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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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V718 Time Trial and a 10 PB

By on August 14, 2012 in cycling, timetrials

In my first season of time trials (2004), I managed to do 24.11 for 10 miles, just below 25mph. It was a dream to go under 20 minutes and do a ’19′ – a 30mph ride. At the time, I thought it would be almost unreachable. But, the next season (2005), I took exactly 3 […]

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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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Sir Bradley Wiggins wins Olympic Time Trial

By on August 2, 2012 in timetrials

  I spent most of yesterday evening with one number going around in my head. 52 km/h. That was the average speed of Bradley Wiggins on closed roads with some tight technical corners. To ride 44Km in 50 minutes for a course with no traffic assistance to me is mind-blowing. If I had really serious […]

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Cycling Time Trials

By on August 1, 2012 in timetrials

Time trials are the simplest aspect of cycling sport. Riders go off at timed intervals and race alone. The fastest rider wins. It is a simple race against the clock or as they say in France – ‘contre la montre’ It has also been called ‘The Race of Truth’ because there are no team tactics. […]

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A Float Day for Time Trials

By on July 22, 2012 in timetrials

Saturday involved two quite different time trials for me. First up was watching Bradley Wiggins power his way around Chartres, south of France; averaging 50 Kmph for the 53Km course; it was a show of power and convincingly demonstrated why Wiggins was a deserving wearer of the yellow jersey. It was a fitting finale to […]

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A Wrong Turn and a 50.5 Mile TT

By on July 16, 2012 in tejvan, timetrials

This weekend was two races. A 10 mile TT and on Sunday a 50 mile TT. Last week, I had a great fun in the Yorkshire hills, seeking out any category 3 or 4 hills to race up and then enjoy scenery from the top. I was enjoying touring around the Yorkshire Dales so much, […]

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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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Ilkley CC 25 Mile Time Trial

By on July 9, 2012 in cycling, timetrials

Another tough time trial on a course that could be described as ‘sporting’ (V235). Out of interest in Fridays stage of the Tour de France, they covered the last 40Km (25 miles) in a time of 45 minutes. This 25 mile time trial would take me 10 minutes longer! But, at least there was none […]

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