Hills in the UK

[Garz]

Also the Lancaster to Clitheroe road, it climbs 900 ft up into the Bowland fells before going through the Trough of Bowland.

Done two major climbs on the ride of the roses which uses this route upto york. Greenhow hill was a toughy!

 

[aJohnson]

May go to the rake tomorrow (weather dependent). Didn't ride today so I think I'll need a long hard route tomorrow. It is a very good hill though, just thought I'd explore some other hills over my half term that aren't 1mile from my house.

 

[Garz]

Out of interest andy, can you post or try get some stats on the guys who climbed the hill what times they did it in and what caliber they were?

Just so if I try it this weekend or next I can see if im o.k or pathetic.

 

[aJohnson]

1 Matt Clinton MikeVaughan.co.uk 2-26.9
2. Daniel Shand West Pennine Road Club 2-33.2
3. Jim Henderson Southport CC 2-34.8
4 James Dobbin Arctic Premier RT 2.42.3
5. John Brown V Manchester Wheelers 2-47.7
6. Adam Powe V.C. Cumbria 2-51.0
7. Adrian Lawrence Lancashire Road Club 2-53.1
8. Carl Helliwell Blackburn & Dist CTC 2-53.4
9. Chris Edmondson Blackburn & Dist CTC 2-55.0
10. John Hey V West Pennine Road Club 2-56.2
11. John Hartley V Rossendale Road Club 2-57.3
12. Jacob Ragan Jv Sport City Velo 2-57.5
13. Carlo Berton V Border City Wheelers 2-57.7
14. Ben Lane V.C.Azurri 3-01.4
15 Louis Szymanski J A.B.C. Centreville 3-03.5
16. Mark Tickle Leigh Premier Road Club 3-03.9
17. Scott Smith Barrow Central Wheelers 3-05.1
18. Mark Turnbull Leigh Premier Road Club 3-05.2
19. Nathan Turnbull Leigh Premier Road Club 3-09.6
20. Matthew Caunce Lancashire Road Club 3-12.5
21 Hugh Carthy Jv Science in Sport.com 3-15.7
22 Pete Hey V West Pennine Road Club 3-15.8
23. John Ealing Rossendale Road Club 3-16.7
24. Mark Hulme V West Pennine Road Club 3-18.7
25. Nick Willshire Lancashire Road Club 3-21.0
26. Lynn Hamel L Team NCA 3-21.6
27 Lee Carter Ribble Valley CRC 3-27.0
28. Jahan Hunter Ashley Touring CC 3-27.5
29. Ben Green Manchester Wheelers 3-31.7
30. Mark Wilkes V G.B. Fire Service 3-40.4
31. Steven Horrocks Lancashire Road Club 3-41.1
32. Patrick Hamilton V Rossendale Road Club 3-41.3
33. Tony Williams V Manchester Wheelers 3-52.0
34. Matthew Doheny Lancashire Road Club 3-52.7
35. Sam Stewart Jv Southport CC 3-54.6
36. Bryn Davies Jv Bolton Tri–Sport City 3-55.6
37. Julian Monk V Rossendale Road Club 3-58.0
38. William Morris J A.B.C Centreville 4.02.0
39. Joshua Moulson Jv Eastlands Velo 4.02.2
40. Andrew Johnson J Lancashire Road Club 4-08.2
41. Ken Roberts V Preston Wheelers 4-12.1
42. Melissa Bury L Jv Sport City Velo 4-14.9
43. Dawn Sherrin L V V.C. Azzuri 4-17.7
44. Arny Pearson V Clifton CC 4-25.4
45. Nicholas Monk V Rossendale Road Club 4-27.0
46. Stephen Taylor V Bolton Clarion 4-32.9
47. Jonathan Poole V Ashley Touring CC 4-33.7
48. Rod Goodfellow V North Lancs Road Cub 4-36.5
49. Steve Hepworth Bury Clarion 4-44.1
50. Katie Noakes L Jv Eastlands Velo 4-44.3
51. Jacob Peatfield Jv Bolton Hot Wheels CC 4-50.3
52. Caroline Leighton L Lancashire Road Club 4-58.6
53. Helen Gormally L Manchester Wheelers 5-11.8
54 Geoff Southworth V Ashley Touring CC 5.28.5
TANDEM!!!
Julian & Nicholas Monk Rossendale Road Club 5-21.6

51 Jacob Peatfield 35 seconds late start included.

EDIT: V = Vet, L = Ladies, J = Juniors, Jv = Juveniles.

