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Section 6        "King of the Mountain Performance Measurement" website

4 years ago the Event Organiser/Business Plan Developer, Phil Johnston -

(a)       travelled the length and breadth of Greater Sydney and Illawarra and climbed almost 60 marvellous KOM Climbs, taking various jpgs of the KOM Start and KOM Apex, as well as KOM Climb distance and altitude details;

(b)       assembled a database of 63 difficult road Climbs between 3km and 10.5km in distance located on the perimeter of Greater Sydney/Illawarra which is a particularly hilly region; and

(c)       using that data, the Event Organiser built "King of the Mountain Performance Measurement". 

The website -

1.        provides data (Climb distance, altitude at KOM Start and KOM Apex, gradient, altitude graphs, route maps, route descriptions, photos of Start, KOM Apex Finish and panoramic vistas) for 63 marvellous, difficult King of the Mountain Climbs across 9 Climb Regions located on the perimeter of Greater Sydney/Illawarra.

 

2.        enables ardent hill Climbers to:

 (i)        Register as a Climber

 (ii)       Register their local ride group as a Climb Team;

 (iii)      Ride individual time-trials up 63 different KOM Climbs;

 (iv)      Log their Climb Times for 63 Climbs in the Nth, West and Sth of Sydney, plus Gold Coast Hinterland;

 (v)       Compare (their individual Climb Times and Team Climb Times) against other Climbers and other Climb Teams.

3.        costs $20,000 circa to complete and is testimony to the Event Team Organiser's passion to encourage people of all ages, Abled, Disabled and Disadvantaged, to enjoy safe, healthy exercise in scenic, rural settings:

 

           *        View of descent down Saddleback Mountain in Kiama.

 

           *        View and Elevation Altitude Profile at KOM of Hungry Hill on Thunderbolts Way 100km NW of Sydney:
*        Elevation Altitude Profile
*        View 1, View 2 and View 3

In September 2004, the Event Organiser took out a trade mark # 977726 with IP Australia for the title King of the Mountain Performance Measurement.

The Event Organiser has cycle friends in both Victoria and Southern and Northern Queensland who have assisted him select suitable KOM Climbs for the KOM Challenge Series in Victoria and Southern Queensland: 

The Dandenongs, Victoria

*  7km from “Cnr The Basin and Mountain Highway, up Mountain Highway to Sassafras”

*  5km from “Monbulk up Tourist Rd known as “The Wall”

Gold Coast Hinterland, Southern Queensland

*  7.9km from “Beechmont Mountain to General Store”

*  6.7km from “Middle Springbrook - Nerang River Bridge to Pine Creek Rd”

It is a simple task to expand the Climbs Database in www.KOMpm.com to create separate KOM Climbs in provincial regions in other Australian states upon obtaining:

*       2 pics of Start and 2 pics of the KOM Apex, plus 1 panorama pic from the KOM Apex.

*      KOM Climb Distance and altitude at Start and KOM Apex.

*      Street address of Start and KOM Apex. 

*      Distinguishing landmarks:
 *        bridge or RTA sign at Start; and

           *        entrance to a carpark at a lookout at KOM Apex.