MUCKERS REVISED SUNDAY HILL CLIMB BLOG.

Hi and welcome to the blog for the Muckers Sunday Hill Climb.

A Championship based just on the elevation total for the ride you completed! Completing the ride is very very important. If you don’t cross that finish line, you get 0.

We really try our best to schedule in just challenge routes, so those that are over 3000 feet get in straight away, those that are just too long for a week day race get in as well and sometimes, we have to double up some so we can fit them in before the challenge ends. If i create them at the same time, i will add 1 of 2 and 2 of 2 etc etc into the title. If though i have already set one up in advance, then ROUVY sneak another challenge in that i then have to double up a Sunday to fit them in, that extra one gets called a “bonus” ride. It’s not ideal, but its all because ROUVY won’t always let me in to change the race title, especially if its been scheduled for a while and they’ve made it an official race. So as much as it sounds easy to just pop in and edit that climbs title to 1 of 2, the system won’t let me…. how’s that for a peak behind the curtain.😏.. Obviously if this changes in the future, i will start to edit that original one as a 1 of 2 climb title as that always reminds you its a double header

We have 2 time slots, ones called “AM” for the early ones, and ones called “PM” for the later ones. You have to ride the official Muckers created events to be included. If it’s a double header you are more than welcome to ride one in the morning, and the other in the afternoon. Just try not to accidentally do the same one twice as you will only get the elevation for one!

The GC will be updated here as often as we can so you get to see the most up to date GC leaderboard. Now NITEOR has gone, we recognize that the original 4 week update to this blog wasn’t fit for purpose anymore as you need a place to see the GC now rather than a 4 week old update that we originally had in mind.

So no long winded 4 week update, just the stats and the full GC updated as soon and as often as we can. (we have left the original 2 months reports at the bottom of the blog for nostalgic purposes, but we will keep the current GC here at the top!)

Any questions pop them into the comments and we will get back to you.

Mucker1974


GC: out of 1308 riders (up 39 from last week) after 57 climbs

39 New Riders! We even had over 100 on the line for the AM version so it seemed this route really struck a chord with you guys and we were so happy to see so many of you!

All 39 of you new riders have slotted into joint 520th place with a very nice 3967 points! 3 or 4 more climbs and you will be featured on the table below so please join us as we tackle more of the harder and steeper challenge routes ROUVY release. No matter how long it takes, as long as you cross that finish line, you will get the elevation as points!

Cut off for the GC below is everyone who’s score is 10,000ft or above. This will get its next cut off (12,500ft) when the number of riders with over 10.000ft hits 200.

