The Rawlinson Bracket ride is a hilly ride in the ‘Wilds of Warwickshire’ taking in the gradients of the Edge Hill escarpment. This ride roughly marks the date of the departure of a close friend of ours, Nick, who passed away in his sleep on the 24th of February 2012, aged 30.

This event has two objectives - the first is to raise funds for research into, and awareness of, Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS), the second is to allow you to experience the type of riding that Nick enjoyed with a passion.

Nick was a local lad, born and bred in Kenilworth and worked at JLR. Nick loved cycling, especially the suffering aspect. The Hilly Route goes over some of Nick’s favourite local climbs and training routes. He was using these roads in preparation for the Maratona dles Dolomites in July 2012 and his first season of road racing. He was a keen Strava member and follower of ‘The Rules’ (http://www.velominati.com) especially rule#9. He was also the owner of one of the noisiest bikes I’ve ever come across, after several weeks of ‘swapagnostics’, it finally became clear that the bottom bracket was the culprit. That troublesome component lends it’s name to The Rawlinson Bracket.

ALL PROFITS FROM THIS EVENT WILL GO TO THE SADS UK CHARITY (http://sadsuk.org.uk).

Anyone that enters on-line BEFORE the 1^st of December 2013 will be entered into a draw to win a prize, the draw will be done on the day and the prize will be presented on the day (see draw rules at the foot of this page).

The hilly route is 80km in length and has over 870 meters of climbing packed into it. Think of it as a mini Liege-Bastogne-Liege in terms of gradient and length of climb. Here are some of the climbs you will encounter -

Climb#1 Burton Dassett – A short climb where you will find it difficult to stay out of the red, you will have an audience on the way up, the sheep are always curious.

Climb#2 Shotteswell – The rural version of the Côte de Saint-Nicolas, a short steep climb encompassed by houses but no screaming Belgian cycling fans (possibly).

Climb#3 Edge Hill (Knowle Hill) – This climbs appears in ‘Another 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs’ by Simon Warren. It’s only 600m in length but has a maximum gradient of 14% which makes for a gruelling climb. Nick enjoyed this one and always found some extra power to sprint over the top.

Climb#4 Lady Elizabeth Hill – A relatively long steady climb to allow you to settle in a rhythm (unlike the proceeding climbs).

Climb#5 Compton Winyates Hill – Another relatively long climb with some interesting kicks, enjoy the scenery – imagine you’re climbing the Côte de La Redoute.

Climb#6 Sunrising Hill – Same height gain as the Edge Hill climb but a different character, a max gradient of 16% and a rough road surface make for an attritional climb with an alpine style switch-back at half-way. Nick would always smash his way up this climb.

Follow the link below to the .gpx file. Slight revision available on 10/01/13 (Top_Bracket2.gpx).

http://www.the-rawlinson-bracket.co.uk/Top_Bracket2.gpx

Here is the elevation profile of The Top Bracket.

The flat route is 45km in length and has 276 gentle meters of climbing. To me this one is reminiscent of the rolling fields of northern France, a little Paris-Roubaix but without the cobbles. Nick and I used this route as our endurance building route in preparation for circuit racing. Follow the link below to the .gpx file.

http://www.the-rawlinson-bracket.co.uk/Bottom_Bracket.gpx

Rules for the Prize Draw

Please read the rules:

1. No member of the event organising team is eligible to enter the prize draw.

2. Only on-line entries received on or before the 1^st of December 2013 will be eligible for the draw.

3. One ticket will be drawn by lottery from a hat on Sunday 23rd of February 2014 at approximately 09:00 so that the winner can be identified and presented with the prize when they have finished. The person whose name is on the ticket will be presented with the prize on the day. Collection or delivery arrangements will be agreed with the winner if required. If the winner is not present at the time of the prize draw they will be contacted using the contact details given during the on-line entry process.

