A FIELD of 17 riders turned out for the annual Tavistock Wheelers Cycling Club Hill Climb on a bright and breezy Sunday morning in November.
The tough Dartmoor course climbs 561 feet in just under one and three quarter miles.
The event was won for the first time by a rider using a fixed gear.
Malcolm Chave, of Okehampton Cycling Club, was the fastest finisher with a time of 8 minutes 38 seconds — beating up and coming star Josh Bullock, of Tavistock Wheelers, by just two seconds.
Tim Bridgeman (Okehampton Cycling Club) was third, eight seconds behind Josh, while Mike Deacon (Tavistock Wheelers) was a further 14 seconds behind in fourth overall.
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Full results: 1, M Chave, 8mins 38secs; 2, J Bullock, 8.40; 3, T Bridgeman, 8.48; 4, M Deacon, 9.02; 5, G Herbert, 9.03; 6, J Meek, 9.08; 7, S Handel, 9.17; 8, R Yells, 9.24; 9, K Harrison, 9.25; 10, R Brown, 9.31; 11, M Legg, 9.47; 12, J Rice, 10.32; 13, Mike Gorman, 10.40; 14, C MacKenzie 11.06; 15, B Kerwin, 11.10; 16, M Rice, 11.37; 17, S Bridgeman, 12.40.