2023 Ultra Low-Key Hillclimbs

Week 6 Results

Sierra

...The San Jose punisher...

Photos

Photo credit Frank Drobot.

Report

Finally a weekend with decent weather throughout! We had over 70 riders give this difficult climb a try. While Sierra is the shortest climb on this year’s calendar, it’s pretty relentless. Starting out leaving Piedmont, it stares you in the face with a ~14% grade that seems to go straight up the hill. In fact, the most common feedback I received was that people tended to blow up because they went too deep at the beginning (me included)! I hope everyone had fun, nonetheless.

Louise and Robin were once again battling it out at the top of the women’s leaderboard, with Louise taking the top spot by less than a minute. Yvonne Walbroehl put up a very impressive time this week to put herself in 3rd place.

For the men, Grant snuck into the top spot on Sunday, with Andrew and Julien close behind.

Once again, Alto Velo seems unbeatable as a team. WEDU / CVC (Castro Valley Cyclery) took second place on the week and is holding second place overall. Team GOM just edged out Partners in Climb for 3rd place on the week.

Individual Women

Median: 0:37:41

Place	Name	Team	Date	Time	Score
1	Louise Thomas	Alto Velo	11/05	0:28:36	131.76
2	Robin Betz	Alto Velo	11/04	0:29:32	127.60
3	Yvonne Walbroehl	Pen Velo	11/04	0:34:04	110.62
4	Lily Sanders		11/03	0:34:52	108.08
5	Hannah Squier	Partners in Climb	11/04	0:35:30	106.15
6	Annie Schweikert	OLH LLs	11/05	0:37:01	101.80
7	Laura Schuster	Google	11/05	0:38:21	98.26
8	Ilse Pollet	Partners in Climb	11/04	0:38:37	97.58
9	Stephanie Bateman		11/04	0:45:52	82.16
10	Kelly Kang	Partners in Climb	11/04	0:49:58	75.42
11	Gowri Grewal	Partners in Climb	11/04	0:54:18	69.40
12	Kris Moore	Partners in Climb	11/02	0:57:15	65.82

Individual Men

Median: 0:32:13

Place	Name	Team	Date	Time	Score
1	Grant Miller	Alto Velo	11/05	0:21:52	147.33
2	Andrew Ernst	Alto Velo	11/04	0:22:04	146.00
3	Julien Amblard		11/04	0:23:10	139.06
4	Maxime Cauchois	Alto Velo	11/04	0:23:47	135.46
5	Adam Meyer		11/04	0:24:10	133.31
6	Chris Ritchie		11/04	0:24:10	133.31
7	Bill Fiser	GS Tenzing	11/04	0:24:29	131.59
8	Nat Green	Alto Velo	11/04	0:24:41	130.52
9	Stefano Profumo	KaiVelo	11/03	0:25:00	128.87
10	Michael Fryar	Alto Velo	11/04	0:25:14	127.68
11	Dan Pannell	WEDU / CVC	11/04	0:25:20	127.17
12	Clark Penado	Alto Velo	11/04	0:25:44	125.19
13	Geoff Willard	OLH LLs	11/05	0:25:50	124.71
14	Shai Traister	Alto Velo	11/04	0:25:57	124.15
15	Tim Chao		11/04	0:26:28	121.73
16	Jackson Brody		11/04	0:26:41	120.74
17	Tuomas Viitanen		11/04	0:27:12	118.44
18	Oliver King	Google	11/04	0:27:59	115.13
19	Johannes Ferstad	Stanford Cycling	11/03	0:28:15	114.04
20	Jim Torrence	WEDU / CVC	11/05	0:28:38	112.51
21	Nick Baker	GOM	11/03	0:29:30	109.21
22	Torsten Fink	WEDU / CVC	11/03	0:29:32	109.09
23	Kenneth Liew		11/03	0:30:00	107.39
24	Kegan Connick	SJBC	11/05	0:30:10	106.80
25	Nathan Cauffman		11/03	0:30:20	106.21
26	Martin Krestan	MUDRACI_CZ	11/04	0:30:22	106.09
27	Dustin Cook	WEDU / CVC	11/03	0:30:37	105.23
28	Craig Sanders		11/03	0:31:33	102.11
29	Ramakrishna Kempaiah		11/04	0:31:56	100.89
30	Matt Lambert	C510	11/03	0:32:13	100.00
31	Ramon Periquet	WEDU / CVC	11/05	0:32:13	100.00
32	Marco Soldano		11/05	0:32:19	99.69
33	Kevin Comerford		11/04	0:32:34	98.93
34	Brandon Reese		11/05	0:32:49	98.17
35	Alex Ho	Foothill Fridays	11/03	0:33:18	96.75
36	Heegwang Roh	Stanford Cycling	11/03	0:33:20	96.65
37	Sean Smith		11/04	0:33:34	95.98
38	Robert Carlsen	JRA	11/05	0:33:47	95.36
39	Scott Olsen		11/04	0:34:46	92.67
40	Sid Mathai	Team Roku	11/02	0:34:54	92.31
41	Michael Ruth	Foothill Fridays	11/03	0:35:06	91.79
42	Jorge Chang	GOM	11/03	0:35:50	89.91
43	Hrvoje Torbasinovic	Team Roku	11/02	0:35:54	89.74
44	Mikiharu Ohoka		11/04	0:36:02	89.41
45	Glenn Wenig	Lanterne Rouge	11/03	0:36:05	89.28
46	Matthew Walton		11/05	0:36:57	87.19
47	Lucas Pereira	Lanterne Rouge	11/04	0:37:01	87.03
48	Richard Tasker	Foothill Fridays	11/03	0:37:19	86.33
49	Eric Hanson		11/05	0:37:40	85.53
50	Shane Ruggieri	WEDU / CVC	11/04	0:37:57	84.89
51	Divy Le ray		11/05	0:37:59	84.82
52	Stephen Fong	GOM	11/03	0:38:42	83.25
53	Han Hekkelman		11/04	0:38:46	83.10
54	Frank Drobot	Lanterne Rouge	11/05	0:39:42	81.15
55	Frank Paysen		11/05	0:40:33	79.45
56	Ryan Fisher		11/04	0:40:47	78.99
57	Mark Yelencich	Lanterne Rouge	11/04	0:42:38	75.57
58	Kevin Gong	Team Roku	11/04	0:42:51	75.18
59	Dennis Coonan		11/04	0:45:25	70.94
60	Kevin Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	11/04	0:45:58	70.09

