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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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Otley CC Hill Climb 2011

By on October 1, 2011 in cycling, hill climbs, timetrials

  The 2011 edition of the Otley CC hill climb was run under unseasonally warm temperatures. The hill climb season usually means wind, rain and cold (2 years ago, the first climb had to be shortened after 50mph winds). But, despite being October, it felt like it could have been the south of France. I […]

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It’s All Uphill from Here

It’s All Uphill from Here

By on September 26, 2011 in tejvan, timetrials

  Saturday was my last time trial of the year. 21.17 on a hilly 10 mile course on H10/3a. It wasn’t a bad time. I was just 3 seconds behind winner and 2 seconds behind second place. Sean Yates (ex tour de france riders) was also riding with his son. I think something happened to […]

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Hill Climbs

By on September 12, 2011 in cycling, hill climbs

Hill Climb Agony (photo by Bernard Thompson) See also: How to Ride a hill climb Tips for cycling up hills National Hill Climb Championships Hill Climbs are a uniquely painful and challenging cycle race. The ideal is simple – ride up a hill as fast as you can. It’s just you, your bike and your […]

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Breaking the 1 Hour Barrier 25miles / 40Km

Breaking the 1 Hour Barrier 25miles / 40Km

By on September 5, 2011 in timetrials

Alf Engers – set a competition record of 49 minutes 24 seconds for 25 mile TT (before tribars) Readers Question how can you cycle fast under 1hour in 40km? There was a time when breaking the hour for 25 miles / 40Km was a very prestigious target for time triallists. The first person to break […]

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British Time Trial Championships 2011

By on September 5, 2011 in cycling, timetrials

Sun 3rd September was the British time trial championships. It was won by Alex Dowsett Team Sky in 58.26(30mph) I finished 10th in 1.04.4? (27.2mph) – 6 minutes behind. The women’s race was won by  Wendy Houvenaghel (Bike Chain Ricci) 45-38. It was raining quite hard during the masters event. My warm up consisted mainly […]

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A 25 Mile PB and a 10

By on August 1, 2011 in cycling, timetrials

Saturday was my second 25 mile TT of the year, the Charlotteville CC 25 on the H25/8 in Bentley. For a change weather conditions were very good, low wind, warm. Traffic was moderate. Not too busy but a few passing cars. Given recent times, I had a hope to set a new PB. At the […]

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