Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb
The Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb is an annual American cycle racing event held in New Hampshire. The event raises money for the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, which promotes appreciation of the environment.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, United States |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1973 |
| Editions | 37 |
| First winner |  John Allis (USA) |
| Most wins | Tyler Hamilton (USA) (4 times) Aimee Vasse (USA) (5 times) |
| Most recent | Phil Gaimon (USA) Courtney Nelson (USA) |
Background
In August of each year, up to six hundred riders take part in the race which centers around a 7.6 mile (12.2 km) climb to the top of New Hampshire's Mount Washington—the highest peak in New England. The Mount Washington Auto Road has an average gradient of 12% and reaches gradients of up to 22%.
The race's most famous victor is Tyler Hamilton who got his fourth victory in the race in 2006 in a time of 52:21, beating out Ned Overend by 2:20. Jeannie Longo holds the women's record at 58:14, while Tom Danielson owns the men's record of 49:24.
In June 2011 race organizers announced that the times ridden by Tyler Hamilton of the United States and Genevieve Jeanson of Canada would no longer be considered official records. This decision followed the admissions by both athletes that during their professional racing careers they regularly used performance-enhancing drugs.
Past winners
| Year | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | John Allis | 1:15:05 | Unknown | |
| 1974 | John Allis | 1:01:39 | Unknown | |
| 1975 | Results unknown | |||
| 1976 | John Howard | Barbara Amburgey | ||
| 1977 | Mike Hogan | 58:24 | Ester Salmi | |
| 1978 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Martin Ernst Bruhn | 1:03:21 | Unknown | |
| 1979 | Steve Pyle | 1:01:29 | Unknown | |
| 1980 | Dale Stetina | 0:57:41 | Unknown | |
| 1981 | Steve Pyle | Unknown | Beth Heiden | 1:16:30 (new wm's record) |
| 1982 | Matt VonWahzle | 1:06:22 | Murrie Green | 1:14:24 (new wm's record) |
| 1983 | Gary Evans | Unknown | ||
| 1984 | Chuck Canfield | 1:03:45 | Martha Tuttle | 1:29:46 |
| 1985 | Chuck Canfield | 0:59:59 | Martha Pitman | 1:18:58 |
| 1986 | Chuck Canfield | 0:28:22 | Kathy Swanson | 0:31:52 (shortened due to weather) |
| 1987 | Dan Works | 1:06:20 | Kathy Swanson | 1:23:12 |
| 1988 | Dan Works | 1:07:48 | Debbie Jensen | 1:21:31 |
| 1989 | Tai Roulston | 1:10:16 | Megan Hayes | 1:22:48 |
| 1990 | Douglas Tanner | 1:05:13 | Kathy Swanson | 1:19:25 |
| 1991 | Andrew de Garmo | 1:01:30 | Mary Serreze | 1:24:40 |
| 1992 | Mike Nelson | 1:02:47 | Suzy West | 1:16:17 |
| 1993 | Joe Bucciaglia | 1:02:33 | Jodi Groesbeck | 1:16:51 |
| 1994 | Race cancelled due to weather | |||
| 1995 | Race cancelled due to weather | |||
| 1996 | Joe Bucciaglia | 1:00:30 | Marilyn Ruseckas | 1:14:19 |
| 1997 | Tyler Hamilton | 0:51:56 | Marilyn Ruseckas | 1:11:38 |
| 1998 | Robert Dapice | 0:59:19 | Dorrie Martell | 1:11:56 |
| 1999 | Tyler Hamilton | 0:50:21 | Geneviève Jeanson | 1:01:57 |
| 2000 | Tim Johnson | 0:55:46 |  Jeannie Longo | 0:58:14 (record) |
| 2001 | Tim Johnson | 0:53:31 |  Karen Bockel | 1:09:20 |
| 2002 | Tom Danielson | 0:49:24 (record invalidated in 2011) | Geneviève Jeanson | 0:54:02 (record invalidated in 2011) |
| 2003 | Tom Danielson | 0:51:05 | Geneviève Jeanson | 0:59:58 |
| 2004 | Justin England | 0:58:50 | Aimee Vasse | 1:10:44 |
| 2005 | Tyler Hamilton | 0:51:11 | Aimee Vasse | 1:12:38 |
| 2006 | Tyler Hamilton | 0:52:21 | Aimee Vasse | 1:08:31 |
| 2007 | Race cancelled due to weather | |||
| 2008 | Phillip Gaimon | 0:54:57 |  Flavia Lepene | 1:08:52 |
| 2009 | Phillip Gaimon | 0:54:37 | Sue Schlatter | 1:07:43 |
| 2010 | Nico Toutenhoofd | 0:57:26 | Marti Shea | 1:05:42 |
| 2011 | Ned Overend | 0:55:03 | Marti Shea | 1:04:12 |
| 2012 | Cameron Cogburn | 0:52:28 | Marti Shea | 1:03:14 |
| 2013 | Cameron Cogburn | 0:50:48 | Silke Wunderwald | 1:09:56 |
| 2014 |  John Kronborg Ebsen | 0:52:53 | Marti Shea | 1:06:01 |
| 2015 | Eneas Freyre | 0:53:00 | Véronique Fortin | 1:05:58 |
| 2016 | Eneas Freyre | 0:52:10 | Victoria DiSavino | 1:07:32 |
| 2017 | Phillip Gaimon | 0:52:10 | Aimee Vasse | 1:07:32 |
| 2018 | Barry Miller | 0:53:34 | Aimee Vasse | 1:04:05 |
| 2019 | Erik Levinsohn | 0:53:42 | Stefanie Sydlik | 1:10:32 |
| 2020 | Race canceled due to Covid-19 | |||
| 2021 | Erik Levinsohn | 0:51:59 | Aimee Vasse | 1:13:24 |
| 2022 | Phillip Gaimon | 0:50:38 (Record) | Courtney Nelson | 1:09:35 |
| 2023 | Race cancelled due to weather | |||