Tejvan Pettinger rides for Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team. He won National hill climb championship in 2013 and finished 2nd in National 12 hour TT 2016 (284 miles).
Cycling career.
Otley CC 1991-94 - long social rides in Yorkshire Dales. First race in 1993 Otley CC hill climb
Oxford University CC 1994-97 - Member, but no racing.
Oxonian CC 2004-06 - First time trials. Finished 4th in National 100 mile TT at first attempt 2005
Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team 2006 -
After joining the Sri Chinmoy centre in 1999 I tried running for a while, but a knee injury encouraged me to return to the bike. By 2004 I started racing for a local club Oxonians CC. My first race was a 10 mile TT, I finished 4th in a time of 24.12.
My first season of racing was encouraging and so at the end of the year a friend in the Sri Chinmoy Centre suggested setting up the Sri Chinmoy CT in the UK and so since Jan 2005 I have been racing for Sri Chinmoy CT. During 2005 I have won quite a few events. and also had a 3rd Place in a National Time Trials Series and 4th in the National 100 . I won the National Hill Climb Championships in 2013 and finished second in the UK 12 Hour Championships in 2016.
As a student of Sri Chinmoy , meditation is an important and integral part of my life. However as well as meditation Sri Chinmoy emphasises physical fitness as being beneficial for a spiritual life. Therefore Sri Chinmoy encourages activities such as running and cycling. As well as cycling I help to organise running races at Cutteslowe Park in Oxford.
Tejvan Pettinger at start of 2013 National Hill climb championship
Results
Newspaper articles
Articles by Tejvan on Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team site
Personal bests
10 miles – 00:19:02 (10/08/13) V718 – winner M.Hutchinson 18.30 – 31.5 mph
25 miles – 49:11 (14/08/11) H25/8 – winner Me (results ) – average speed 30.2 mph
50 miles – 1.39.36 (28/06/14) B50/6 (BDCA) – winner. M.Bottrill 1.35 – average speed 30.1 mph
100 miles – 3:34:17 (22/06/14) E2/100 – ECCA 100 – winner me – average speed – 28.0 mph
12 hour – 284 miles (26/06/16) R Welsh course
Photos
Photo: Mike Green
Hill climbs
Total hill climbs
66 wins out of 110 hill climbs
1st place in Open Hill Climbs
1993 – 0 out of 2
1994 – 0 out of 1
2004 – 1 out of 9
2005 – 1 out of 9
2006 – 1 out of 4
2007 – 1 out of 2
2008 – 1 out of 2
2009 – 2 out of 5 (1* CR)
2010 – 7 / 10 (1* CR)
2011 – 10 / 11 (3* CR)
2012 – 11/ 13 (5 * CR)
2013 – 12/13 (7 * CR)
2014 – 14/17 (8* CR)
2015 – 5/12 (1* CR)
Results in National hill climb championship
2005 – 11th – The Rake, Lancashire. Winner – Ben Greenwood
2006 – 7th – Devon Winner – James Dobbin.
2007 – 7th – Cheddar Gorge. Winner – James Dobbin.
2008 – 14th – Matlock, Derbyshire. – Winner – Matt Clinton
2009 – 12th – Halifax – Pea Royd Lane — Winner – Dan Fleeman
2010 – 4th – Dovers Hill, Gloucestershire – Winner – Dan Fleeman
2011 – 5th – Long Hill, Buxton. Winner – Gunnar Gronlund
2012 – 12th – Rake – winner – Jack Puller
2013 – 1st – The Stang – Ferryhill Wheelers – winner – T.Pettinger
2014 – 4th – Pea Royd Lane – winner Dan Evans
2015 – 6th – Jackson Bridge – winner Richard Bussell.
2016 - 41st - Bank Road, Matlock
Links
More about Tejvan - tejvan.co.uk