* Bike symbol shows the riders who’s elevation went up this week

PosRiderElevation (ft)Climbs🚴
1MikeHagen17505152🚴
2sunniva17279452🚴
3Mucker197416700749🚴
4El_Tractor16456150🚴
5RaTim16219150🚴
6simonjp15804444🚴
7ChristophWe15368246🚴
8Claus-SK15095948🚴
9stfmgr_6514527243🚴
10Leneras13940445
11barttt11700235
12wolli.d11627737🚴
13Slyfly11290831🚴
14NikHall11038938🚴
15EddyDomino10965134
16HalAir10945531🚴
17BikeandDogTrips9848830🚴
18Pablo19459795828🚴
19Nanuu9576727🚴
20Mange639494125🚴
21lrollin9067829
22fazzo348248124🚴
23BEPPE228088625🚴
24LinV7229221
25Andy_UP7179623🚴
26PaBoDu_PL7176118
27Alladin_Sane7092818
28Noobnumberone6491915🚴
29Opso6211220
30Kewing736142418
31aldoago5986018
32DanWren5855918🚴
33koniekupe5701417
34S.Ludford5691517🚴
35Stefan_Schmidt5547816
36HelmSyerforest5151511🚴
37HomoRotulans5072914🚴
38Grochang5072515
39sylvainlyt4574012
40vero-r4519913
41ILTIEMPO4510811
42chorus4282513🚴
43philouvoreppe4223215
44srednik4195814
45JR823971413🚴
46AlanR553913110
47Cou-Reurke3887112
48Tashunka19863805712
49Yves713614713
50MNHROUVY3547310🚴
51PL19693497712
52Niqo3474810
53PhilipG3452410🚴
54Ederz1234321989
55StoneZero315728
56AndrewLaz314778
57Scotty-RRN312219🚴
58evan.mar310477
59alexbz3068210
60Alex_B_76302698
61m-forby302568
62sylv303303007712
63SwissChris69293837
64Yannick_FR288719
65MasterJohn283139
66Shrew282687🚴
67RLouro274408
68luca750273097
69plazmdk2721711
70DonJulio268606
71TomBetty267986
72cwelford267297
73albsommer264277🚴
74DC2546410
75boogybill70252126
76jnovak74246897🚴
77Endurosix244489
78stephenram242346
79DFOS613241017
80Alex79WestFR234615🚴
81Vojtech.L.231827
82PJJJ229498🚴
83breers33228216
84Santi.RM226087
85vezelf225536🚴
86Michiel-Derde221787
87Hanske3219925
88ambrounette217888
89ThorStroh217725🚴
90OWL_D_Roger215527🚴
91Pedro1106214866
92EatmorCake212859
93Southafro209315
94LitoZ2rdr72203556
95Illismiley200958
96Velosport34Lattes200168
97Tuden199116
98wards197907
99nvdb196326
100Pikillessen195608
101Evan.20195577
102Mick_Michel194075🚴
103nellie68194064
104AndyR107192825
105Filips86192005
106Loki72189936🚴
107Frank.y189086🚴
108jcastaxua188348
109InDebtWeTrust188246
110veron10185756
111Nick.dc181014🚴
112uffzynda179306🚴
113juanluque179235
114Benjamin1968178495🚴
115Hans.Holm.Moeller174605
116RegParaMa8173976
117Sebura44167493
118patryk2007167126
119laborg165426
120itoadi165285
121Oldhai164686
122HSVclaude163413
123batbuilder163394
Rubberburn.Marc163394
125Winer162603
126leonelcunha158893
127Stee999155584
128PJB55153076
129Bjornsta151975
130Breedon151375
131smariobj1959149634
132SpicyMacCurry149185
133LaulauWS146554
134Jon.S145266
135Gianni1139044
136Chronolio138393
137Rauls1958137643
138Orutra27137314
139Gunnera137113
140Galda131925
141Stillwater131754
142ValRdz129596
143Thorsten_A129533
144daddyman129264🚴
145Carlo_Calcagni126444
146JotaLorenzo1970126215
147saintsteven72125892
148Trayus124613
149ludwigdb124223
150mickle121993
151PaulC70120253🚴
152C.Ribbons117942
153ThisChapCycles116463
154Yois_court116304
155juliien116044
156RaulEN114214
157Roeboe114013
158Adam96113422
159paul-c112933
160Siland56111192
161leo64111093
162ricz32109782
163L.Arena109522
164mmalvestiti108934
165SoLaMa108354
166francoisvdp107682🚴
167ST.Berlin105054
168Ulrich-NemPOS105023
169EvanLin-TW103182
170petrbulin71102554
171alexhatziyannis102203
172michal_szafranski100633
173MoritzV100402
174kubek81100392
MAJko32100392
176Lolo_de_Dieffenthal100043


(left this early blog stuff here at the bottom for nostalgia)

THE FIRST 5 CLIMBS:

Valle de las Ánimas to Laguna Hampaturi | Bolivia | 17.85 miles | 3,517 ft. climbing 

Alto Beni | Amazonas | Bolivia | 21.05 miles | 4,541 ft. climbing

Roques de García | Tenerife | 25.37 miles | 6,801 ft. climbing

Masca | Tenerife | 26.77 miles | 4,547 ft. climbing

Montaña de Izaña | Tenerife | 19.7 miles | 4,993 ft. climbing

So all in: 24,399 feet / 7437 meters

TOP 50 GC LEADERBOARD:

(255 Riders all in) (78 Riders completed more than 1 climb)

Pos.Riderelevation (ft)ClimbsCat.
=1EddyDomino 24399.615A3
=1aldoago24399.615A5
=1stfmgr_65 24399.615A4
=1MikeHagen 24399.615A4
=1Pablo194524399.615A6
=1vero-r 24399.615A6
=1simonjp 24399.615A5
=1HalAir 24399.615A4
=1LinV 24399.615A7
=1Claus-SK24399.615A7
=1barttt 24399.615A4
=1Slyfly 24399.615A7
=1ChristophWe 24399.615A7
=1Mucker1974 24399.615A6
=1Alladin_Sane 24399.615A7
=1ILTIEMPO 24399.615A9
=17Noobnumberone20882.554A5
=17PaBoDu_PL20882.554A5
=17Mange63 20882.554A7
=20HelmSyerforest 19858.924A2
=20El_Tractor 19858.924A6
=20boogybill70 19858.924A6
23.Leneras 19852.364A9
=24AndrewLaz19406.174A5
=24sunniva 19406.174A6
=24Cou-Reurke19406.174A7
=24nellie6819406.174A9
=28PhilipG17598.434A7
=28fazzo3417598.434A9
=30HSVclaude16341.863A1
=30Ederz1234 16341.863ELITE
32.DonJulio 16335.303A5
=33Grochang 15889.113A2
=33leonelcunha15889.113A6
35.BikeandDogTrips15311.683A6
36.breers33 14865.493ELITE
=37mario.evang14858.923A1
=37Southafro 14858.923A3
=37RaTim 14858.923A4
=37DFOS61314858.923A8
=41Shrew14081.363A6
=41SwissChris69 14081.363A5
=41S.Ludford14081.363A8
44.Nanuu 13057.743A7
=45Tashunka198613051.183A4
=45HomoRotulans 13051.183A3
=45BEPPE2213051.183A6
=45MNHROUVY 13051.183A5
=45StoneZero13051.183A7
=50A1-705-A-FILIPPI12604.993A4
=50AlanR55 12604.993A5