Age Groups

F Under 30
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Louise Thomas	Alto Velo	0:28:36	131.76
2	Lily Sanders		0:34:52	108.08
F 30-34
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Robin Betz	Alto Velo	0:29:32	127.60
2	Hannah Squier	Partners in Climb	0:35:30	106.15
3	Annie Schweikert	OLH LLs	0:37:01	101.80
F 40-44
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Ilse Pollet	Partners in Climb	0:38:37	97.58
2	Kelly Kang	Partners in Climb	0:49:58	75.42
F 45-49
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Stephanie Bateman		0:45:52	82.16
F 50-54
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Gowri Grewal	Partners in Climb	0:54:18	69.40
F 55-59
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Laura Schuster	Google	0:38:21	98.26
2	Kris Moore	Partners in Climb	0:57:15	65.82
F 60-64
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Yvonne Walbroehl	Pen Velo	0:34:04	110.62
M Under 30
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Grant Miller	Alto Velo	0:21:52	147.33
2	Andrew Ernst	Alto Velo	0:22:04	146.00
3	Julien Amblard		0:23:10	139.06
4	Maxime Cauchois	Alto Velo	0:23:47	135.46
5	Clark Penado	Alto Velo	0:25:44	125.19
6	Jackson Brody		0:26:41	120.74
7	Heegwang Roh	Stanford Cycling	0:33:20	96.65
8	Ryan Fisher		0:40:47	78.99
M 30-34
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Chris Ritchie		0:24:10	133.31
2	Michael Fryar	Alto Velo	0:25:14	127.68
3	Johannes Ferstad	Stanford Cycling	0:28:15	114.04
4	Martin Krestan	MUDRACI_CZ	0:30:22	106.09
M 35-39
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Bill Fiser	GS Tenzing	0:24:29	131.59
2	Oliver King	Google	0:27:59	115.13
3	Kenneth Liew		0:30:00	107.39
4	Matt Lambert	C510	0:32:13	100.00
5	Hrvoje Torbasinovic	Team Roku	0:35:54	89.74
M 40-44
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Adam Meyer		0:24:10	133.31
2	Nat Green	Alto Velo	0:24:41	130.52
3	Dan Pannell	WEDU / CVC	0:25:20	127.17
4	Geoff Willard	OLH LLs	0:25:50	124.71
5	Tuomas Viitanen		0:27:12	118.44
6	Kegan Connick	SJBC	0:30:10	106.80
7	Dustin Cook	WEDU / CVC	0:30:37	105.23
8	Kevin Comerford		0:32:34	98.93
9	Brandon Reese		0:32:49	98.17
10	Scott Olsen		0:34:46	92.67
11	Michael Ruth	Foothill Fridays	0:35:06	91.79
12	Matthew Walton		0:36:57	87.19
13	Eric Hanson		0:37:40	85.53
M 45-49
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Stefano Profumo	KaiVelo	0:25:00	128.87
2	Shai Traister	Alto Velo	0:25:57	124.15
3	Nathan Cauffman		0:30:20	106.21
4	Ramakrishna Kempaiah		0:31:56	100.89
5	Robert Carlsen	JRA	0:33:47	95.36
6	Sid Mathai	Team Roku	0:34:54	92.31
7	Jorge Chang	GOM	0:35:50	89.91