 

[Garz]

Impressive stats. You learn any tactics for that climb then since you done it a few times and watched some others?

 

[aJohnson]

Impressive stats. You learn any tactics for that climb then since you done it a few times and watched some others?

Well the first bit you get onto gets fairly steep, so you may need to get out the saddle for that, then you've got a "flattish" bit where you can get your breathe back, then it'll curve upwards where the 25% is. Keep a rhythm and get out of the saddle before you hit the 25% or it just slows me right down.

First times I tried it I was always sprinting up the first bit which tired me out and led me to stopping at the steep bit.

Ofcourse the people who seem to be doing it in 2mins are sprinting all the way up it.

 

[bonj2]

Hardknott or wrynose pass?

Could catch the train upto oxenholme and attempt these andy.

bloody spoilsport eh jimbo

 

[jimboalee]

1 Matt Clinton MikeVaughan.co.uk

How the hell does he do it, ???

There's bugger all steep hills for fifty miles around Berkswell.

 

[jimboalee]

Mike Vaughan. Great shop.

They sold me a 17lb Spesh SWorks for £900.

They bunged a tenner in my LEJOG charity fund ( Marie Curie ) and gave my two inner tubes, just in case.

 

[ColinJ]

1 Matt Clinton MikeVaughan.co.uk

How the hell does he do it, ???

There's bugger all steep hills for fifty miles around Berkswell.

Not strictly true - for example, the Malvern Hills are only 40 miles away!

The climbs there might not be as steep as Ramsbottom Rake, but I'm sure that you could still get some good climbing training in.

Hmm, I've only been to the Malverns once and that was at night, by car (to watch Magazine at Malvern Winter Gardens). I quite fancy cycling down there on one of my regular visits to Coventry. Perhaps we could organise a suitable CycleChat forum ride next year? We could work out a really good imperial century route from the cyclists' memorial at Meriden.

 

[nickwill]

Yeah I'm trying to figure out which is the hardest one of those, Great Dun Fell is long but not excessively steep.

All I know is that it'll be a hard week

Hardknott from Eskdale is the hardest thing I've been over in terms of requiring brute strength. Great Dunn Fell by contrast is exceptionally long by British standards, and has the habit of surprising you with 20-25% sections where they are least expected. Both are hard but in different ways. They would qualify as two of the hardest British climbs to my mind.

 

[jimboalee]

Not strictly true - for example, the Malvern Hills are only 40 miles away!

The climbs there might not be as steep as Ramsbottom Rake, but I'm sure that you could still get some good climbing training in.

Hmm, I've only been to the Malverns once and that was at night, by car (to watch Magazine at Malvern Winter Gardens). I quite fancy cycling down there on one of my regular visits to Coventry. Perhaps we could organise a suitable CycleChat forum ride next year? We could work out a really good imperial century route from the cyclists' memorial at Meriden.

I've sussed where he trains.

On the downward travelator in the Coventry IKEA, after some speed adjustment.

 

[Garz]

Hmm, I've only been to the Malverns once and that was at night, by car (to watch Magazine at Malvern Winter Gardens). I quite fancy cycling down there on one of my regular visits to Coventry. Perhaps we could organise a suitable CycleChat forum ride next year? We could work out a really good imperial century route from the cyclists' memorial at Meriden.

Im up for the CC meetup, especially if/when I receive the new clobber will's just ordered!

 

[aJohnson]

So Garz, when are ye going to attempt the rake?

 

[Garz]

I was gonna try this saturday depending if im meeting up with a work colleague who wants to do the lakes again or bowland trough.

Pity your skint andy as you would make a great advertisement in CC kit!