2026 challenge
For 2026, Alton Cycling Club is hosting for the 10th consecutive year, a Segment of the Month competition, open to all Alton CC members. Each month a different Strava segment is selected. Whoever records the fastest adjusted time (male and female) over the segment is the stage winner. To enter you need to register using this form by the 30th April. Make sure you read the NEW full competition rules. Click on the April to October links below to see each month’s segment and the results. These are regularly updated during each challenge month and at the end of the month. To find out more about Strava click here for an introductory guide.
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2025 Results
2026 Segments
July's segment is 'Lasham Airfield Climb', all details are on the club Strava page
| Lasham Airfield Climb | Name | Joker Played | Actual Time | Adjusted Time | GC Points | Mountain Points |
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| 1 | Guy Henshaw | N | 06:23.0 | 05:48.7 | ||
| 2 | Andy Chapman | N | 06:24.0 | 05:59.1 | ||
| 3 | Nick Pepper | N | 06:13.0 | 06:13.0 | ||
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June's segment is 'Axford to Herriard'. All details are on the club Strava page.
| Axford to Herriard | Name | Joker Played | Actual Time | Adjusted Time | GC Points | Mountain Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||||
| 1 | Lucy Elliott | N | 11:27.0 | 10:31.1 | 25 | 5 |
| 2 | Ruth Stratford | N | 12:28.0 | 11:42.5 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | Christine Lavender | N | 13:24.0 | 12:31.8 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | Becci May | N | 15:10.0 | 14:22.1 | 12 | 2 |
| Men | ||||||
| 1 | Ian Ransom | N | 10:48.0 | 09:26.5 | 25 | 3 |
| 2 | Guy Henshaw | Y | 10:23.0 | 09:27.2 | 36 | 4 |
| 3 | Shaun Blow | N | 10:52.0 | 09:30.0 | 15 | 2 |
| 4 | James Allen | N | 10:09.0 | 09:49.3 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Andy Chapman | N | 10:54.0 | 10:11.6 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | James Meakin | N | 11:15.0 | 10:33.9 | 8 | |
| 7 | Karl Eastman | N | 11:22.0 | 10:54.4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Oliver Bishop | N | 12:30.0 | 10:58.6 | 4 | |
| 9 | Nick Pepper | N | 11:03.0 | 11:03.0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Richard Morgan | N | 11:44.0 | 11:27.0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Nigel Hooker | N | 13:44.0 | 12:30.2 | ||
| 12 | Rob Smith | N | 14:50.0 | 12:40.4 | ||
| 13 | Gary Hodgson | N | 15:26.0 | 13:44.4 |
| Herriard Circuit | Name | Joker Played | Actual Time | Adjusted Time | GC Points | Mountain Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||||
| 1 | Lucy Elliott | N | 31:29.0 * | 28:55.3 | 25 | 10 |
| 2 | Ruth Stratford | N | 33:29.0 | 31:26.7 | 18 | 8 |
| 3 | Christine Lavender | N | 37:26.0 | 35:00.2 | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | Freja Halliday | N | 37:22.0 | 35:14.9 | 12 | 6 |
| Men | ||||||
| 1 | Shaun Blow | N | 29:38.0 | 25:54.3 | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | Ian Ransom | N | 30:07.0 | 26:19.7 | 18 | |
| 3 | Guy Henshaw | N | 28:56.0 | 26:20.5 | 15 | 6 |
| 4 | Andy Chapman | Y | 28:18.0 | 26:27.8 | 24 | 8 |
| 5 | Simon Potter | N | 26:32.0 * | 26:32.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Mark Sippings | N | 30:39.0 | 27:31.8 | 8 | |
| 7 | Karl Eastman | N | 30:06.0 | 28:53.0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Nick Pepper | N | 28:58.0 | 28:58.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Oliver Bishop | N | 33:32.0 | 29:26.9 | 2 | |
| 10 | Keith Parrish | N | 32:31.0 | 29:36.2 | 1 | |
| 11 | Owen Hazelby | N | 30:33.0 | 29:56.0 | ||
| 12 | Richard Morgan | N | 31:14.0 | 30:28.6 | ||
| 13 | Nigel Hooker | N | 34:19.0 | 31:14.5 | ||