8	Richard Tasker	Foothill Fridays	0:37:19	86.33
9	Han Hekkelman		0:38:46	83.10
M 50-54
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Tim Chao		0:26:28	121.73
2	Marco Soldano		0:32:19	99.69
3	Alex Ho	Foothill Fridays	0:33:18	96.75
4	Sean Smith		0:33:34	95.98
5	Lucas Pereira	Lanterne Rouge	0:37:01	87.03
6	Shane Ruggieri	WEDU / CVC	0:37:57	84.89
7	Divy Le ray		0:37:59	84.82
8	Kevin Gong	Team Roku	0:42:51	75.18
9	Dennis Coonan		0:45:25	70.94
10	Kevin Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	0:45:58	70.09
M 55-59
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Nick Baker	GOM	0:29:30	109.21
2	Torsten Fink	WEDU / CVC	0:29:32	109.09
3	Stephen Fong	GOM	0:38:42	83.25
M 60-64
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Jim Torrence	WEDU / CVC	0:28:38	112.51
2	Craig Sanders		0:31:33	102.11
3	Ramon Periquet	WEDU / CVC	0:32:13	100.00
4	Frank Paysen		0:40:33	79.45
M 65-69
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Mikiharu Ohoka		0:36:02	89.41
2	Glenn Wenig	Lanterne Rouge	0:36:05	89.28
3	Mark Yelencich	Lanterne Rouge	0:42:38	75.57
M 70+
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Frank Drobot	Lanterne Rouge	0:39:42	81.15

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	428.79
2	WEDU / CVC	Bill Laddish, Dan Pannell, Dustin Cook, Eric Krejci, Jim Torrence, Luc Vantalon, Ramon Periquet, Shane Ruggieri, Torsten Fink	348.77
3	GOM	Jason Lewis, Jorge Chang, Larry Klein, Nick Baker, Stephen Fong	282.36
4	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, Marie Appel, Theresa liu	279.15
5	Foothill Fridays	Alex Ho, Michael Ruth, Richard Tasker	274.87
6	Lanterne Rouge	Amanda Domitrowich, Angela Cearns, Bruno Acklin, Dye-Zone Chen, Eric Evitt, Frank Drobot, Glenn Wenig, Kevin Cearns, Laila Cearns, Lucas Pereira, Mark Yelencich, Marshall Jackson, Matt Miecnikowski, Pierre Doussiere	257.47
7	Team Roku	Hrvoje Torbasinovic, Kevin Gong, Sid Mathai, Todd Studenicka	257.24
8	OLH LLs	Annie Schweikert, Geoff Willard	226.51
9	Google	Laura Schuster, Oliver King	213.39
10	Stanford Cycling	Claire MacDougall, Cristobal Eyzaguirre, George Wehner, Heegwang Roh, Jayoon Jang, Johannes Ferstad, Rohit Nema, Yu Wang	210.69
11	KaiVelo	Stefano Profumo	128.87
12	Pen Velo	Fred E Stamm, James Rainbow, Jessica Karste, Lisa Cooke-Cresson, MaryAnn Levenson, Menko Johnson, Peter Steiner, Rama Roberts, Steve Ihde, Yvonne Walbroehl	110.62
13	SJBC	David Kelly, Francois-Xavier Bucher, Joe Sullivan, Kegan Connick, Todd Manley	106.80
14	MUDRACI_CZ	Martin Krestan	106.09
15	C510	Matt Lambert	100.00
16	JRA	Jiri Dutkevic, Robert Carlsen	95.36