Ride The Top Bracket

BibNumber	Forename	Surname	Time
1	Dave	Aberton	03:44:02
2	Lindsey	Ackland	03:18:56
3	Sergios	Agapiou	03:23:27
4	Jered	Allcock	02:50:57
5	David	Allen	02:57:31
6	Mark	Allen	04:10:24
9	Simon	Andrews	03:39:30
10	Chris	Anthony	04:01:57
11	Paul	Appleyard	04:15:59
12	John	Armour	03:01:05
13	Will	Arnold	02:53:24
14	Alex	Ashburner	02:58:43
15	Richard	Ashfield	04:03:09
16	Neil	Atkinson	03:55:53
18	Paul	Avery	03:12:47
19	David	Babister	03:31:39
21	Steven	Bainbridge	04:50:43
22	Stephen	Ball	04:21:28
23	Mike	Banbury	03:46:25
24	Dave	Barber	04:00:10
26	Chris	Barratt	03:13:38
27	Simon	Batch	03:11:15
28	Mark	Baxter	03:13:48
30	Anthony	Baynham	04:05:43
32	Duncan	Beard	03:28:18
33	Tim	Beaven	03:22:39
36	Vincent	Beech	03:32:46
37	Steven	Bell	03:07:57
38	Chris	Bellamy	03:00:04
40	David	Bennett	03:14:08
42	Guy	Bicknell	04:08:25
43	Rudy	Bieleveld	03:28:38
44	Frances	Billington	03:25:54
45	Mark	Binks	03:45:32
46	Nick	Blower	03:28:51
47	Neil	Boad	03:19:17
48	Danielle	Bogue	04:01:55
49	Matthew	Bolton	03:53:08
51	Tom	Booth	03:08:59
52	Steve	Bottomley	03:42:39
53	Jo	Bottomley	03:50:24
54	Colin	Brearley	03:12:40
55	Jonathan	Brennan	04:43:23
57	Johann	Breytenbach	02:44:49
58	Jason	Bridge	04:19:52
59	Steven	Brierley	03:26:45
60	Julyan	Bristow	03:15:47
61	Alex	Broadley	04:04:21
62	Greg	Brookes	02:56:46
63	Andrew	Brookes	03:06:03
64	Sarah	Brookes	03:06:09
66	Spencer	Brown	04:50:47
67	Spencr	Brown	04:50:52
69	James	Browne	03:51:56
72	James	Buchanan	03:28:41
506	David	Buggea	04:01:33
136	Ashley	Bullock	03:34:57
74	Clare	Burgum	04:10:20
76	Simon	Burton	04:06:04
77	Jonathan	Bushell	03:53:39
78	Sam	Butler	03:39:34
79	David	Butler	03:26:59
80	Shaun N	Byrne	03:57:14
81	Jason	Caddy	03:31:24
82	Stuart	Calcutt	04:43:25
84	Damian	Carter	03:26:34
85	Noel	Cassidy	03:42:57
86	James	Causer	03:52:50
88	Harry	Chamberlain	03:24:04
546	Sean	Chambers	03:20:04
89	Craig	Chapling	03:14:06
91	Jake	Chattey	03:38:05
92	Jonny	Cheetham	02:53:07
94	Tony	Clare	03:18:30
507	Philip	Clarke	05:06:03
95	Alexander	Clayton	03:24:13
96	Sarah	Clewlow	04:50:53
97	Dan	Coffey	04:25:17
98	Christophe	Cointet	04:16:28
99	Robert	Collier	04:45:12
100	Florence	Collyer-Powell	03:44:30
101	Ieuan	Compton	03:33:21
102	Stephen	Cornfield	03:17:03
508	Karl	Cosnett	03:44:39
103	Ants	Cossar	03:54:45
106	Adrian	Cox	03:29:44
107	Simon	Cox	03:03:17
109	George	Crammond	04:49:56
110	Simon	Creegan	04:24:36
112	Martin	Cull	04:25:30
113	Brodie	Cullinan	03:13:01
115	Lee	Cummings	04:43:17
116	Owen	Daniel	03:27:44
