Yorks hill climb

A few of us will be doing Catford's yorks hill climb on Sunday, and I note group 3 will be cheering us on!

Even some of the pros can mess it up on the 25% gradient. Here is Dean Downing last year going off too hard and wobbling all over the road. He finished 20 secs off the winner at 2:10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGp8ov1X9TY

Here was the winner Robert Gough showing how it should be done, doing a 1:49.2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AXNirkDklc

Myself, the hope is to try to creep into the top 50 by doing around 2:30. That's the plan anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Gray on October 9, 2011 at 20:47

Official results: http://www.catfordcc.co.uk/hillclimb/results.aspx?sm=16_6

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Permalink Reply by David Howard smith on October 10, 2011 at 21:13

At the hill climb I was ask arn't you riding,this pic of me last time I rode it will tell you why I no longer ride the Catford climb.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Gray on October 12, 2011 at 3:53

More pictures of the event from David Rowe. He says in his blog that his pic of me is his favourite of the day! I don't know why - it looks bloody demented!

http://davidrowephotography.co.uk/

And great video of the day here. But only bits of us are Dan and Adie at the side of the road. Good shot of the gradient at 2:10.

http://www.vimeo.com/30273999

Anyone would think it was the tour de france and not a little hill climb!