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Tour of the Meldons

An early season classic hilly time trial. The Tour of the Meldons follows a scenic 22 mile loop over the Meldons hills near Peebles.

 

The Tour of the Meldons is one of the classic time trial events on the Scottish Calendar with a history dating back to the 1930s. It was then that Jim Wight of the Edinburgh Road Club conceived the mountain time trial circuit including the climbs of Shiplaw and the Meldons. Though at that time the Shiplaw section was but a rough track, the course grew in popularity and the Tour of the Meldons was established.

 

Edinburgh Road Club organised the race for many years until the club was disbanded during the Second World War. After the war, the race was promoted by another club until it disbanded and the race was left in limbo.

 

In 1974 Edinburgh Road Club was reformed and in 1975 the Meldons was reborn and has continued since, enjoying a high profile by attracting top riders from Scotland and further afield. In 1998 Tommy Evans paid a rare visit from Ireland and won the event, breaking the course record on a 100" fixed! It has hosted rounds of the former Scottish Olympic Time Trial series and in both 2000 and 2002 the course was extended to accommodate the Scottish Olympic Time Trial championships. In 2007 the course was changed for safety reasons, starting and finishing in Eddleston but retaining an uphill finish.

 

The Meldons Trophy, dedicated to the memory of the race's founder Jim Wight, is a worthy addition to the palmares of any roadman or time trialist.

Past Winners

 

1980	Andrew Davies	Edinburgh Road Club	56.17
1982	Graham Barclay	Fife Century
1983	I Wight	Edinburgh Road Club
1984	D Wilson	Johnstone Wheelers
1985	Willie Gibb	Johnstone Wheelers
1986	David Whitehall	VC Olympia
1987	P Cook	Dunedin CC
1988
1989	Anthony Stirrat	City of Edinburgh RC
1990	Martin Williamson	GS Modena
1991	James Millar	Regent Connor
1992	Jim Gladwell	Velo RT	51.30
1993	Jim Gladwell	Velo RT	52.28
1994	Neil Brown	Deeside Thistle CC	51.22
1995	Stuart Duff	GS Modena	51.04
1996	James Millar	Paisley RT	51.05
1997	Stuart Duff	Johnstone Wheelers	50.29
1998	Tommy Evans	Ireland	49.56
1999	Hugh Jamieson	Inverclyde Velo	50.07
2000	Roddy Riddle	Deeside Thistle CC	56.01 (extended)
2001	Event not held due to Foot and Mouth restrictions.
2002	Jason McIntyre	Team Velo Ecosse	56.26 (extended)
2003	Hugh Jamieson	Inverclyde Velo	53.50
2004	Ken Russell	Edinburgh RC	52.09
2005	Hugh Jamieson	Inverclyde Velo	51.49
2006	Gary Robson	Team Velo Ecosse	50.53
2007	Gary Robson	Edge Racing Team	52.25 (new course)
2008	Gary Robson	Edge Racing Team	53.21

 

Full event results

• 2008 results
• 2007 results
• 2006 results
• 2005 results
• 2004 results
• 2003 results
• 2002 results