Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb

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Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb

Race details
Date	August
Region	Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, USA
Discipline	Road race
Type	One-day race
History
First edition	1993
Editions	12
First winner	Joe Bucciaglia
Most wins	Tyler Hamilton(4 times)
Most recent	Tyler Hamilton

Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb is an annual American racing event designed to raise money for Albany, New Hampshire's Tin Mountain Conservation Center, which promotes appreciation of the environment.

Contents 1 Background 2 Past winners 2.1 Men 2.2 Women 3 External links

[edit] Background

In August of each year, up to six hundred riders take part in the race which centers around a 7.6 mile (12.2 km) climb to the top of New Hampshire's Mount Washington—the highest peak in New England. The Mount Washington Auto Road has an average gradient of 12% and reaches gradients of up to 22%. This is more difficult than even the toughest climbs of the Tour de France.

The race's most famous victor is Tyler Hamilton who got his fourth victory in the race in 2006 in a time of 52:21, beating out Ned Overend by 2:20. Geneviève Jeanson holds the women's record at 54:02 , while Tom Danielson owns the men's record of 49:24.

[edit] Past winners

[edit] Men

Rider Team 1993 Joe Bucciaglia 1994 No race 1995 No race 1996 Joe Bucciaglia[1] 1997 Tyler Hamilton 1998 Robert Dapice 1999 Tyler Hamilton

Rider Team 2000 Tim Johnson 2001 Tim Johnson 2002 Tom Danielson 2003 Tom Danielson 2004 Justin England 2005 Tyler Hamilton 2006 Tyler Hamilton 2007 No race

[edit] Women

Rider Team 1997 Marilyn Ruseckas 1998 Dorrie Martell[2] 1999 Geneviève Jeanson 2000 Jeannie Longo 2001 Karen Bockel

Rider Team 2002 Geneviève Jeanson 2003 Geneviève Jeanson 2004 Aimee Vasse 2005 Aimee Vasse 2006 Aimee Vasse 2007 No race

[edit] External links

• Official website for Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb
• Official website for the Tin Mountain Conservation Center