rouge	10/14	1:52:38	49.44

Age Groups

F Under 30
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Louise Thomas	Alto Velo	0:55:07	127.05
2	Lily Sanders		0:55:33	126.06
3	Kastania Dahlen		1:12:38	96.41
4	Abby Keller	Partners in Climb	1:19:00	88.64
5	Apoorva Setlur	Partners in Climb	1:32:09	75.99
F 30-34
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Robin Betz	Alto Velo	0:51:52	135.01
2	Suzanne Farrell		1:05:14	107.35
F 40-44
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Ilse Pollet	Partners in Climb	1:09:05	101.36
2	Amanda Domitrowich	Lanterne Rouge	1:54:36	61.10
F 45-49
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Kelley Prebil		1:25:59	81.44
F 50-54
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Gowri Grewal	Partners in Climb	1:41:15	69.16
F 55-59
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Janet Gardner		0:58:35	119.53
2	Laura Schuster	Google	1:10:58	98.67
F 60-64
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Yvonne Walbroehl	Pen Velo	0:59:25	117.85
M Under 30
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Grant Miller	Alto Velo	0:37:16	149.42
2	Andrew Ernst	Alto Velo	0:39:18	141.69
3	Julien Amblard		0:40:18	138.17
4	Maxime Cauchois	Alto Velo	0:41:06	135.48
5	Rani Joseph	Black mountain composite	0:49:40	112.11
6	Yu Wang	Stanford Cycling	0:56:25	98.70
7	Heegwang Roh	Stanford Cycling	1:02:53	88.55
8	Ryan Fisher		1:06:50	83.32
M 30-34
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Alex Wild		0:35:08	158.49
2	Chris Ritchie		0:43:23	128.35
3	Michael Fryar	Alto Velo	0:43:52	126.94
4	Tanner DeVoe	Alto Velo	0:45:14	123.10
5	Johannes Ferstad	Stanford Cycling	0:47:37	116.94
6	Spencer Rotan		0:48:43	114.30
7	Martin Krestan	MUDRACI_CZ	0:52:35	105.90
8	Adam Bhavnani	These Nuts 🥜	1:00:26	92.14
9	Henry Cheng		1:02:56	88.48
M 35-39
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Bill Fiser	GS Tenzing	0:41:55	132.84
2	Thanh Tran		0:47:22	117.56
3	Francois-Xavier Bucher	SJBC	0:48:55	113.83
4	Kenneth Liew		0:52:52	105.33
5	Tim Wong	Team Fremont	0:56:14	99.02
6	Oren Levy	Marin Cyclists	0:58:18	95.51
7	Wes Choy		1:05:37	84.86
8	Jonathan Lewis	Alto Velo	1:05:48	84.63
9	Michael Nguyen		1:15:42	73.56
M 40-44
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Nat Green	Alto Velo	0:43:16	128.70
2	Adam Meyer		0:43:58	126.65
3	Scott Gammon		0:45:52	121.40
4	Tuomas Viitanen		0:47:55	116.21
5	Nils Tikkanen		0:52:38	105.79
6	Eric Krejci	WEDU / CVC	0:53:46	103.56
7	Kevin Comerford		0:55:11	100.91
8	Brandon Reese		0:59:18	93.90
9	Michael Ruth	Foothill Fridays	1:02:06	89.67
10	Eric Hanson		1:05:28	85.06
11	Scott Olsen		1:06:31	83.71
12	Matthew Walton		1:10:59	78.45
M 45-49
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Shai Traister	Alto Velo	0:46:08	120.70
2	Rama Roberts	Pen Velo	0:48:31	114.77
3	Ramakrishna Kempaiah		0:51:42	107.70
4	Hong Quan	Karmic	0:58:53	94.57
5	Robert Carlsen	JRA	0:59:01	94.35
6	Sid Mathai	Team Roku	1:00:31	92.01
7	Richard Tasker		1:01:30	90.54
8	Jorge Chang	GOM	1:04:56	85.75
M 50-54
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Dye-Zone Chen	Lanterne Rouge	0:42:11	132.00
2	Tim Chao		0:46:08	120.70
3	Steve Ihde	Pen Velo	0:47:07	118.18
4	Bill Laddish	WEDU / CVC	0:48:07	115.73
5	Mark Hlady	Black Thorn	0:49:31	112.45
6	Bernardo Tapia	Alto Velo	0:51:17	108.58
7	Alex Ho	Foothill Fridays	0:57:34	96.73
8	Sean Smith		1:02:52	88.57
9	Shane Ruggieri	WEDU / CVC	1:04:10	86.78
10	Divy Le ray		1:05:28	85.06
11	Bruce Gardner		1:08:13	81.63
12	Lucas Pereira	Lanterne Rouge	1:13:06	76.17
13	Kevin Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	1:13:25	75.85
14	Kevin Gong	Team Roku	1:19:40	69.90
M 55-59
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Torsten Fink	WEDU / CVC	0:51:53	107.32
2	Nick Baker	GOM	0:53:05	104.90
3	Luc Vantalon	WEDU / CVC	0:54:09	102.83
4	Todd Studenicka	Team Roku	0:59:49	93.09
5	Stephen Fong	GOM	1:08:23	81.43
6	Marshall Jackson	Lanterne Rouge	1:52:38	49.44
M 60-64
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Harold Reimer	Alto Velo	0:48:12	115.53
2	Craig Sanders		0:55:41	100.00
3	Craig Thomas		0:56:00	99.43
4	Tim Sullivan		1:13:28	75.79
5	Bill Katz	SparkEEs	1:33:54	59.30
M 65-69
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Christian Paquet		0:55:35	100.18
2	Mikiharu Ohoka		1:03:23	87.85
M 70+
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Frank Drobot	Lanterne Rouge	1:08:19	81.51
2	Edward Miller		1:18:58	70.51

