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 934 riders (up 18 from last week) after 28 climbs

Joint 1st duo rode again so still the same top 2, and with only 3 riders out of the top 20 not riding, the top 20 seem to be getting really into this now! But scrolling further down, its really great to see all the other riders showing up here and there, and moving up in the GC.

Only 18 newbies this weekend but it was a quirky route with most of the climb done in the first 11 miles, then we had a long 26ish miles rolling route with the next 1000ft split up along that. We thought it was a fantasitc route though and glad to have had it as this weeks hill climb.

For now GC all the way down to 6000ft. We need to cut it off somewhere so if you wanna be featured below, get over 6000ft, but we will change this to 10,000ft once the current GC goes over 200 places.

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

PosRiderElevation (ft)Climbs🚴
1MikeHagen8663628🚴
Mucker19748663628🚴
3stfmgr_658254526🚴
4Claus-SK8060626🚴
5sunniva7934326🚴
6EddyDomino7472023🚴
7Leneras7301824
8El_Tractor7270824🚴
9RaTim7082024🚴
10simonjp6896920🚴
11ChristophWe6666822🚴
12Pablo19456412619🚴
13barttt6178718🚴
14Slyfly6082716
15PaBoDu_PL6073716🚴
16fazzo345888818🚴
17HalAir5439216🚴
18aldoago5127215🚴
19Alladin_Sane5023713
20BEPPE224801014🚴
21ILTIEMPO4510811
22NikHall4498318🚴
23S.Ludford4490113🚴
24Noobnumberone4476110
25vero-r4216812
26LinV4170512
27Cou-Reurke3887112
28Tashunka19863805712
29Grochang3788112
30BikeandDogTrips3731611🚴
31chorus3561311🚴
32wolli.d3220913🚴
33Ederz1234321989
34AndrewLaz314778
35evan.mar310477
36Nanuu294779
37Mange63292886
38HomoRotulans288697
39PL19692840910
40koniekupe278189
41Niqo277868
42lrollin2718210🚴
43DonJulio268606
44alexbz265229
45Yannick_FR258408
46PhilipG245777
47sylvainlyt244846🚴
48StoneZero244466
49Shrew243016
50AlanR55242466
51Opso242229
52DFOS613241017
53philouvoreppe234838🚴
54breers33228216
55SwissChris69223625
56MNHROUVY222116
57boogybill70221815
58Hanske3219925
59RLouro213846🚴
60sylv30330213349
61DanWren209317
62Andy_UP201457
63Illismiley200958
64HelmSyerforest198584
65Evan.20195577
66nellie68194064
67EatmorCake193768
68AndyR107192825
69Filips86192005
70cwelford188585🚴
71InDebtWeTrust188246
72srednik186427🚴
73Southafro179004🚴
74stephenram170434
75Oldhai164686
76HSVclaude163413
77batbuilder163394
Rubberburn.Marc163394
79wards162536🚴
80Kewing73160045🚴
81MasterJohn159546
82leonelcunha158893
83PJB55153076🚴
84Nick.dc141343
85uffzynda139635
86Gianni1139044
87Hans.Holm.Moeller138714
88nvdb138584
89juanluque138354🚴
90Rauls1958137643
91Gunnera137113
92ValRdz129596
93Thorsten_A129533
94albsommer124903
95C.Ribbons117942
96jnovak74117164
97LaulauWS117063
98Jon.S114955
99Roeboe114013
Vojtech.L.114013
101Adam96113422
102paul-c112933
103Mick_Michel112803
104Galda112244
105Velosport34Lattes111095🚴
106Benjamin1968110543
107ricz32109782
108mmalvestiti108934
109Pikillessen108795🚴
110EvanLin-TW103182
111kubek81100392
MAJko32100392
113laborg100134
114KevinNisbet97513
115MartijnS198096463
116Martusia8794893
117PonyChen92615
118Alvaro_SG92582
119DC91864
120Tim_U90943
121Hoppytherocket90882
122jcastaxua90424
123veron1090153🚴
124BERTRANO88913
125M-Think88543
126Alex_B_7687303🚴
127Gaetan4285632
128janko5185102
129RaulEN84883
130Stefan79384643
131philvet84062
Przemocny84062
133RadT83532
134Stig_F82933
135fatcatgimpeur80872
136MirAlex80582
PaulC7080582
138bomtoonen79012
139JR8278283🚴
140FerdiSummer77762
141featherstone8176942
142KITSOU74803
williambell199774803🚴
144Alexander.Ep74744
145CamPi65_MVC74603
Cuss74603🚴
147stefano.marchesi73323
148TMPia73162
149Buystje6772932
150plazmdk72504
151petrbulin7172243
152michal_szafranski71892
153Breedon71652
rapadura71652
155Stillwater71122
156hapr8070342
157Endurosix70303🚴
158mms3v69793
159merijn69393
160petan68642
walteriron68642
Wyverns68642
163Blauman68432
164Alex79WestFR68011
brentvanduren68011
cjtsommer68011
djming68011
E.Turcotte_CAN68011
francoisvdp68011
moarmartl_7368011
rodamijan68011
SpindlyYack2168011
TioJalufa68011
Winer68011
175Lolo_de_Dieffenthal67132
176dominikb99965582
Marco-Severgnini65582🚴
178ChristianSmo65161
Gealca65161
Kaihu65161
saintsteven7265161
Sebura4465161
183ST.Berlin64173
184ludwigdb63492
185madein197162333
186Angelgomezdelgado60302


THE FIRST 5 CLIMBS: (left this early blog stuff here at the bottom for nostalgia)

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

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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16 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

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