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There is a hill climb near Brantingham Dale, but last time I saw it advertised (pre Covid) it was up Spout Hill
Thanks, I was thinking about Spout Hill
There is a hill climb near Brantingham Dale, but last time I saw it advertised (pre Covid) it was up Spout Hill
I've just checked & you've just missed out this year, it was 2 weeks ago, on Sunday 10th Oct City Road Club organise itThanks, I was thinking about Spout Hill
The say the Hill climb community are masochists, so they should be happy!It's going to be wet. With a headwind. The result is it'll be all that much harder.
Son no. 2 had a go in wind and a crosswind in August: he got blown over as his 5.2kg hillclimb bike has 50mm deep section wheels.
Bejesus they are light (I bet they weren't cheap), and 300g penalty is quite a bit in that world. Pray for light wind!
Similarly I avoid it. Whilst the entrants are only doing the steep bit, the whole climb out of Castleton is very tricky to pace correctly.I avoid going up Winnats. As a larger rider it is not one of my favourites. The ramp towards the end is partiularly unpleasant. One of the favourites for the climb did a recky up it the other day. His VAM on Strava was not far shy of 2500 on the steeper bits.
Well done!OK, but not great. He came 23rd out of 50 in the Junior Men's although one of his team-mates came 3rd. The obligatory photo:
Easy prediction. The only HCs he's not win this season are the 6-7% ones. Over 10% he seems unbeatable at the moment