Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
It's the fuel depot you want, not the blue sign.
My 20 minute Cragg Vale hill climb challenge
- Thread starter ColinJ
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
Yep they painted km markers..I assume for the TdF.
Steve H
Large Member
- Location
- Brighouse in West Yorkshire
I don't remember passing any temporary traffic lights when I rode up on Saturday.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
Think that must have been a much older post. Please ignore my incoherent ramblings!
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
My long-standing target was to do the full 8.x km climb in 20 minutes but the annual hill climb event uses a shorter course from the Townsend fuel depot to the gate/fence a couple of hundred metres from the reservoir.
I would still like to do the full climb in 20 minutes but that is about 1 km longer than the HC course so I thought it made more sense to work on the shorter distance and see what I could do on that, especially since I know what the record time is so I have something to compare it to.
If I ever manage 20 minutes on the HC course, I will update my goal to trying to do the full climb in 20 minutes and that would correspond to doing about 18.5 minutes on the HC course.
I am getting on in years (58 soon) and have suffered serious ill health, so it would be a pretty good achievement to do 20 minutes on the HC, and stupendous if I could ever do the full climb in that.
I expect that I will not meet those targets, but I did do 23.5 minutes on the full climb in 2006 when I was only at about 80% of peak fitness so it isn't a ridiculous thing for me to have a go at. It is all down to how much I want to work at it, coupled with how much my battered heart and lungs can take. We shall see!
PS I still have about 1 stone of flab to lose and shedding that would get my current PB time down to about 28.5 minutes even without gaining any power.
I would still like to do the full climb in 20 minutes but that is about 1 km longer than the HC course so I thought it made more sense to work on the shorter distance and see what I could do on that, especially since I know what the record time is so I have something to compare it to.
If I ever manage 20 minutes on the HC course, I will update my goal to trying to do the full climb in 20 minutes and that would correspond to doing about 18.5 minutes on the HC course.
I am getting on in years (58 soon) and have suffered serious ill health, so it would be a pretty good achievement to do 20 minutes on the HC, and stupendous if I could ever do the full climb in that.
I expect that I will not meet those targets, but I did do 23.5 minutes on the full climb in 2006 when I was only at about 80% of peak fitness so it isn't a ridiculous thing for me to have a go at. It is all down to how much I want to work at it, coupled with how much my battered heart and lungs can take. We shall see!
PS I still have about 1 stone of flab to lose and shedding that would get my current PB time down to about 28.5 minutes even without gaining any power.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Think that must have been a much older post. Please ignore my incoherent ramblings!
It was me that posted about the temp lights. That was about a month ago when I had a go so it seems they have gone....as temporary ones do
DiddlyDodds
Random Resident
- Location
- Littleborough
There is a white line painted on the road at the gate, but does not say "Finish" or "-KM" its just a white line, i have always thought there are no markings on it due to if they put the word "Finish" they would be advocating racing on a public road so just left it at a line.
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
You mean this one?....
DiddlyDodds
Random Resident
- Location
- Littleborough
That's most certainly looking like a line
Also just looking at that photo the poor tarmac we have to ride on, i bet the TDF boys will be asking when are we going to actually finish the tarmac on the road.
Also just looking at that photo the poor tarmac we have to ride on, i bet the TDF boys will be asking when are we going to actually finish the tarmac on the road.
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
ha,
that is after they did some repairs. Someone, I assume the local authority, had numbered the potholes and circled them - the last time I was there the number was +200!
sackville d
Guru
- Location
- Todmorden
I rode over that line a good 7 mins slower than I did a few weeks back but I`ll put that down to too much falling over juice last night,a nagging headwind and general lack of miles of a late. I also rode up it with a relaxed attitude which must have added a good 4 mins to the ride
Good to see that your back on the road Colin,look forward to getting updates on your progress in the new year.
Good to see that your back on the road Colin,look forward to getting updates on your progress in the new year.
Only just seen (and now read) this thread. Nice one Colin - good to have a goal.
I rode this hill in August when my brothers and I did the day 2 TdF route from York to Sheffield, which is just over 130 miles. I did a 27:23 according to Strava. I've looked and there are 8 Cyclechat Strava riders who have done the course.
I'm currently 1247 out of 2134 people who have ridden it !!
I rode this hill in August when my brothers and I did the day 2 TdF route from York to Sheffield, which is just over 130 miles. I did a 27:23 according to Strava. I've looked and there are 8 Cyclechat Strava riders who have done the course.
I'm currently 1247 out of 2134 people who have ridden it !!
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Not here ... sunny skies went black in the course of 5 minutes, strong gusting winds, then thunder and lightning, then ... battered by hail! Still, it is very mild for late December.Would today have been a good day for the climb?
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
I think he was referring to the currently 55mph gusts.Not here ... sunny skies went black in the course of 5 minutes, strong gusting winds, then thunder and lightning, then ... battered by hail! Still, it is very mild for late December.
