Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb
Race details
DateAugust
RegionMt. Washington, New Hampshire, United States
DisciplineRoad race
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1973 (1973)
Editions37
First winner John Allis (USA)
Most wins Tyler Hamilton (USA) (4 times)
 Aimee Vasse (USA) (5 times)
Most recent Phil Gaimon (USA)
 Courtney Nelson (USA)

The Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb is an annual American cycle racing event held in New Hampshire. The event raises money for the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, which promotes appreciation of the environment.

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%.

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. Jeannie Longo holds the women's record at 58:14, while Tom Danielson owns the men's record of 49:24.

In June 2011 race organizers announced that the times ridden by Tyler Hamilton of the United States and Genevieve Jeanson of Canada would no longer be considered official records. This decision followed the admissions by both athletes that during their professional racing careers they regularly used performance-enhancing drugs.

Past winners

Year Men Women
1973 United States John Allis1:15:05 Unknown
1974 United States John Allis1:01:39 Unknown
1975 Results unknown
1976 John Howard Barbara Amburgey
1977 Mike Hogan58:24 Ester Salmi
1978 Canada Martin Ernst Bruhn1:03:21 Unknown
1979 Steve Pyle1:01:29 Unknown
1980 Dale Stetina0:57:41 Unknown
1981 Steve PyleUnknown Beth Heiden1:16:30 (new wm's record)
1982 Matt VonWahzle1:06:22 Murrie Green1:14:24 (new wm's record)
1983 Gary Evans Unknown
1984 United States Chuck Canfield1:03:45 Martha Tuttle1:29:46
1985 United States Chuck Canfield0:59:59 Martha Pitman1:18:58
1986 United States Chuck Canfield0:28:22 Kathy Swanson0:31:52 (shortened due to weather)
1987 Dan Works1:06:20 Kathy Swanson1:23:12
1988 Dan Works1:07:48 Debbie Jensen1:21:31
1989 Tai Roulston1:10:16 Megan Hayes1:22:48
1990 Douglas Tanner1:05:13 Kathy Swanson1:19:25
1991 United States Andrew de Garmo1:01:30 Mary Serreze1:24:40
1992 Mike Nelson1:02:47 Suzy West1:16:17
1993 United States Joe Bucciaglia1:02:33 Jodi Groesbeck1:16:51
1994 Race cancelled due to weather
1995 Race cancelled due to weather
1996 United States Joe Bucciaglia1:00:30 Marilyn Ruseckas1:14:19
1997 United States Tyler Hamilton0:51:56 United States Marilyn Ruseckas1:11:38
1998 United States Robert Dapice0:59:19 United States Dorrie Martell1:11:56
1999 United States Tyler Hamilton0:50:21 Canada Geneviève Jeanson1:01:57
2000 United States Tim Johnson0:55:46 France Jeannie Longo0:58:14 (record)
2001 United States Tim Johnson0:53:31 Germany Karen Bockel1:09:20
2002 United States Tom Danielson0:49:24 (record invalidated in 2011) Canada Geneviève Jeanson0:54:02 (record invalidated in 2011)
2003 United States Tom Danielson0:51:05 Canada Geneviève Jeanson0:59:58
2004 United States Justin England0:58:50 United States Aimee Vasse1:10:44
2005 United States Tyler Hamilton0:51:11 United States Aimee Vasse1:12:38
2006 United States Tyler Hamilton0:52:21 United States Aimee Vasse1:08:31
2007 Race cancelled due to weather
2008 United States Phillip Gaimon0:54:57 Brazil Flavia Lepene1:08:52
2009 United States Phillip Gaimon0:54:37 Canada Sue Schlatter1:07:43
2010 United States Nico Toutenhoofd0:57:26 United States Marti Shea1:05:42
2011 United States Ned Overend0:55:03 United States Marti Shea1:04:12
2012 United States Cameron Cogburn0:52:28 United States Marti Shea1:03:14
2013 United States Cameron Cogburn0:50:48 United States Silke Wunderwald1:09:56
2014 Denmark John Kronborg Ebsen0:52:53 United States Marti Shea1:06:01
2015 United States Eneas Freyre0:53:00 Canada Véronique Fortin1:05:58
2016 United States Eneas Freyre0:52:10 United States Victoria DiSavino1:07:32
2017 United States Phillip Gaimon0:52:10 United States Aimee Vasse1:07:32
2018 United States Barry Miller0:53:34 United States Aimee Vasse1:04:05
2019 United States Erik Levinsohn0:53:42 United States Stefanie Sydlik1:10:32
2020 Race canceled due to Covid-19
2021 United States Erik Levinsohn0:51:59 United States Aimee Vasse1:13:24
2022 United States Phillip Gaimon0:50:38 (Record) United States Courtney Nelson1:09:35
2023 Race cancelled due to weather

See also

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