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CCA at Kingston Wheelers hill climb
Jenny, Dave and James raced the annual Kingston Wheelers hill climb on Saturday. Its uses the famous Leith Hill in Surrey which many people will know from RideLondon100 (or from Zwift!)
The CCA trio were using the event as part of their build-up towards the national hill climb championship, but they were also hoping for a share of the event's generous £600 prize fund.
Leith Hill is 0.9 miles long with an average gradient of 9% including a couple of steeper sections. All three CCA'ers climbed it at 10-11 mph which needs plenty of power and commitment: above 5 watts/kg for the five minute effort.
Dave matched his time from last year despite not being well and having also had a last-minute puncture before the start. James had a strong ride which earned him some money amongst the juveniles & juniors, while Jenny took a big chunk off her previous PB and that was enough to win the women's category. It also made her the fastest woman of out of 2000+ on Strava to climb Leith Hill during 2018!
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The CCA trio were using the event as part of their build-up towards the national hill climb championship, but they were also hoping for a share of the event's generous £600 prize fund.
Leith Hill is 0.9 miles long with an average gradient of 9% including a couple of steeper sections. All three CCA'ers climbed it at 10-11 mph which needs plenty of power and commitment: above 5 watts/kg for the five minute effort.
Dave matched his time from last year despite not being well and having also had a last-minute puncture before the start. James had a strong ride which earned him some money amongst the juveniles & juniors, while Jenny took a big chunk off her previous PB and that was enough to win the women's category. It also made her the fastest woman of out of 2000+ on Strava to climb Leith Hill during 2018!
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