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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I got tired of waiting for the dull skies to clear and went for a bike ride. It started drizzling on my way back from town, but I returned home before it got any rainier. Or dark. Now baking a pork loin and eating a few pistachios.
Jameshow
Veteran
You've just missed the end of the hillclimb season as the National is the final official event. However, Cycling Time Trials has lists of events: https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/ (select 'Open Events' and then filter by 'Type'). There are some club events outside the official CTT route, select 'Club Events' and then 'Region' however Yorkshire's finished for 2022 as it's getting cold).
There's also other hillclimbs organised by various clubs in Yorkshire which won't go through CTT. Have a look at these groups on Facebook:
Yorkshire Cycling Federation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/115408488629431/
UK Hill Climbing: https://www.facebook.com/groups/135440410622636/
Yorkshire Time Trialling: https://www.facebook.com/groups/178520497512240/
For a CTT event you will need to be a member of a CTT affiliated cycling club, even if it's not local; i.e. my club (Ravensthorpe CC) has a couple of club members who only joined so they could do CTT events.
To have a first timer "go" a Club event is fine to do. But you'll get a similar level of support at an Open event. The next event local-ish is going to be Ilkeston CC's Boxing Day hilllcimb - https://www.facebook.com/ilkestoncc and scroll down. I'm planning to be there with son no. 2. What we'll be riding is likely to be "unusual"
One note of caution: the desire to lighten the bike can get very obsessive
Thanks!!
Perhaps next year.
And my best bike focus izalco isn't that light 8kg! Going from tiagra to ultegra would loose 500gms I reckon?!
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Time for a 
and MOTD
and MOTD
classic33
Leg End Member
Cold!You've just missed the end of the hillclimb season as the National is the final official event. However, Cycling Time Trials has lists of events: https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/ (select 'Open Events' and then filter by 'Type'). There are some club events outside the official CTT route, select 'Club Events' and then 'Region' however Yorkshire's finished for 2022 as it's getting cold).
There's also other hillclimbs organised by various clubs in Yorkshire which won't go through CTT. Have a look at these groups on Facebook:
Yorkshire Cycling Federation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/115408488629431/
UK Hill Climbing: https://www.facebook.com/groups/135440410622636/
Yorkshire Time Trialling: https://www.facebook.com/groups/178520497512240/
For a CTT event you will need to be a member of a CTT affiliated cycling club, even if it's not local; i.e. my club (Ravensthorpe CC) has a couple of club members who only joined so they could do CTT events.
To have a first timer "go" a Club event is fine to do. But you'll get a similar level of support at an Open event. The next event local-ish is going to be Ilkeston CC's Boxing Day hilllcimb - https://www.facebook.com/ilkestoncc and scroll down. I'm planning to be there with son no. 2. What we'll be riding is likely to be "unusual"
One note of caution: the desire to lighten the bike can get very obsessive
We're still in double figures, often near the mid teens temperature wise.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
You're already starting thinking ...
Then you consider the wheels. And the tyres. And tubes. Or even tubular wheels / tyres? Oh, and would removing my bar tape / shifter hoods save some weight? And what about a lightweight saddle? Etc, etc, ...
There's likely to be a few hillclimbs in June to start it off; one up Cragg Vale usually and the Moose TT series near Holmfirth which has a hillclimb. There's been a summer series as well previously. They're useful starter-type events to get an idea of whether you'd like to have a go. And all sorts turn up for a try; this year at the Hardwick Hall evening hillclimb in the dark a team of ladies on Bromptons rode. And weren't last.
The 2023 national hillclimb will be up The Struggle in Ambleside - 2.5 miles of nasty hill - on 29th October 2023. You've time to prepare ...
True, but these things are planned up to a year in advance.
Just one thing @Jameshow - be prepared for crowds like this at the national, plus smaller groups at other events all exhorting you to ride yourself to destruction: - from this afternoon noting that many of those 'encouraging' riders had themselves raced uphill earlier on -
Oh, and to look like this afterwards:
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Jameshow
Veteran
Nice I have several vices both metal and wood...!
classic33
Leg End Member
Bikes aren't one of your vices?
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to bed I go...
Nunnight one and all xxx
Nunnight one and all xxx
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Looks nice outside clearish blue sky
Damp underfoot bur not wet
Garden birds have been fed
Flu jab this afternoon
Damp underfoot bur not wet
Garden birds have been fed
Flu jab this afternoon
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Morning .
Bright and sunny here at the moment . I can look forward to rain and strong winds later !
I am about to watch the Makes it Go GP highlights ! Are there any ?
Bright and sunny here at the moment . I can look forward to rain and strong winds later !
I am about to watch the Makes it Go GP highlights ! Are there any ?
