Photo thanks to – The Taylor Earlier in the year I had ridden Dovers Hill, and done 4.03, so I mostly knew what to expect. After winning so many hill climbs this season I thought I had a chance of a medal; in the end it was very close, just missing out by 1.1 seconds […]
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Ripponden Bank Hill Climb
Thanks to PJ for first two photos, you can see more at Ripponden Hill Climb PJ The last race before the National Championships next week was a 1370 yards climb in the Pennine town of Ripponden. It’s very similar to Dover’s Hill, except slightly shorter and perhaps slightly steeper. Good preparation for next week. That’s […]
Bristol South CC Hill Climb
Burrington Combe at bottom This weekend was just one race. Burrington Combe hill climb organised by Bristol South CC. I’ve done this race for quite a few years and have won it for past three years. It’s a good climb, not too steep, but close to two miles. The gradient isn’t constant but has several […]
Warming Up for Race
Warming up for National Hill Climb Champs 2009 I know a top time triallist who says that now he has a power meter he doesn’t have to warm up – so he just rides to the start and goes for it. There’s probably some iffy science behind it. But, it doesn’t feel right to me. […]
Oxford University Cycling Club
I became interested in cycling quite late. My early cycling experiences mainly involved long social rides. These were often with Otley CC or on my own. It was the great tradition of the British club run – Cycle all day with about 2 or 3 cafe stops. The main goal was to enjoy cycling – […]
Training Schedule 2010
This weekend I am away in New York, so will have no races. Then there are just three weeks until the last race of the season. Already, I’ve reduced the training load. More by accident than design. Last week, I didn’t spend too long on the bike. Monday was a rest day (bad back) Tuesday […]
Jubilee Tower Hill Climb 2010
Sunday was another hill climb, after the two the day before. The course ( L820) is about 1.8 miles of varying gradient. I was really determined to arrive in plenty of time for a change. But, my satnav went awol and took me on the most ridiculous circuitous route. Luckily I half know these areas […]
Otley CC Hill Climb 2010
photo by Claire on Guise Hill (flickr set of Race) Saturday, was the Otley twin hill climb. I always have a fondness for this race. Because many years ago, it was my first ever race, aged 15, on an old Reynolds 501 steel frame. There was a bigger field in those days and I remember […]
Dovers Hill
Dovers Hill has been used as the national hill climb championship on a few occasions. It was where old team mate Jim Henderson (Oxford Univ CC) won his first title in 1998. It has also been used as national championships in 1963, 1968, 1973 and 1978. It will also be the venue for the 2010 […]
Alex Dowsett 46.58
Alex Dowsett in North Hamps 25 mile TT – 46.58. I was third a small 6 minutes back. Yesterday was last time trial of the season (apart from hill climbs). It was quite a good day on the lumpy Bentley course. You never know what kind of weather you’re going to get in September, but […]
Real Peleton Podcast
After riding the BTTC champs, I was approached by cycling author and journalist Matt Rendell for a short contribution to his cycling podcast. It wasn’t so much for my record breaking ride of being over nine minutes behind Bradley Wiggins; but he had heard about Sri Chinmoy in the 1970s through musicians such as Mahavishnu […]
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