2009 national hill climb

[harrier]

I took a ride up the climb used for the national this year this morning. i was'nt sure exactly where it starts from so i just rode hard from the steel works at the bottom.

It is steep but no steeper than some of the other bug*ers i'd just been over on the way. As has been said the road is well broken up in places. I took about 5 mins from the bottom and about 4 mins from the first bend to the top (as it starts going downhill)

Does anyone know exactly where it starts and finishes?
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[Observer]

Never mind the hill climb, when's the descending championship? CTT are missing out on another odd race they could have!
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Just disagree with everyone. It's much more fun.

[Hans Datdodishes]

[Whippet]

Google "Pea Royd Lane ghost", then click some undoubtedly reliable links and start reading. .

According to one, "monks were pretty evil when you think about it". I love "when you think about it" as a rhetorical device. It basically means anyone disagreeing hasn't thought about it and can't possibly have anything to add.

[dockeca]

In days of old we used to do both on the same day, ride the club hill climb then have the freewheeling race going back down (that's if we all made it to the top!). Simple device to prevent cheating, toestrap arounf LH crank and chainstay. Quite interesting for the fixed gear brigade!
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[AlbertHerring]

When I rode the Archer hill climb, it was on Rectory Hill in Amersham; try a freewheeling contest from there and we'd all have ended up in Fred's Caff. As we probably did anyway, I guess.

[sprint...]

anyone got any details on where this is on, date etc, and a youth champs aswell?

[benlane]

[Pinarello Marc]

Thurcroft CC are running the event, I can't post the URL because of Usage of forbidden words??? Pop in Thurcroft CC in Google and click on 2009 National Hillclimb.

The climb starts just after the roundabout. The finish is just before the road bends round to the right. See yellow line on this pic:



The lower section isn't too bad at all. The right turn on to PeaRoyd Lane is where it kicks and then it just continues up.





There is a brief respite just after the bridge over the dual carriage way but it soon ramps up again. I've rode the past hillclimbs that started at the Steel Works gates and that was bad enough!


If you fancy a warm up event, Thurcroft are running their usual Open Hillclimb on Pea Royd Lane on 4th October!!
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[Wozza]

It looks fcukin horrible.
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[Pinarello Marc]

Some pics from last years open hillclimb here:

http://www.cyclingfocus.com/portfolio41737.html


This is the middle section:




Tractor not included!!!!!
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[benlane]

[will10]

you will need a qualifying ride at another hillclimb, normally a full field

[benlane]

[will10]

good

[benlane]

[IvanBoyes]

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/National-Hill-Climb

Is this about right?
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[Matt Clinton]

That course is too long on that map - it starts up the straight a bit more, not at the roundabout. The finish is before the bend at the top.
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