TOP 50 PLACINGS AFTER 10 CLIMBS:

(407 different riders completed at least one climb, 114 have done 2 or more)

Well, things are a lot different than they were 5 climbs ago!! We were doing quite nicely then Boom! No More NITEOR. At first i honestly felt this was probably the only championship I’d be able to carry on with as in my head this one was going to be the “easiest” to keep tabs on, even if i had to revert to pen and paper again. But so many people offered to help the Muckers carry on which was overwhelming, but when Ste Ludford said “let me have a look at it” he looked and he looked deep! So he’s sorted me out a Spread sheet for this championship that he let me loose on last night and amazingly i managed to not break the internet and even compiled the GC correctly (Ste was running his own copy in the background just in case i messed it all up… wise man)

So here’s the top 50 after 10 climbs. I am also aware that you guys will need to check here for the GC now instead of the NITEOR site so once i am a bit faster with all the new spreadsheets as i try to keep all the championships going, i will try to update more often than every 5 climbs, but please just give me some time to get more familiar and confident with it all, and hopefully i can then start to update more regularly

PositionRiderft. elevationClimbs
1Alladin_Sane4325810
barttt4325810
ILTIEMPO4325810
MikeHagen4325810
Mucker19744325810
simonjp4325810
Slyfly4325810
stfmgr_654325810
9Claus-SK400239
PaBoDu_PL400239
11ChristophWe390819
12sunniva382659
13EddyDomino369828
HalAir369828
15aldoago360408
16Leneras354768
17Noobnumberone334657
18fazzo34334168
19Pablo1945328057
20vero-r319367
21El_Tractor311807
22evan.mar310477
23AndrewLaz301787
24LinV294456
25Mange63292886
26HomoRotulans288697
27RaTim274426
28Cou-Reurke260016
29BEPPE22255096
30S.Ludford248536
31DonJulio247415
32Tashunka1986246926
33Grochang242955
34AlanR55242466
35Ederz1234237535
36BikeandDogTrips237175
37Shrew224875
38SwissChris69223625
39StoneZero222745
40Hanske3219925
41Nanuu214635
42boogybill70198584
HelmSyerforest198584
44chorus196294
sylvainlyt196294
46nellie68194064
47Filips86192005
48breers33182254
49MNHROUVY180974
50PhilipG175984

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Neil Rushby

co-founder of muckersworldwide.com and race organizer! Been into cycling since a kid and spent most of the time on BMX and mountain bikes. Took me longer than most to get the road cycling bug but I was bitten around 5 years ago when I finally got a fully fledged road bike that fitted and I let the flat handled road bike go...

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27 Responses

  1. Neil Rushby says:

    joint first after the first 5. Roques de García absolutely hurt though and climb 4 i was full of a cold, but i still managed to do them all so lets see how long it lasts. Luckily its still cold and wet here in Bolton so won’t be going out in the real world for a while…..

  2. Tomáš Hloušek says:

    I was happy that I missed the 4th, because I went to ski to Alps. Opposite last year when I had to change skiing for beiing at work halv day before departure. I was said that I missed the 5th, because my trainer gone to hell/heaven on Saturday. No chance to buy new one on Sunday. From Monday I have new one. So this year I’ll be tha chaser. It will be fun to watch how high I can get. Looking forward to next 5 weeks.

  3. Mike Hagen says:

    Had to check my Strava to remember what happened last Sunday. Oh, right, fast start then bonked. But that’s the beauty of an elevation GC! Position doesn’t matter, just have to finish. It’s actually quite freeing. I like it.

  4. Stefano Magrini says:

    what happens now that niteor is offline? I see that races continue to be set, but what about the leaderboards?

  5. Bart Cuppen says:

    this is my favorite ride of the week, setting off on these long long climbs, riding in small groups steadily up the slope and encouraging each other with the occasional thumbs up.

