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Catford Hill Climb Classic, Sun 13 October 2013

JaneJane
edited June 2013 in Road Racing
This sounds like a great event to spectate and a brilliant gurning opportunity, if you're bold enough to take it on.

Here are highlights of last year's event ... including our very own Chris Pearce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvA3QiawC4s

This perfidious hill commences with a false flat, but your overconfidence is quickly punished as the gradient increases to 25%. It levels off to 12% but only to return to the unbearable gradient of 1 in 4 for the last 100 metres. Riders give everything in this 2-3 min race.

Entries don't open until July. In preparation, our club Hill Climb will take place around the end of September and our Interclub Hill Climb is on Sun 6th October. C'mon, you know you want to really

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  • Nathaniel RosaNathaniel Rosa
    edited June 2013
    Hopefully will be there this sounds fun
  • PearcePearce
    Oh yes, been on my diary for months.
    Also aiming to do the Bec Hill Climb which runs after it nearby, and arguably has bigger names riding: 2012 Results

    If anyone wants some ideas on HC's to do, here is my planned diary:
    Thursday 11th July - London Urban HC (early one!) Details
    28th Sep - Kingston Wheelers HC
    29th Sep - I am guessing this will be the CCA HC. There is also the Team Cambridge HC on Barrington Hill.
    6th Oct - Interclub HC
    12th Oct - ECCA HC which is over two stages
    13th Oct - Catford HC & Bec HC
    20th Oct - Matlock HC which is over two stages. Also the Hitchin Nomads HC.
    27th Oct - National Hill Climb, but just a maybe!
    3rd Nov - Sudbury HC, the last one of the year

    Best get my climbing legs ready :)
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