14/10/22
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| All the riders applauded each others efforts - especially after they had had their go. |
The new season for the Young Hackney Primary Schools Cycling League sprang into action on Friday up at Springfield Park with the traditional opening event - the Hill Climb. The short but lets face it brutally steep climb up the curved hill at the south side of Springfield Park is not to be underestimated. Gearing is critical if you are to get up it with having to jump off and run with the bike to the finish. Six schools attended the first event with 62 riders giving it their all.
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Year four girls results
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The riders were set off 1 minute apart from the bottom of the hill with the year fours going first. Clem from Jubilee set the fastest time for the girls on 45 seconds with Bay from Millfields getting the fastest time for the boys on 42 seconds.
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Year four boys results
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| You can just about make out the riders on the start line at the bottom of the hill. |
Once all the year fours had gone up it was the turn of the year five riders. Tino from William Patten set a very good time of 30 seconds which proved hard for the rest of the boys to match, only the two riders from Millfields - Dominic and Maxwell also managed to set times under 40 seconds.
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| Year five boys results |
Carmen form Jubilee was quickest year 5 girl at 36 seconds but only by half a second from Pepa of Rushmore.
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| Year five girls results |
The year six boys top five riders all were within five seconds of each other with Leon from Southwold taking first place in 33 seconds with Leo from William Patten 1 second back then Milo from Millfields a further second back.
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| Year six boys results |
The fastest time of the day was set in the year six girls by Hattie from Millfields - the only rider to do it in under 30 seconds at 27.01 - a great effort. She was followed by team mate Grace on 36 seconds and Mia from Southwold at just 7/tenths of a second behind her.
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| Year six girls results |
So Tino and Hattie were the masters of the hill for this year - well done to them and all the riders who gave it their best. Next up is the cyclocross race on Hackney Downs on 11th November - hopefully we'll see more schools in attendance for that one.
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| League totals after round 1 |
