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Winnats Pass

Winnats Pass

By on September 28, 2012 in cycling, hill climbs

Monday and Tuesday has seen over a months rain fall. The rain has been coming down pretty non-stop and quite a few roads up north are flooded. My main contribution to my cycling fitness has been to order some rollers. I’m quite excited to give it a go, hopefully, I won’t end up on the […]

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Cat & Fiddle Hill Climb

By on September 24, 2012 in hill climbs, tejvan

The Cat & Fiddle is one of the longest hill climbs in England. It’s not the longest continuous climb because there are a few brief sections of downhill. But, from the start to finish, it is 6.6 miles (or just over 10 Km.) It climbs east out of Macclesfield toward Buxton and the Derbyshire border. […]

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Snap Hill Climb

By on September 16, 2012 in hill climbs, tejvan

Saturday was a double hill climb near Aldbourne, Snap Hill, organised by Swindon R.C. It was a small but select field. Quite a mix of riders from a few old timers to some young road racers looking for a qualifying time for the National Championships at the Rake later in the year. The first hill […]

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Cold, Hamstrings and Hill Climbs

By on September 10, 2012 in cycling, hill climbs, tejvan

This Sunday was my fourth hill climb at Long Hill, Whaley Bridge an event promoted by Buxton CC. Since the excitement last weekend of setting a course record up Snake pass and cycling up Holme moss both ways, I hadn’t touched a bike since Last Sunday. The day after racing, I came down with a […]

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Cycling Holme Moss

By on September 4, 2012 in cycling, hill climbs

Holme Moss is an iconic British hill climb used in many big races, such as the Tour of Britain and the now defunct Leeds Classic. It is also used in quite a few cyclo sportives, such as the Tour of the Peak. Because of its history and epic length, Holme Moss has become a popular […]

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Snake Pass Hill Climb

By on September 2, 2012 in hill climbs

Snake Pass: 6 Km Average Grade: 5.7% Elev Gain 348m The hill climb version is a little shorter. After two weeks in New York, it was a very different cycling experience – back to England and the start of the hill climb season. I decided to begin  the hill climb season by doing a new […]

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Hills of the Fred Whitton Challenge

By on August 13, 2012 in hill climbs

On Sunday I rode over all the main mountain passes of the Lake District which make up the Fred Whitton Challenge. I didn’t do the exact route of the popular cyclo-sportive, it was a little shorter, but the main hills were all there. Rather than drive through the Windermere traffic to Coniston, I parked to […]

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Cycling in Hills of Keighley and Worth Valley

By on August 9, 2012 in cycling, hill climbs

I blame Simon Warren and his 100 greatest climbs. I can’t think of any other reason for finding myself fighting up a 20% gradient on a tough cobbled climb from an industrial estate near Keighley. (Thwaites Brow, #140, 2nd Edition) As a devotee of pro cycling, I’ve always been enamoured of the famous cobbles of […]

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Preview of the Rake Hill Climb

By on August 5, 2012 in hill climbs

Saturday I didn’t race, but travelling up north, I stopped off at Ramsbottom, just so I could have a few attempts at the famous Rake hill climb. A short 1 Km climb touching close to 23% gradient at the top. I wouldn’t usually make such a long detour for a 3 minute climb, but the […]

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Fleetmoss and Buttertubs Climbs

By on July 14, 2012 in cycling, hill climbs

Fleet Moss is a long exposed climb between Buckden and Hawes. At it’s peak it climbs to just over 600 metres in altitude, with a max gradient of 17%. When I first got into cycling, Fleet Moss felt like an insurmountable barrier. I frequently cycled to the foot of Fleet Moss, but to go over […]

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Wrynose Pass

By on July 1, 2012 in cycling, hill climbs

Last Friday, I traveled to Lake District to ride up some of the major Lake District hill climbs. After Kirkstone Pass, Red Hill Climb, and Langdale pass, I ended up at the bottom of Wrynose Pass, with this sufficiently ominous looking sign. Wrynose pass from Ambleside to the West is a long challenging climb, but […]

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