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Greenhow Hill and Nidderdale

By on June 29, 2012 in hill climbs

With no races at the weekend, I was free to cycle around the Yorkshire Dales without any concern of being fresh for the weekend. This generally means finding some hilly routes in the most scenic parts of the country. It’s good to be able to cycle around with no specific targets – for no better […]

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Time Saved From Weight Loss on Bike

By on November 5, 2011 in articles, cycling, hill climbs

A look at how much time and effort we can save by losing weight from either ourselves or our bike. We all know that saving weight helps us to get up hills, but how much will we save, if we can shave off 1Kg from our bike (or lose 10KG off our tummy) ? As […]

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The Rake Hill Climb

By on November 3, 2011 in cycling, hill climbs

Preview of 2012 Championships The Rake hill climb is a short and steep ‘classic’ British hill climb through the Lancashire town of Ramsbottom. It has featured in the Tour of Britain and has been the location for two national championships (1999, 2005) and will be venue for 2012 National Hill Climb Championship. A wide variety […]

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Different Perspectives on the Race

Different Perspectives on the Race

By on November 1, 2011 in hill climbs

Thanks for all comments re: nat hill climb 2011. I like Neil’s comment about beating some good time triallists on a road bike. I don’t think there are too many people who can say they beat Michael Hutchinson on his time trial bike, when they were just riding a road bike. BTW: It’s good to […]

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National Hill Climb Championships 2011

By on October 31, 2011 in hill climbs

  The 2011 National Hill Climb Championships was held on Long Hill between Whaley Bridge and Buxton. – 4.44 miles long, 3.2% gradient. After a bit of rain in the morning it was unseasonably warm and sunny. The good weather attracted quite a lot of spectators to line the route up the climb. There was […]

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Best Cycling Descents

By on October 27, 2011 in cycling, hill climbs

Apart from riding up hills, the next best thing in cycling is descending. I would say the ideal descent has the following qualities: Fast Scenic Long Unimpeded by slow moving cars and caravans Avoid need for excessive braking Smooth road surface Wide road with painted line. Off the top of my head the first descent […]

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National Hill Climb Champs Preview

By on October 25, 2011 in cycling, hill climbs

This Sunday is the National Hill Climb championships at Long Hill, Whaley Bridge promoted by Buxton CC. It will be the end of the season and the climax of the hill climb season. I’ve had my best year on the hill climbs. I’ve won 10 races out of the 10 I’ve entered. Yet, to use […]

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Nick O Pendle Hill Climb

By on October 23, 2011 in hill climbs

The Nick O Pendle hill climb is a testing climb from the village of Sabden Village up to the moors of Nick O Pendle. The climb averages approx 10%, but at the start there are a few sections of 16%. It has been used several times for the National hill Climb Championship, including 1988 when […]

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Burrington Combe Hill Climb

By on October 17, 2011 in cycling, hill climbs

Burrington Combe was one of my first hill climbs I did. In 2004, I did 7.12. Then in 2005, I did a 7.05 with a roaring tailwind. That was the year Danny Axford set a new course record of 7.02. Length 2.2 miles Height Gain 100m – 268m (168) It is a good hill climb,which […]

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Westclose Hill

By on October 17, 2011 in hill climbs

View from top of Westclose Hill. Saturday was was a hill climb in the Mendips, Somerset. Quite an interesting climb. Over a mile long, the gradient gets steeper as you near the top. The bottom is fairly shallow with a small section of downhill. Towards the top there are a couple of sections at 16%. […]

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Thoughts on Hill Climbs

By on October 7, 2011 in cycling, hill climbs

Some more thoughts on hill climbs and photos from some of the classic hills of UK. Any Tips for Riding Hill Climbs? Well, don’t think about why you are doing this, you may not have a good answer.  Especially important not to think about why you’re doing it in the middle of a climb. When […]

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