Mount Evans Hill Climb

Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb
Race details
Date July
Region Mount Evans, Colorado, USA
English name Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb
Nickname(s) Mt. Evans Hillclimb
Discipline Road race
Type One-day race
History
First edition 1962 (1962)
Editions 49
First winner Stuart 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 Evans near Idaho Springs, Colorado. Begun in 1962, the race has been held forty-one times 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.

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 men's winners

The winner of the men's race are:[2]

YearNameTime
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]
1977Bob Cook1:55:43[note 1]
1978Bob Cook1:54:27[note 1]
1979[note 3][note 3]
1980Bob Cook1:54:55
1981Alexi Grewal1:57:36 1st Memorial Year
1982Don Spence1:58:12
1983Todd Gogulski1:53:43[note 1]
1984Alexi Grewal1:47:51[note 1]
1985Ned Overend1:49:53
1986Ned Overend1:49:22
1987Todd Gogulski1:54:07
1988Tom Resh1:51:56
1989[note 3][note 3]
1990Alexi Grewal1:46:29[note 1]
1991Mike Engleman1:51:41[note 1]
1992Mike Engleman1:45:30
1993Mike Engleman1:56:57
1994Mike Engleman1:50:35
1995Mike Engleman1:46:32
1996[note 4][note 4]
1997Jonathan Vaughters1:53:54 [note 5]
1998Scott Moninger1:52:16
1999Jonathan Vaughters
2000Scott Moninger1:49:42
2001Scott Moninger1:46:56
2002Scott Moninger1:50:20
2003Jonathan Vaughters1:49:29
2004Tom Danielson1:41:20[note 6]
2005Scott Moninger1:52:50
2006Scott Moninger1:49:52
2007Tom Danielson1:43:04
2008Kevin Nicol1:53:21
2009Tom Danielson1:42:09
2010Peter Stetina1:50:20
2011LeRoy Popowski1:57:36
2012LeRoy Popowski1:51:02
2013Christopher Carr1:57:16
2014Fortunato Ferrara1:51:22
2015Lachlan Morton1:48:05
2016Chris Butler1:50:19
2017Chad Haga1:43:39
2018Gregory Daniel1:49:51


Race notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 New record time
  2. 1 2 Race was held, but no results are available.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Race not held (snow).
  4. 1 2 Race not held (organizer at 1996 Olympic Games).
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Current Record

List of women's winners

2017Mara Abbot2:16:35.24
2016Annie Toth2:17:40
2015Mara Abbott2:19:16
2014Mara Abbott2:14:12
2013Annie Toth2:19:30
2012Tammy Jacques-Grewal2:08:08
2011Tammy Jacques-Grewal2:13:24
2010Tammy Jacques-Grewal2:15:07
2009Jennifer Slawta2:15:58
2008Jeannie Longo2:10:10
2007Michelle Steiner2:22:04
2006Mara Abbott2:11:55
2005Mara Abbott2:20:10
2004Ann Trombley2:19:03
2003Allison Lusby2:09:29
2002Kimberly Bruckner2:05:31
2001Karen Bockel2:22:15
2000Kimberly Bruckner2:09:00
1999Emily Robbins2:09:58
1998Jeannie Longo1:59:19 [note 1]
1997Julie Hudetz2:18:22
1996[note 2][note 2]
1995Linda Jackson2:13:28 [note 1]
1994Eve Stephenson2:25:43
1993Jan Bolland2:32:21
1992Linda Brenneman2:15;24
1991Darien Raistrick2:23:10
1990Darien Raistrick2:13:59 [note 1]
1989[note 3][note 3]
1988Darien Raistrick2:19:46
1987Vanessa Brines2:26:03
1986Catherine Porter2:22:58
1985Barb Dolan2:15:58 [note 1]
1984Denise Yamagishi2:23:45 [note 1]
1983Ann Chernoff2:24:37 [note 1]
1982Jan DeYoung2:28:33 [note 1]
1981Martha Stafford2:29:54 [note 1]
1980Margaret Nettles2:41:10 [note 1]
1979[note 3][note 3]
1978Margaret Nettles1:18:44 [note 4]
1977[note 5][note 5]
1976Robin Deily2:44:58 [note 1]

Race notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 New record time
  2. 1 2 Race not held (organizer at 1996 Olympic Games).
  3. 1 2 3 4 Race not held (snow).
  4. ↑ Race finished at Echo Lake.
  5. 1 2 Race was held, but no results are available.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
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