    I hope the manual GC doesn’t take too much time to update every race, less frequent posts are okay for me (as it is not about GC), and maybe other solutions will come along in the future.

    • Neil Rushby says:

      cheers Bart. This is also my favorite ride of the week as it really feels like you’ve achieved something a bit more difficult/special. Really love the thumbs up we all give each other as we get going, its like everyones saying “good luck!” isn’t it. Also you can keep track of your own score on this by just adding up the elevation yourself as that’s the only “points” you’ll get no matter how fast or slow you rode it.

      Keep an eye out for the double headers as sometimes the challenge routes don’t always have over 3000ft per ride so sometimes i will add some together to get to a combined goal. I will always try to fit all the current challenge routes into our Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday races, which then means we throw a few together on Sundays to help that goal as well.

  6. paul bernstein says:

    I went out and did 2++ hours on the gravel bike with a nearby teammate/friend. And then we went for coffee. Missed suffering with you all, but it will probably rain on some Sunday in the near future. See you then. cheers

    • Neil Rushby says:

      exactly how those of you who love to get outdoors should view these rides! We have them set up just in case you don’t get out! Have a great year Paul!

  7. Mike Hagen says:

    It’s an unexpected sunny Sunday here on the wet coast of Canada and I rode the climbs. Are you saying I have my priorities wrong???

    • paul bernstein says:

      No, I live on the same coast..did 2++ hours of gravel outside on Saturday (where there was a nice sucker hole and the bikes did not need to be cleaned afterwards), and then did the Sunday rides…just not as fast as you did.

  8. Klinthomie says:

    Wish I could join you guys more on these rides, but having two small kids, weekends are usually reserved for family time.

  9. Mike Hagen says:

    The Ides of March, or the day after Pi Day, if you prefer, and only three left at the top of the board? Wow.

  10. paul bernstein says:

    I have gained an appreciation for being able to join this activity late, and still record max points. Due to stuff, I started 17 full minutes late. Along the way I achieved 3.5 w/kg in a nice controlled ascent, and 1:55:45 total .
    on the bike time, which was right up there with other Muckers..and the final result, exactly the same total meters climbed as everyone else.. .and a special thumbs up appreciative gesture for Neil who gave us an event with no downhill….cheers

    • Neil Rushby says:

      hey Pablo, thanks for the feedback. Yes it’s one of those hidden advantages of arranging an event based solely on elevation, and also for our other unique event, the w/kg event, means that if you are running late, you don’t get penalized. I think you can be up to 29 minutes late to a “race” but i’m too scared to test it, and as we all know, ROUVY can change these things with any update at any given moment so don’t ever take it for granted that its a certain time lol

      And yeah, it’s been a bit up and down recently hasn’t it, we must be due a proper climbing challenge soon??? but i just felt it was time for a proper climb, especially as its only 6 weeks away for this years real world Muckers get together. This year we are going to Italy, and hopefully we , depending on weather, will be climbing the stelvio!! God help me! lol

  11. Paul Bernstein says:

    Neil, if you are going to send us up places like Mt Etna ( but disguise it with a different route name) you really need to leave some oxygen bottles at the top. I had no intention of doing anything so hard, but 6000′ of climbing score addition was irresistible. Thanks as always…cheers

  12. Neil Rushby says:

    back into the top 3 after 2 big climbs. Wondering if i can keep it up for the rest of the year now.

  13. AlanR says:

    I dived onto the Ride to the Sun West ride with 30 seconds to spare only to find my trainer hadn’t connected – was left spinning while everyone else disappeared. One reboot & a lot of bad language later I started 9 minutes behind. Grateful to be able to start late but a bit drafting to the foot of the climb would have been nice.

  14. Neil Rushby says:

    We are scheduling the Taiwan KOM route for the 22nd of November! 10,000ft!!! whos up for it????? We can do this!

    • ChristophWe says:

      Neil …. BUT WHY?!
      Yesterday during the (c)hillclimb I said “dont even think of including it into the schedule”… You must have missed that comment
      🙂
      I will have to place a order at Powerbar, buy a pack of Bananas and Haribo… And I will suffer!

  15. Paul Bernstein says:

    Sunday with Sunniva..a treat (although if you are tired of dragging an old guy over hill and gone, just let me know). I have come to appreciate your performance down hill and on the flats, and now you are crushing the climbs too. I have been having a front row seat to watch you becoming a real all rounder. ( on another note, how do so many of you ride and text on the chat at the same time? I can barely hold my water bottle and pedal) cheers

    • Sunniva says:

      I really enjoy riding with you, Paul. I’m well aware that if you decided to race Mike, I’d be left far behind 🙂

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