| 14 | Gary Hodgson | N | 38:56.0 | 34:39.6 |
The first segment of this year's club segment challenge is 'Preston Candover to the Woolpack', 5.24km with 20m elevation gain
| Name | Joker played | Actual Time | Adjusted Time | GC Points | Mountain Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||||
| 1 | Ruth Stratford | N | 07:54.0 | 07:25.2 | 25 | 10 |
| 2 | Lucy Elliott | N | 08:14.0 | 07:33.8 | 18 | 6 |
| 3 | Christine Lavender | Y | 08:06.0 | 07:34.5 | 30 | 8 |
| 4 | Freja Halliday | N | 08:17.0 | 07:48.8 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Becci May | Y | 08:58.0 | 08:29.7 | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | Annie Laylee | N | 10:06.0 | 08:59.5 | 8 | |
| Men | ||||||
| 1 | James Allen | Y | 06:24.0 | 06:11.6 | 50 | 10 |
| 2 | Shaun Blow | Y | 07:09.0 | 06:15.0 | 36 | 4 |
| 3 | Guy Henshaw | N | 07:05.0 | 06:26.9 | 15 | 6 |
| 4 | Simon Potter | N | 06:35.0 | 06:35.0 | 12 | 8 |
| 5 | Andy Chapman | N | 07:13.0 | 06:44.9 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Mark Sippings | N | 07:34.0 | 06:47.8 | 8 | |
| 7 | Oliver Bishop | N | 07:50.0 | 06:52.8 | 6 | |
| 8 | Ian Ransom | N | 07:58.0 | 06:57.9 | 4 | |
| 9 | Karl Eastman | N | 07:36.0 | 07:17.6 | 2 | |
| 10 | Nick Pepper | N | 07:29.0 | 07:29.0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Richard Morgan | N | 07:43.0 | 07:31.8 | ||
| 12 | Owen Hazelby | N | 07:51.0 | 07:41.5 | ||
| 13 | Keith Parrish | N | 08:57.0 | 08:08.9 | ||
| 14 | Nigel Hooker | N | 09:23.0 | 08:32.6 | ||
| 15 | Gary Hodgson | Y | 09:37.0 | 08:33.7 | ||
| 16 | Tim Higgs | N | 08:43.0 | 08:43.0 |
2026 Women’s Overall Results
| Name | Total GC | Total QOM | April GC | Apr QOM | May GC | May QOM | June GC | June QOM | July GC | July QOM | September GC | September QOM | October GC | October QOM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucy Elliott | 68 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 5 | ||||||
| 2 | Ruth Stratford | 61 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | Christine Lavender | 60 | 15 | 30 (J) | 8 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Becci May | 32 | 4 | 20 (J) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Freja Halliday | 24 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
| 6 | Annie Laylee | 8 | 8 | 0 |
2026 Men’s Overall Results
| Name | Total GC | Total KOM | April GC | Apr KOM | May GC | May KOM | June GC | KOM | July GC | KOM | September GC | KOM | October GC | KOM |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Blow | 76 | 8 | 36 (J) | 4 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Guy Henshaw | 66 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 36 (J) | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | James Allen | 62 | 15 | 50 (J) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | ||||||
| 4 | Ian Ransom | 47 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | Andy Chapman | 44 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 24 (J) | 8 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | Mark Sippings | 16 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Karl Eastman | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Oliver Bishop | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 9 | James Meakin | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Nick Pepper | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 11 | Keith Parrish | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Richard Morgan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Tim Higgs | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Owen Hazelby | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Nigel Hooker | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Gary Hodgson | 0 (J) |
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