Illi Gardner 26, of Cardiff, Wales, smashed the women’s course record in the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday, becoming the first woman to break one hour on the historic course.
Ian Boswell, 34, from Barnet, Vt., broke the course record by 23 seconds in the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday, finishing in 50:15. (JOE VIGER PHOTOS)
Kevin Tilton, 43, of Moultonborough, placed 54th overall in the Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday in 1:16:53. (JOE VIGER PHOTO) JOSEPH VIGER
James Narron, 60, of Philadelphia, Pa., 60, receives a helping hand from a family member on the final climb to the summit of the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday. (JOE VIGER PHOTO
Jack Kuenzle, 30, of Salt Lake City, Utah, finished third in the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday in 54:16. (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
The top three finishers in Saturday’s 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb were (from left) Jack Kuenzle of Salt Lake City (third), Ian Boswell of Barnet, Vt. (the winner) and Peter Stetina, of Santa Rosa, Calif., (second). (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
Max Shorter (left), 19, of Portsmouth and Tom Fagan, 64, of Stow, Mass., head towards the finish line in Saturday’s 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb. (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
James Hayden, 26, of Ellicott City, Maryland, completed the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on his unicycle in 1:47:49 to finish 209th overall.
Lydia MacKenzie, 34, of Boulder, Colo., was the second woman to finish the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday, placing 47th overall in 1:14:51. (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
Illi Gardner 26, of Cardiff, Wales, smashed the women’s course record in the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday, becoming the first woman to break one hour on the historic course.
Ian Boswell, 34, from Barnet, Vt., broke the course record by 23 seconds in the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday, finishing in 50:15. (JOE VIGER PHOTOS)
Kevin Tilton, 43, of Moultonborough, placed 54th overall in the Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday in 1:16:53. (JOE VIGER PHOTO) JOSEPH VIGER
James Narron, 60, of Philadelphia, Pa., 60, receives a helping hand from a family member on the final climb to the summit of the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday. (JOE VIGER PHOTO
Jack Kuenzle, 30, of Salt Lake City, Utah, finished third in the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday in 54:16. (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
The top three finishers in Saturday’s 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb were (from left) Jack Kuenzle of Salt Lake City (third), Ian Boswell of Barnet, Vt. (the winner) and Peter Stetina, of Santa Rosa, Calif., (second). (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
Max Shorter (left), 19, of Portsmouth and Tom Fagan, 64, of Stow, Mass., head towards the finish line in Saturday’s 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb. (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
James Hayden, 26, of Ellicott City, Maryland, completed the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on his unicycle in 1:47:49 to finish 209th overall.
Lydia MacKenzie, 34, of Boulder, Colo., was the second woman to finish the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday, placing 47th overall in 1:14:51. (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
PINKHAM NOTCH — The toughest hillclimb in the world returned under picture-perfect conditions, and Ian Boswell and Illi Gardner turned in performances for the ages, setting new course records in the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday.
In the race, sponsored by Tin Mountain Conservation Center in Albany, Boswell, 34, from Barnet, Vt., shattered Phil Gaimon, 38, of Los Angeles, Calif., 2022 course record by 23 seconds, covering the 7.6-mile course in 50 minutes and 15 seconds.
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