Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb
Race details
DateJuly
RegionMount Evans, Colorado, USA
English nameBob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb
Nickname(s)Mt. Evans Hillclimb
DisciplineRoad race
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1962 (1962)
Editions54
First winnerStuart Baillie and Adolph Weller (tie)
Most wins Scott Moninger (USA) (6 times)

The Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb or Mount Evans Hill Climb is a bicycle race situated on Mount Blue Sky near Idaho Springs, Colorado. Begun in 1962, the race has been held every year since except for three cancellations. In 1981, it was renamed in honor of five-time race winner Bob Cook, who died of cancer at the age of 23. The race is 27.4 miles (44.1 kilometers) in length and ascends 6,590 feet (2,010 m).

The race takes place on the highest paved road in the United States, starting at an altitude of 7,540 feet (2,298 meters) and terminating at 14,130 feet (4,306 meters), 130 feet (39 meters) below Mount Evans' summit.[1] Due to the altitude, the event is sometimes marked by inclement weather.

Over the years, the race has attracted significant professional riders. Riders come from all over the United States and in the past the race has had riders from France, Switzerland, Germany, and Australia compete. The age range of the participants is from nine to eighty-five years. The race is also supported by volunteers from the Colorado cycling community who help marshal, drive support, officiate and work the picnic. The event includes categories for all levels of racing and encourages riders of all abilities. Between six hundred and a thousand riders compete each year in a number of categories.

Course records

Bob Cook held the course record from 1975-1980. The first three years he held the record he was a junior. The present men's record is held by Tom Danielson, set in 2004 with a time of 1:41:20. The women's course record is held by Jeannie Longo of France at 1:59:19.

Canceled years

The race was canceled three times: twice due to snow and once when the race director was in Atlanta at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

List of winners

Women competed in the race beginning in 1976. The winners of the race are:[2]

YearMen's WinnerTimeWomen's WinnerTime
1962Stuart Baillie/Adolph Weller2:28[note 1]
1963Stuart Baillie2:24[note 1]
1964Stuart Baillie2:08:07[note 1]
1965Michael Hiltner2:09:55
1966Stuart Baillie2:14
1967[note 2][note 2]
1968Mike DennisN/A
1969Stan Justice2:19:23
1970Kalman Halasi2:22:49
1971Kalman Halasi2:14:35
1972Bob Poling2:11:41
1973Jack Janelle2:05:32[note 1]
1974Jack Janelle2:05:09[note 1]
1975Bob Cook2:02:55[note 1]
1976Bob Cook1:57:50[note 1]Robin Deily2:44:58 [note 1]
1977Bob Cook1:55:43[note 1][note 2][note 2]
1978Bob Cook1:54:27[note 1]Margaret Nettles1:18:44 [note 3]
1979[note 4][note 4][note 4][note 4]
1980Bob Cook1:54:55Margaret Nettles2:41:10 [note 1]
1981Alexi Grewal1:57:36Martha Stafford2:29:54 [note 1]
1982Don Spence1:58:12Jan DeYoung2:28:33 [note 1]
1983Todd Gogulski1:53:43[note 1]Ann Chernoff2:24:37 [note 1]
1984Alexi Grewal1:47:51[note 1]Denise Yamagishi2:23:45 [note 1]
1985Ned Overend1:49:53Barb Dolan2:15:58 [note 1]
1986Ned Overend1:49:22Catherine Porter2:22:58
1987Todd Gogulski1:54:07Vanessa Brines2:26:03
1988Tom Resh1:51:56Darien Raistrick2:19:46
1989[note 4][note 4][note 4][note 4]
1990Alexi Grewal1:46:29[note 1]Darien Raistrick2:13:59 [note 1]
1991Mike Engleman1:51:41[note 1]Darien Raistrick2:23:10
1992Mike Engleman1:45:30Linda Brenneman2:15;24
1993Mike Engleman1:56:57Jan Bolland2:32:21
1994Mike Engleman1:50:35Eve Stephenson2:25:43
1995Mike Engleman1:46:32Linda Jackson2:13:28 [note 1]
1996[note 5][note 5][note 5][note 5]
1997Jonathan Vaughters1:53:54 [note 6]Julie Hudetz2:18:22
1998Scott Moninger1:52:16Jeannie Longo1:59:19 [note 7]
1999Jonathan VaughtersEmily Robbins2:09:58
2000Scott Moninger1:49:42Kimberly Bruckner2:09:00
2001Scott Moninger1:46:56Karen Bockel2:22:15
2002Scott Moninger1:50:20Kimberly Bruckner2:05:31
2003Jonathan Vaughters1:49:29Allison Lusby2:09:29
2004Tom Danielson1:41:20[note 8]Ann Trombley2:19:03
2005Scott Moninger1:52:50Mara Abbott2:20:10
2006Scott Moninger1:49:52Mara Abbott2:11:55
2007Tom Danielson1:43:04Michelle Steiner2:22:04
2008Kevin Nicol1:53:21Jeannie Longo2:10:10
2009Tom Danielson1:42:09Jennifer Slawta2:15:58
2010Peter Stetina1:50:20Tammy Jacques-Grewal2:15:07
2011LeRoy Popowski1:57:36Tammy Jacques-Grewal2:13:24
2012LeRoy Popowski1:51:02Tammy Jacques-Grewal2:08:08
2013Christopher Carr1:57:16Annie Toth2:19:30
2014Fortunato Ferrara1:51:22Mara Abbott2:14:12
2015Lachlan Morton1:48:05Mara Abbott2:19:16
2016Chris Butler1:50:19Annie Toth2:17:40
2017Chad Haga1:43:39Mara Abbott2:16:35
2018Gregory Daniel1:49:51Flavia Oliviera2:16:26
2019Keegan Swirbul1:43:53Annie Toth2:16:05

Race notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 New record time
  2. 1 2 3 4 Race was held, but no results are available.
  3. ↑ Race finished at Echo Lake.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Race not held (snow).
  5. 1 2 3 4 Race not held (organizer at 1996 Olympic Games).
  6. ↑ Mat Anand, a Canadian National Team member was the first across the line, but was relegated to second place for ‘hooking’ Jonathan Vaughters in the final sprint.
  7. ↑ Current Record
  8. ↑ Current Record

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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