118	Bruce	Darton	04:10:14
120	Mike	Davies	04:19:36
539	Lee	Davies	04:09:18
121	Geoffrey	Davis	03:07:51
124	Damien	Dear	03:13:01
125	Andrew	Deere	03:51:00
126	Paul	Demicoli	02:56:10
129	Miro	Dimitrov	03:35:10
137	Steve	Dunton	03:09:51
138	Rafal	Dygus	03:46:15
56	Nicholas	Dykes	03:14:35
140	Lee	Edmonds	02:59:44
141	Jorge	Eguiguren	05:03:18
142	Marc	Elliott	03:44:13
143	Mark	Ellis	04:37:25
144	Daniel	England	03:31:45
145	Tzvetie	Erohina	03:44:55
146	Jason	Esser	03:18:55
147	Keith	Evans	03:20:47
148	Chris	Evans	03:38:41
149	Lewis	Fagge	02:38:38
150	Kevin	Fermor	03:40:01
151	William	Fitzgerald	02:39:31
152	Richard	Fitzgerald	02:56:55
155	Craig	Fletcher	03:51:54
157	James	Foster	03:28:56
160	Andrew	Foster	02:35:49
161	Chris	Freeman	03:38:34
537	Laura	Fuller	03:25:53
163	Simon	Galbraith	04:18:57
164	Robert	Gamble	03:13:26
165	Alex	Gandon	03:36:59
166	Shane	Garrett	03:49:38
167	Alex	Garrod	04:50:49
168	Alexander	Gass	03:40:08
170	Rew	Golding	03:51:59
172	Pippa	Gollop	04:50:54
173	Callum	Gosling	03:35:53
174	Marcus	Gough	02:56:17
177	Ben	Grange	04:14:50
178	David	Grant	03:42:45
181	Nick	Green	03:36:59
509	David	Greenway	03:39:27
183	James	Griffiths	03:09:35
184	Pierre	Guern	02:51:43
186	Jason	Hales	03:18:15
187	Andrew	Hall	03:24:00
188	Rob	Hall	03:37:16
189	Lesley	Hallissey	05:41:46
190	David	Hammond	03:43:21
192	Richard	Hands	04:09:21
194	Geoff	Hannis	03:21:15
196	Steve	Harris	03:56:39
197	Paul	Harris	03:56:41
201	Jon	Hart	04:08:32
202	James	Hartwright	03:23:02
204	Roger	Hassan	03:18:05
205	Dominic	Hassett	05:41:39
207	Kevin	Hawley	03:51:56
208	Robert	Haworth	03:10:53
209	Tony	Hayden	03:05:41
211	Richard	Hendrickson	03:22:44
213	Stuart	Hepburn	02:47:50
214	Shaun	Heywood	03:21:05
215	Gary	Hibbert	03:56:12
216	Alexander	Hickerton	03:50:40
217	Joe	Hickerton	02:54:01
219	Dave	Higgins	03:26:14
512	John	Hogley	03:23:41
221	Rich	Holden	02:56:26
513	Niall	Horley	03:28:51
222	Andy	Houston	03:36:11
224	Joe	Huddleston	03:18:49
514	David	Hudson	05:15:40
225	Andrew	Hughes	03:10:13
226	Mark	Humphrey	03:36:07
227	Alan	Humphreys	03:06:25
229	Omar	Hussein	03:01:17
232	Robert	Inglefield	03:30:18
233	Mike	Irvine	03:44:08
234	Steven	Jackson	03:49:15
239	Trevor	Jelley	03:12:33
515	Richard	Jervis	04:25:29
240	Carl	Jewitt	03:44:11
241	Robert	Johnson	03:54:16
242	Nicholas	Johnson	03:54:17
243	George	Johnson	04:45:07
244	Simon	Jones	03:47:55
245	Bradley	Jones	03:48:56
246	Vin	Keane	03:51:07
247	Gary	Keen	03:30:45
248	Stuart	Keighley	03:26:41
249	Thomas	Key	04:50:49
