| 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
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| Profile of the original 62 mile course including total
ascent of 1730m | 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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