The Circuit of the Dales is a 50 mile hilly time trial through some of the most scenic parts of the Yorkshire Dales. It includes nearly 1000 metres of climbing and a mixture of road surfaces – from flat tarmac to roads so rough it could be almost Paris-Roubaix. There’s nothing really steep, but it […]
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Rudy Project Round 1
Sunday was a 19 mile time trial. The first round of the National Rudy Project Time Trial Series. I finished 6th in a time of 42.29 (26.4mph) It was a perfect day for cycling. Warm enough to dispense with legwarmers (a good job as I managed to bring 1 legwarmer, plus 1 armwarmer). The course […]
Oxonian Hilly Time Trial
This was my 7th entry for the Oxonian Hilly. It is an interesting, technical course around Brill, Oakley and Waddesdon. The road surface is a real mix, there are a few stretches of newly tarmaced roads, which are lovely and smooth, but mostly it is lumpy and rough. Definitely not a course for light time […]
Racing Against the Cold
Sunday was the second race of the season – Banbury Star 24 mile hilly time trial. After a great week of weather (for early March), the weather forecast for Sunday morning promised a big blue blob of rain over the whole of England. It looked suspiciously omnious, but curiously I felt no inclination to dns […]
Training for a 10 Mile Time Trial
Bradley Wiggins, (who has a time of 17.58 for a 10 mile TT) A Ten Mile time trial can taken anything between 17.57 minutes (over 33mph) and 40 minutes. The current fastest time for a ten mile time trial is: Michael Hutchinson – 17.57 – Course: V718 – 24/07/2010 A good target for a […]
Review of Racing Season
Despite a late start due to knee injury, 2011 was been a very good season with 20 wins out of 31 races. New PB’s personal bests: 10 miles 20.09 to 20.07 – only minor improvement. I didn’t ride any really fast 10s when my form (and position) were great. 25 miles 52.47 to 49.33 – […]
Time Saved From Weight Loss on Bike
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 […]
The Rake Hill Climb
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 […]
Different Perspectives on the Race
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 […]
National Hill Climb Championships 2011
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 […]
Best Cycling Descents
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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