250	Stuart	Kimberley	03:15:54
252	Pavel	Krobot	03:40:09
253	Nicholas	Labrum	03:53:09
254	James	Lacey	03:30:05
256	Graham	Lane	04:05:36
257	Steve	Large	03:00:24
548	Derek	Lawlor	04:03:21
261	Charlie	Leech	03:24:04
263	MacIej	Lenc	03:13:02
264	Carl	Lewis	02:57:32
267	Chris	Lines	03:06:57
268	Kevin	Lister	03:26:44
269	Ian	Lloyd	03:48:33
270	Andrew	Lockwood	04:45:04
271	Steve	Long	03:04:30
328	Juliet	Long	03:27:57
272	Matthew	Longman	03:31:39
273	Nathan	Lord	03:08:51
274	Lee James	Loughran	03:23:28
276	George	Loveday	02:57:14
277	Steve	Lowell	03:50:19
278	Jon	Lucas-Garner	03:56:36
547	Sean	MacConnamara	03:40:18
279	Richard	MacLean	04:42:59
280	Stuart	MacLean	04:36:47
282	Mark	Mallalue	03:36:48
285	Beverley	Masterman	04:50:56
287	Jonathan	May	03:15:17
288	Richard	Maybey	04:18:33
290	John	McCallum	04:01:59
291	Ian	McClymont	03:41:14
294	Michael	McGillion	04:08:22
295	Tessa	McInnes	03:56:12
296	Paul	Meaburn	03:42:44
297	James	Meadows	02:53:08
298	Chris	Melbourne	02:46:22
299	Richard	Merrell	03:16:34
300	Darren	Mervyn	04:24:29
301	Scott	Michaels	04:45:02
302	Ed	Middleton	03:03:51
303	Nick	Miles	03:55:49
304	Jamie	Mitchell	03:59:52
305	Cora	Moffat	03:34:35
306	Anouk	Molliex	03:19:53
308	James	Morgan	03:55:27
309	Neill	Morgan	04:08:23
317	Paul Kenneth	Morgan	03:41:27
310	Steven	Moses	03:18:51
312	Justin	Mountford	03:50:58
313	Joe	Mullineux	03:27:02
315	Ben	Neaves	02:39:34
316	Andrew	Neesam	03:50:26
319	Kim	Nielsen	03:54:11
320	Thomas	Nixon	04:49:57
321	Mark	Noon	03:51:54
322	Martin	Norris	03:09:41
323	Stuart	Nunn	03:25:30
325	Gavin	Oag	02:45:39
326	Corinna	O'Connor	04:09:40
332	Daron	Osborn	04:19:49
333	David	Owen	03:23:21
334	Rodney	Owens	03:45:16
516	Garry	Palmer	03:02:22
335	Lee	Pannozzo	03:47:09
336	Michael	Parker	04:07:08
337	Andrew	Parker	03:25:15
338	Jeremy	Parkin	04:04:53
340	Nathan	Parsons	04:50:49
341	Philip	Parsons	03:08:03
342	Rimal	Patel	03:39:30
532	Will	Payne	03:40:41
346	Lee	Perehinec	03:36:24
347	Mark	Perehinec	03:20:01
349	John	Pitman	03:06:26
352	Vincent	Pople	03:14:35
353	Matthew	Posner	03:42:56
354	Karl	Powell	03:58:56
355	Richard	Poynter	04:06:09
356	Hayley	Preston	03:24:08
359	Ashley	Rabone	04:06:19
360	Alexander	Rae	03:42:59
362	Giridhar	Raju	03:53:14
363	Richard	Randall	03:42:00
364	Paul	Ranson	03:30:42
365	Chris	Rawlinson	02:58:19
366	Steve	Rea	02:27:36
518	Stuart	Read	02:59:25
368	Andrew	Renshaw	03:42:55
369	Joe	Reynolds	04:09:47
371	Christopher	Rice-Williams	04:02:19
372	Michael	Rimmington	03:26:45
373	Ian	Roberts	04:06:21
