Segment Challenge

Segment Challenge 2023

For 2023, Alton CC is again hosting a Segment of the Month competition, open to all Alton CC members. Each month a different Strava segment is selected. Whoever records the fastest adjusted time (male and female) over the segment is the stage winner. To enter you need to register using this form. You can read the full competition rules here. Click on the April to October links below to see each month’s segment and the results. These are regularly updated during each challenge month and at the end of the month. To find out more about Strava click here for an introductory guide.

Below are results from 2022.

April's segment and results

First segment of this year’s club segment challenge. 16km Monkwood to Abbotswood.

	Name	Actual Time	Adjusted Time	GC Points	KOM Points
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1	Ruth Stratford	33:44.0	31:58.8	15	5
2	Freja Halliday	34:31.0	32:53.2	12	4
3	Becci May	36:50.0	35:16.0	10	3
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Men						Monkswood to Abbotswood, 16.21km, average grade -0.4%
1	Shaun Blow	26:44.0	23:19.8	15	2
2	Guy Henshaw	25:58.0	23:45.6	12	4
3	Ian Ransom	27:19.0	23:50.4	10
4	James Allen	24:50.0	24:21.9	8	5
5	Robert Ditcham	26:02.0	25:39.9	6	3
6	Oliver Bishop	29:35.0	25:57.4	5
7	Justin Lee	27:12.0	26:18.1	4	1
8	Keith Parrish	29:10.0	26:41.3	3
9	Ian Austin	33:06.0	27:20.6	2
10	Mathew Williams	27:29.0	27:29.0	1
11	Charlie Williams	30:44.0	27:32.5
12	John Mansfield	30:13.0	28:55.9
13	Gary Hodgson	38:35.0	34:23.8
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May's segment and results

Meadstead Road Up Full, a 3.5km cat 4 climb with 3.1% average gradient

	Name	Actual Time	Adjusted Time	GC Points	KOM Points
Women
1	Ruth Stratford	10:26.0	09:53.5	15	5
2	Freja Halliday	11:27.0	10:54.5	12	4
3	Becci May	12:22.0	11:50.5	10	3
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Men						Medstead Road Up Full, 3.53km, average grade 3.1%
1	James Allen	07:22.0	07:13.7	15	5
2	Robert Ditcham	07:24.0	07:17.7	12	4
3	Ian Ransom	08:35.0	07:29.4	10	2
4	Shaun Blow	08:37.0	07:31.2	8
5	Justin Lee	07:54.0	07:38.3	6	3
6	Guy Henshaw	08:36.0	07:52.1	5	1
7	Charlie Williams	09:51.0	08:49.6	4
8	Keith Parrish	09:54.0	09:03.5	3
9	Mathew Williams	09:14.0	09:14.0	2
10	Ian Austin	12:55.0	10:40.2	1
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June's segment and results

June’s segment is ‘Preston Candover to The Woolpack’, 5.24 km starting in Preston Candover and ending at The Woolpack pub in Totford. KOM is 6:18, QOM is 7:03. “Rolling” stage

	Name	Actual Time	Adjusted Time	GC Points	KOM Points
Women
1	Freja Halliday	10:07.0	09:38.3	15	5
2	Ruth Stratford	10:30.0	09:57.3	12	4
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Men						Preston Candover to The Woolpack, 5.24km, average grade -0.4%
1	James Allen	06:31.0	06:23.6	15	5
2	Robert Ditcham	06:39.0	06:33.4	12	4
3	Shaun Blow	07:32.0	06:34.5	10	2
4	Guy Henshaw	07:18.0	06:40.8	8	3
5	Ian Ransom	07:51.0	06:51.0	6
6	Ian Austin	08:45.0	07:13.7	5
7	Mathew Williams	07:34.0	07:34.0	4	1
8	Charlie Williams	09:26.0	08:27.2	3
9	John Whitworth	09:32.0	08:38.0	2
10	Rob Smith	10:15.0	08:42.3	1
11	Gary Hodgson	10:02.0	08:56.7
12	John Heath	15:05.0	12:31.8
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July's segment and results

July’s segment is ‘Medstead Climb’, 1.71 km starting on Bighton Road and ending at the hilltop junction in Medstead. KOM is 3:11, QOM is 3:56. Medstead Climb, a 1.71km “Rolling” stage

