It’s over. And who would you guess won?

For the first time, the Gent’s Club offered up a prize for a particular climb on a particular course. The infamous Crybaby Climb is .8 of a mile at an average of 6.8%. However, the final ramp of the climb is all over 20% and hits as high as 28%, the steepest vertical portion of any (known) ascent on or off-road. It’s a bit of a beast.

The Famous Fifty of the kolo t.c. Gentlemen’s Club had 7  riders in the race on the day, and to no one’s surprise, Jorden Wakeley and Alex Vanias went 1-2 in the Men’s Elite. They also went 1-2 on the Crybaby Climb, with Vanias losing just one second over the top of the climb, with Wakeley setting the KOM at 4:42.  Chris Fisher took third in the Gent’s Club at 5:19. It was singlespeed animal Craig Gietzen in fourth, a pretty amazing effort with just one gear. Yours Truly was 5th on a 1×9 with a tad-too-big chainring for those steep gradients. Your QOM is Melissa Ryba in at 6:56 with Jim Picotte also on the finish sheet. Wakeley wins a 6-pack of his choice from Short’s Brewery. First place overall, first up the climb and beer. What a haul, don’t you think?

	Jorden Wakeley	Sep 29, 2012	10.4mi/h	–	427W	1082	4:42
2	Alex Vanias	Sep 29, 2012	10.4mi/h	182bpm	363W	1078	4:43
3	Chris Fisher	Sep 29, 2012	9.2mi/h	169bpm	246W	956	5:19
4	Craig Gietzen	Sep 29, 2012	8.1mi/h	–	239W	847	6:00
5	Cody Sovis	Sep 29, 2012	7.3mi/h	–	268W	755	6:44
6	Melissa Ryba	Sep 29, 2012	7.0mi/h	172bpm	176W	733	6:56
7	Jim Picotte	Sep 29, 2012	6.1mi/h	175bpm	206W	639	7:57

After the success of this competition, there will be a Strava competition at Peak2Peak on October 13. Fastest time of the day for a member of the Gentlemen’s Club gets some kudos (that’s a Strava thing) and high-fives for taking the shortest trip up the Peak. If you want to get in on the action, be sure to create a Strava account (it’s free) and join the Gent’s Club. We’ll be racing for a prize to-be-named closer to the start. Probably some Short’s again!