375	Jared	Robinson	03:44:26
376	Ian	Robinson	04:42:57
519	Andrew	Robson	03:48:38
378	Steve	Rogers	04:14:16
379	Phil	Ross	03:22:38
380	Ali	Rothwell	04:25:19
381	James	Rounce	04:01:39
382	Jack	Rowbottom	03:30:51
384	Alex	Rowland	03:01:43
385	Dean	Rowland	03:01:51
389	Adrian	Sarkies	03:52:45
390	David	Saul	04:10:18
392	Rich	Savage	04:06:38
395	Andrew	Scott	03:45:28
401	Oliver	Short	04:50:57
402	Martin	Slater	04:22:31
404	Matthew	Smith	04:12:35
405	Luke	Smith	03:35:13
535	Arnie	Spilman	03:43:03
410	John	Spraggett	04:36:45
412	Adam	Stanley	03:36:30
413	Richard	Stanway	03:41:52
540	Gabriel	Staples	03:36:26
415	Lee	Stephens	03:40:19
416	Jonathan	Stephens	03:02:14
419	Mark	Stewart	03:42:41
422	David	Stokes	04:05:46
423	Lee	Stokes	03:50:17
424	Nicholas	Stone	03:17:46
425	Anna	Storrs	03:30:41
426	Jason	Strain	03:16:14
533	Ian	Strath	03:29:15
430	John	Sulley	04:15:45
433	Bob	Surgey	03:44:16
435	Dean	Swindell	04:51:00
520	Tony	Synnott	04:18:28
521	Elaine	Synnott	04:16:25
436	John	Taplin	04:23:59
437	Sam	Taylor	02:39:34
438	Andrew	Taylor	03:51:54
439	John	Taylor	04:02:09
440	Kevin	Taylor	03:00:18
441	Mark	Taylor	03:49:21
443	James	Thomas	03:42:58
444	Dave	Thomas	03:51:55
445	Peter	Tilston	03:52:10
446	Gary	Tinker	04:02:14
451	John	Tommony	04:55:13
452	Simon	Tracey	03:12:32
454	Paul	Turner	02:51:44
455	Michael	Unsworth	04:25:36
456	Mark	Urbanowski	03:40:09
457	Arturo	Urso	04:03:19
458	Gary	Van Der Linden	03:10:54
459	Kate	Vanloo	04:50:52
461	Matt	Waddilove	04:57:16
462	Tim	Wade	03:15:25
463	Darren	Walden	03:26:33
464	Clare	Walkeden	04:08:37
465	Rich	Wallace	03:49:28
466	Sophia	Wallis	03:28:01
467	Simon	Wallis	03:28:01
468	Stephen	Wallis	04:23:19
469	Stephen	Wallsgrove	03:18:24
470	Eve	Walpole	03:48:08
471	Kevin	Walpole	03:11:51
472	Neil	Ward	04:22:29
474	Charlie	Ward	03:31:32
475	Richard	Wardle	03:20:56
476	Tim	Washington	04:04:45
478	Peter	Watson	03:25:37
550	Andy	Wearing	03:13:39
480	Mark	Weaver	04:46:14
522	James	Webb	03:37:46
482	John	Webster	03:20:42
484	Phil	Wells	03:05:29
485	Nick	Wenban-Smith	03:01:19
486	Paul	West	03:29:19
487	Russell	West	03:45:03
489	Scott	Wharton	03:08:16
490	Stuart	White	02:59:28
492	Simon	White	03:43:58
493	Aaron	Whitehead	03:45:37
494	Michael	Wildsmith	05:41:46
495	Kevin	Willers	03:01:49
496	Dafydd	Williams	02:55:16
497	Michael	Wonnacott	03:27:27
498	Dave	Wood	03:15:24
500	Jamie	Wooldridge	03:52:19
501	Alastair	Worden	04:06:08
502	Paul	Workman	03:31:19
504	Ed	Yarrow	02:53:01
549	Ride Number 549		03:45:07

