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 […]

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 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 […]

Michael Hutchinson and Bradley Wiggins chat, just after finish. Yesterday was the 2010 British Time Trial Championships in Llandeilo, Wales. Apart from closing roads to traffic, it was as close as you can get to a real pro race. The course was testing, for the senior men 52KM. For the Masters, Women and juniors – […]

It’s the time of the year, when 100 mile time trials are distant memories. It’s no longer about endurance, stamina, but about pure speed, strength and your power to weight ratio. The hill climb is very much a specialist event, unlikely to appeal to all cyclists – (especially those with more than adequate layers of […]

Sunday was a 100 Mile Time trial organised by West D.C, I think a lot were from Severn R.C. It’s a good course, and well marshalled. There was also an excellent free drinks service. So you could shout your number and pick up your bottle 100 metres down the road. Thanks very much to those […]

Saturday was a round of the Rudy Project Time Trial series. 33 Lumpy miles near Worcester, well organised by Wye Valley CC. I was pleased to finish 4th senior men in a time of 1.17:11. Just behind Jeff Jones in 3rd Place. It is a shame these ‘sporting courses’ are less popular than fast dual […]

(Not a time trial course, I took it whilst cycling in Otley recently) Time trials are mostly about getting better times. Some riders become a bit obsessive about personal bests ‘pbs’ and spend a lot of their time travelling to ‘fast courses’ where they have a better chance of getting a personal best. I’ve never […]

July 11th 2010, East District CC. Getting up at 4am was not as bad as feared. I even made it to start of race with plenty of time. The start of the race was encouraging, I did the first 25 miles in 53.14 and the first 50 miles in 1.48.77. At that point I was […]