	Name	Actual Time	Adjusted Time	GC Points	KOM Points
Women
1	Ruth Stratford	05:25.0	05:08.1	15	5
2	Freja Halliday	06:36.0	06:17.3	12	4
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Men						Medstead climb, 1.71km, average grade 3.8%
1	Robert Ditcham	03:20.0	03:17.2	15	5
2	James Allen	03:26.0	03:22.1	12	4
3	Ian Ransom	04:00.0	03:29.4	10	2
4	Justin Lee	03:51.0	03:43.4	8	3
5	Guy Henshaw	04:07.0	03:46.0	6
6	Shaun Blow	04:30.0	03:55.6	5
7	Demetrius Onoufriou	04:04.0	03:59.4	4	1
8	Charlie Williams	04:45.0	04:15.4	3
9	Rob Smith	05:23.0	04:34.3	2
10	Keith Parrish	05:09.0	04:42.7	1
11	Mathew Williams	04:45.0	04:45.0
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September's segment and results

Herriard circuit, a 16.11km rolling loop starting and ending near the Fur and Feathers, Southrope,
“Rolling” stage

	Name	Actual Time	Adjusted Time	GC Points	KOM Points
Women
1	Ruth Stratford	38:36.0	36:35.6	15	5
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Men						Herriard Circuit, 16.11km
1	Shaun Blow	29:32.0	25:46.4	15	3
2	Ian Ransom	29:34.0	25:48.2	12	2
3	Guy Henshaw	28:32.0	26:06.5	10	4
4	James Allen	26:38.0	26:07.8	8	5
5	Charlie Williams	32:48.0	29:23.6	6	1
6	Rob Smith	35:00.0	29:43.6	5
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October's segment and results

October’s segment is Bentley Hill Bentley Hill, 2.46km.

	Name	Actual Time	Adjusted Time	GC Points	KOM Points
Women
1	Ruth Stratford	06:54.0	06:32.5	15	5
2	Freja Halliday	08:34.0	08:09.7	12	4
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Men						Bentley Hill, 2.46km
1	Shaun Blow	05:14.0	04:34.0	15	4
2	Ian Ransom	05:26.0	04:44.5	12	2
3	James Allen	04:57.0	04:51.4	10	5
4	Guy Henshaw	05:25.0	04:57.4	8	3
5	Oliver Bishop	06:26.0	05:38.7	6	1
6	Rob Smith	06:45.0	05:44.0	5
7	Charlie Williams	06:30.0	05:49.5	4
8	Mark Sippings	06:58.0	06:16.6	3
9	John Mansfield	06:34.0	06:17.3	2
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Women's Overall Results

	Name	Total GC	QOM	April GC	QOM	May GC	QOM	June GC	QOM	July GC	QOM	September GC	QOM	October GC	QOM
1	Ruth Stratford	87	29	15	5	15	5	12	4	15	5	15	5	15	5
2	Freja Halliday	63	21	12	4	12	4	15	5	12	4			12	4
3	Becci May	20	6	10	3	10	3	0	0
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Men's Overall Results

	Name	Total GC	KOM	April GC	KOM	May GC	KOM	June GC	KOM	July GC	KOM	September GC	KOM	October GC	KOM
1	James Allen	68	29	8	5	15	5	15	5	12	4	8	5	10	5
2	Shaun Blow	68	11	15	2	8		10	2	5		15	3	15	4
3	Ian Ransom	60	8	10		10	2	6		10	2	12	2	12	2
4	Guy Henshaw	49	15	12	4	5	1	8	3	6		10	4	8	3
5	Robert Ditcham	45	16	6	3	12	4	12	4	15	5
6	Charlie Williams	20	1			4		3		3		6	1	4
7	Justin Lee	18	7	4	1	6	3	0		8	3
8	Rob Smith	13						1		2		5		5
9	Oliver Bishop	11	1	5				0						6	1
10	Ian Austin	8		2		1		5
11	Mathew Williams	7	1	1		2		4	1
12	Keith Parrish	7		3		3		0		1
13	Demetrius Onoufriou	4	1							4	1
14	Mark Sippings	3												3
15	John Mansfield	2						0						2
16	John Whitworth	2						2
17	Gary Hodgson							0
18	John Heath							0
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