Ride The Bottom Bracket

BibNumber	Forename	Surname	Time
8	Richard	Andrews	02:34:28
17	Paul	Atter	03:03:46
29	Mark	Baxter	02:15:09
545	Tim	Beattie	01:47:31
34	Michael	Beckham	02:34:26
35	Karen	Beddows	02:22:21
523	Rob	Bending	02:43:38
50	Chris	Bond	02:00:40
65	David	Brown	01:49:09
75	Graham	Burns	02:05:27
90	Joanna	Chapman	02:49:02
93	Sassi	Cheetham	03:03:45
538	Jonathan	Cheetham	03:03:54
20	Adrian	Chell	02:02:13
104	Sue	Coutts	02:32:26
122	Nigel	Dawes	02:40:14
123	Louise	Dawes	02:40:16
524	David	Dimarco	03:08:58
131	James	Donovan	02:05:32
135	Dominic	Du Plooy	02:23:52
156	James	Fleuty	02:03:30
158	Andy	Foster	03:29:30
159	Kathy	Foster	03:29:29
171	Lee	Golding	02:05:59
175	Peter	Graham	03:23:14
176	Joshua	Graham	03:22:26
179	Richard	Grant-Pearce	02:35:36
180	David	Greaves	02:24:12
526	Anthony	Hall	02:57:16
193	Angela	Hands	02:47:42
527	Greg	Harding	01:55:59
198	Philip	Harris	01:58:39
199	Amanda	Harris	01:58:39
200	Paul	Harrison	02:41:14
203	Julie	Harvey	02:49:00
212	Richard	Henshaw	02:06:29
218	Adam	Hicks	03:17:21
220	Emma	Hogg	02:23:45
235	Lawrence	Jackson	03:01:00
236	Paul	Jackson	02:02:18
237	Debra	Jardine	03:27:55
238	Shaun	Jardine	03:27:58
541	Ria	Kittendorf	01:55:14
251	Kumar	Krishnan	02:35:05
255	Andy	Land	02:41:14
265	Colin	Lewis	02:15:08
283	Alan	Marron	03:03:35
286	Katherine	Maurice	02:27:46
292	Jamie	McCorkell	02:03:40
311	Jem	Mountford	01:55:58
314	Caroline	Neaves	02:27:48
324	Rachael	Nunn	02:32:24
327	Ian	Oliver	02:24:43
529	Steine	Paget Wall	02:55:48
350	David	Pittman	02:03:10
351	Tim	Place	03:00:48
361	Susan	Rae	02:07:56
367	Scott	Reilly	02:59:18
374	Carl	Robinson	02:32:59
388	Richard	Sander	02:03:31
393	Matthew	Scholes	02:13:06
394	Cathy	Scholes	02:13:05
398	Garry	Shelton	01:58:50
400	Fiona	Shipston	02:33:12
409	Michael	Spanton	02:02:19
411	Richard	Staincliffe	01:54:20
414	Simon	Steele	02:38:29
417	Neil	Stevens	02:02:19
434	Helen	Surgey	02:22:16
530	Neil	Thomson	03:09:16
447	Lewis	Tinsley	03:01:22
448	Kirsti	Tinsley	03:01:00
449	Iain	Tinsley	03:01:20
453	Daren	Trill	02:36:36
473	Roger	Ward	02:17:03
479	Stuart	Watson	02:02:16
481	Stephen	Webster	02:03:26
503	Chris	Wright	02:16:12
505	Laura	Young	02:07:33

Info for Riders

There are two routes available - the hilly route is 80km in length and has 870 meters of climbing with gradients of 14%+ in places, the flat route is 45km in length and has 270 meters of climbing with gentle gradients. The roads are a mix of rural unclassified roads, B roads and a small section of quiet A road. The course will be sign posted and there is a feed station on the hilly route. There is ample car parking at Ride HQ (start/finish) along with toilets and refreshments. There is a goody bag for all finishers. This is not a race. Please ride safely and considerately as this ride is held on open roads. There will be marshals at key points and an emergency wagon will be available. Mudguards and back-up lights are recommended and every rider is expected to bring their own spares (2 inner tubes, tyre levers, multi-tool, water, food) and a fully charged mobile phone. A route card will be provided in the entry pack. All profits will be donated to the SADS UK charity.