Teams

Place	Team	Roster	Score
1	Alto Velo	Andrew Ernst, Andrew Wrist, Bernardo Tapia, Clark Penado, Grant Miller, Hannon Ayer, Harold Reimer, Hoss Hayati, Jeremy Besmer, Jonathan Lewis, Katheryn Curi, Kristin Hepworth, Louise Thomas, Maxime Cauchois, Michael Fryar, Munjal Shah, Nat Green, Nathan Martin, Otto Jolanki, Robin Betz, Robin Kutner, Shai Traister, Tanner DeVoe	426.59
2	Pen Velo	Fred E Stamm, James Rainbow, Jessica Karste, Lisa Cooke-Cresson, MaryAnn Levenson, Menko Johnson, Peter Steiner, Rama Roberts, Steve Ihde, Yvonne Walbroehl	350.81
3	WEDU / CVC	Bill Laddish, Dan Pannell, Eric Krejci, Jim Torrence, Luc Vantalon, Ramon Periquet, Shane Ruggieri, Torsten Fink	326.61
4	Stanford Cycling	Claire MacDougall, Cristobal Eyzaguirre, George Wehner, Heegwang Roh, Jayoon Jang, Johannes Ferstad, Rohit Nema, Yu Wang	304.19
5	Lanterne Rouge	Amanda Domitrowich, Angela Cearns, Bruno Acklin, Dye-Zone Chen, Eric Evitt, Frank Drobot, Glenn Wenig, Kevin Cearns, Lucas Pereira, Mark Yelencich, Marshall Jackson, Matt Miecnikowski, Pierre Doussiere	289.69
6	GOM	Jason Lewis, Jorge Chang, Larry Klein, Nick Baker, Stephen Fong	272.08
7	Partners in Climb	Abby Keller, Amy Silverstein, Apoorva Setlur, Claudia Picanco, Debbie Barone, Eugenia Kato, Frida Miranda, Gowri Grewal, Hannah Squier, Ilse Pollet, Jennifer MacGougan, Jessica O'Neill, Julia Sparrow, Katherine Chen, Kelly Kang, Kris Moore, Theresa liu	265.99
8	Team Roku	Kevin Gong, Sid Mathai, Todd Studenicka	255.00
9	Foothill Fridays	Alex Ho, Michael Ruth	186.40
10	GS Tenzing	Bill Fiser	132.84
11	SJBC	David Kelly, Francois-Xavier Bucher, Kegan Connick, Todd Manley	113.83
12	Black Thorn	Mark Hlady	112.45
13	Black mountain composite	Rani Joseph	112.11
14	MUDRACI_CZ	Martin Krestan	105.90
15	Team Fremont	Tim Wong	99.02
16	Google	Laura Schuster, Oliver King	98.67
17	Marin Cyclists	Oren Levy	95.51
18	Karmic	Hong Quan	94.57
19	JRA	Jiri Dutkevic, Robert Carlsen	94.35
20	These Nuts 🥜	Adam Bhavnani, Mari Tanaka	92.14
21	SparkEEs	Bill Katz	59.30