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History of the Jack Clements Memorial Little
Mountain Time Trial
The Beacon Mountain Time Trial was first run in 1948. The
young group of cyclists who had formed the club in 1946 took
little time to hatch the notion of a seriously testing time
trial. Using Clee Hill and a selection of other climbs that
scramble out of the Worcestershire Teme valley, they devised
a highly demanding 62-mile course.
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Profile of the original 62 mile course including total
ascent of 1730m
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The Beacon Mountain Time Trial was soon established as one
of the classic tests of stamina, speed and skill. Olympic
medallist Bob Maitland was the fitting first winner and he
took the honours for the first three years [report].
100-mile legend Ray Booty claimed the trophy in 1961 when
Beryl Burton broke the 10-mile competition record in the accompanying
Ladies 10-mile event. The 1963 event was won by Graham
Webb who went on to become the World Amateur Road Race
Champion in 1967 [report].
The course was shortened to 39.5 miles in the 1960's but still
retains the challenging climbs of Stanford Bank and Ankerdine.
The Beacon's own Steve Jones was the victor in 1991 and more
recently Stuart Dangerfield has dominated at the top of the
result board.
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