Club Fell Championship 2018
The 2018 Club Fell Championship consists of five races, with a member’s best three races counting. The races are:
*Saturday 3rd March 11 am – Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round (BM), Barley
*Saturday 9th June 11 am – Weets (AS), Barnoldswick
*Thursday 21st June 7.15 pm – Aggie’s Staircase (AS), Darwen
Wednesday 8th August 7.15 pm – Pilgrim’s Cross (BM), Helmshore
Saturday 29th September 11 am – Thieveley Pike (AS), Cliviger
* indicates race that counts for the V70 and older category awards.
Here are the final standings after all five races for Ladies and Men. Congratulations to Ladies’ Champion Tara Robb and Men’s Champion Carl Helliwell.
There are separate competitions for Ladies and Men. Points are awarded in each race as follows:
1st Clayton Lady 50 points; 2nd Clayton Lady 49 points; etc
1st Clayton Man 50 points; 2nd Clayton Man 49 points; etc
The points from a member’s best three races are added together to determine the final rankings for Ladies and Men. To be given a final ranking it is necessary to have completed at least three races. The Ladies’ Champion holds the Lady Fell Champion Cup, and the Men’s Champion holds the Male Fell Champion Cup. Awards for 2nd and 3rd positions are also made to Ladies and Men.
Veteran (10 year categories), U20 and U23 awards are also available; the number of awards made depends on the number of members completing the competition in each age category. For the V70 and older categories awards are based on the best two out of the three races indicated by * above.
Here are the details of the Club Fell Championships in 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014. Congratulations to 2017 Ladies’ Champion Claire Vincent and Men’s Champion Peter Coates.