My 20 minute Cragg Vale hill climb challenge

[ColinJ]

The record was set in July with favourable conditions.

How can you set an official record unless it is timed properly in an event?

Is there another event on the same course, apart from the October one? Or do you mean the times on Strava?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Yates_(cyclist)

Oops - sounds like I should have remembered the name ... 58 kg body weight - that would help!

Matty Clinton is deffo not past it, been on the podium 7 years in a row at the National HC, inc this year. The blokes a beast! Unparalleled levels of consistency!

Impressive!

I was thinking more of Henderson, who I saw win on the Rake way back in ... (checks) ... blimey - 1999! He had a good run for his money, looking back at the results over the years.

Colin that scenery is beautiful is it part of the TDF route ?

Those little lanes are not, but the race is going up the Cragg Vale climb itself on day 2, after passing through Hebden Bridge. I have a vantage point lined up to take photographs from, looking down over the peloton to HB town centre. I will have to get there early to grab my spot!

 

[400bhp]

he plan was to all race up the climb as fast as we could and use our times to calculate handicaps for a second run later. When we got to the summit, we could go off and ride around a nice, hilly circuit which eventually leads back to the foot of the climb. We then set off again, one at a time, according to the handicaps calculated earlier. Each rider tries to catch the ones in front, and stay ahead of the ones behind. I was thinking that no rider could drop another rider, so when a faster rider caught a slower rider, the faster rider would have to moderate his/her pace to encourage the slower rider(s). This way, the riders would gradually coalesce into larger groups

You forgot to take into account wheel weight, specifically at the rim.

 

[400bhp]

They are doing that on the TDF?

Missed that.

 

[Rob3rt]

How can you set an official record unless it is timed properly in an event?

Is there another event on the same course, apart from the October one? Or do you mean the times on Strava?

There was another event, not sure if it was a 'club' or 'open' event though.

 

[Hill Wimp]

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My latest Cragg Vale HC ride was today, in the usual SW cross/headwind breezy conditions - time: 34 m 26 s. That is 49 seconds quicker than last time, but I got delayed a few seconds on that occasion by temporary traffic lights, and by chatting to someone. I still have a long way to go to achieve my sub-20 minute goal, but I will try to keep nibbling away at it as my health and fitness continue to improve. My Warfarin dose was increased by 10% last week and I am hoping that that will give my body's clot-busting enzymes a better chance to do their job!

Does your warfarin give you an unfair advantage over those without Colin ??

 

[Rob3rt]

They are doing that on the TDF?

Missed that.

Yes, they are talking it up loads because it is long, even though it is a piece of piss, you don't even know you are going up hill for at least half of it

 

[400bhp]

Hmm, that on the saturday? I'll be up at the top of Holme Moss

It might me my daughter's frst attemp at a HC to get up to the top (5 y.o on an Isla bike-she'll love shouts of "allez" though)

 

[Rob3rt]

Not sure which day. I will probably be at Holme Moss too. About a 3rd of the way up looks like the best place to watch from.

 

[400bhp]

Well, I'll be watching both days - might get the train up to Carnforth and ride across to watch on Sunday.

EDIT: actually that's likely to be wrong. No doubt I will ride from Manc there and back.

 

[Smurfy]

Colin that scenery is beautiful is it part of the TDF route ?

What's the scenery like in 'Pat "5mph" said I needed a cat'?

 

[oldfatfool]

You have one problem, dr_pink has another, I just can't motivate her into putting some effort into the hill climbs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94088661@N02/10671779443/in/pool-ccsudbury/

Scream for me baby........

 

[Hill Wimp]

What's the scenery like in 'Pat "5mph" said I needed a cat'?

The Garden of England, Kent is lovely, i do post sometimes in "Your ride today". Certainly not as undulating shall i say as Yorkshire. The thought of some of those hills around Colin brings me out in a cold sweat but chapeau to all those hill climbers

 

[Smurfy]

The Garden of England, Kent is lovely, i do post sometimes in "Your ride today". Certainly not as undulating shall i say as Yorkshire. The thought of some of those hills around Colin brings me out in a cold sweat but chapeau to all those hill climbers

Kent is probably a bit drier and warmer, but you can't beat some of the Yorkshire riding. Don't tell anyone though, we don't want all the unwashed masses turning up!

 

[Hill Wimp]

Kent is probably a bit drier and warmer, but you can't beat some of the Yorkshire riding. Don't tell anyone though, we don't want all the unwashed masses turning up!

The scenery up there is stunning and yes i am closer to France than North London but hey they do have the best bike race in the world, and it's coming to you next year for a spectacular start and everything is crossed that the weather holds and shows that scenery off to the world in the best possible way.

 

[classic33]

They are doing that on the TDF?

Missed that.

Can't have missed it, they'll not be doing it until next year!!