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Arkesden Hill Climb Championship, Sun 3rd Nov 8.30am
A note below about this new closed-road event that's nearby and sounds like a good variation to a typical Sunday ride. Info supplied by Mark Fraser.
Hi All
It's finally arrived: the first closed road hill climb event in North West Essex...who would have believed it! After months of protracted negotiations with UDC and the UCI we have the go ahead. The monstrous Col du Long Lane is the venue, its slopes littered with the tattered dreams of many Saffron Walden cyclists.
Places in the event are limited so don't delay in registering at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-arkesden-hill-climb-championship-registration-74882374197?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
The road will be closed from 8.00-11.00am on Sunday 3rd November. Registration will take place in Arkesden Village Hall from 7.30am that morning.
The first rider will set-off at 8.30 with subsequent riders going off at 30 second intervals. It is a simple race of truth, man/woman vs mountain, somewhere around three minutes of unadulterated pain, suffering, anguish and torment. As the road rises to over 10% in the final 150m the cacophony of noise from the massed spectators will surely spur you on over the finishing line.
But once is not enough, we want you to get your money’s worth: after the time trial has been completed every competitor will then also have a head-to-head race on the same climb against another rider. We’ll draw up and handicap these races to make sure everyone has a fair chance of winning. And if you have set one of the fastest four times you’ll be racing for medals and for the title of King or Queen of the Hill.
Sign up, tell your cycling mates, and bring along family and friends to cheer you on. Let's make some noise! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1aTTokSKko
The event is open to anyone 12 years and older on the day...don't be shy!
A compulsory cash donation of £5 per competitor, to cover the event costs, will be collected at registration on the morning.
All the best
Craig Dyce
Dyce Fitness
Tel: 01799 550603
Mob: 07921 083564
Hi All
It's finally arrived: the first closed road hill climb event in North West Essex...who would have believed it! After months of protracted negotiations with UDC and the UCI we have the go ahead. The monstrous Col du Long Lane is the venue, its slopes littered with the tattered dreams of many Saffron Walden cyclists.
Places in the event are limited so don't delay in registering at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-arkesden-hill-climb-championship-registration-74882374197?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
The road will be closed from 8.00-11.00am on Sunday 3rd November. Registration will take place in Arkesden Village Hall from 7.30am that morning.
The first rider will set-off at 8.30 with subsequent riders going off at 30 second intervals. It is a simple race of truth, man/woman vs mountain, somewhere around three minutes of unadulterated pain, suffering, anguish and torment. As the road rises to over 10% in the final 150m the cacophony of noise from the massed spectators will surely spur you on over the finishing line.
But once is not enough, we want you to get your money’s worth: after the time trial has been completed every competitor will then also have a head-to-head race on the same climb against another rider. We’ll draw up and handicap these races to make sure everyone has a fair chance of winning. And if you have set one of the fastest four times you’ll be racing for medals and for the title of King or Queen of the Hill.
Sign up, tell your cycling mates, and bring along family and friends to cheer you on. Let's make some noise! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1aTTokSKko
The event is open to anyone 12 years and older on the day...don't be shy!
A compulsory cash donation of £5 per competitor, to cover the event costs, will be collected at registration on the morning.
All the best
Craig Dyce
Dyce Fitness
Tel: 01799 550603
Mob: 07921 083564
Comments
Anyone struggling to reach sufficient overall weight required for Clydesdale classification is welcome to borrow my winter bike...
Mark F
I filmed the course today so this video gives those riders a taste of the climb: Hill of Dreams
So now you’ve got a couple of weeks to practice the climb!
Bit of a kick at the end..
And Martin and Emma are both featured in my “Local Heroes” previews
https://facebook.com/105038147583274/posts/112978056789283
https://facebook.com/105038147583274/posts/111562780264144
Come along and support them on Sunday morning, 3rd November.
Mark
- Vince & Ella Friedlander
- Jess Waterfall
- Emma Koppe
- David Jones
- Martin Lawless
- Matt Scales
If you fancy coming out to support them, here's the schedule:-
08.15 Individual TT starts
09.10 Individual TT ends
09.45 Matched pairs racing starts
10.30 Matched pairs racing ends
10.30 Ride-offs for 1st & 2nd places and 3rd and 4th places
The exact location is here: https://veloviewer.com/segment/22036894
And there's a posh van selling bacon rolls etc...
Mark F
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