![]() You don’t need a fancy time-trial bike, it’s not bunch-group style racing so they’re a great way for anyone to get started in competitive riding.” They’re nearly all held between August and October, and are a great way to keep motivated towards the end of summer. ![]() “Hill climbs form a seasonal focal point and transition into the winter off-season. A regular in the National Championships, organiser of both the Buxton CC Open hill climb and 2011 Nationals, and current UK Everesting record-holder, Sam shares his advice. ![]() Sam Clark, owner of Sett Valley Cycles in the Peak District, knows a thing or two about riding bikes up hills. It’s a brutally hard, incredibly difficult type of bike racing and it hurts every single time. Climbs vary from short and brutally steep to long and arduous. The format is simple: ride up a hill as fast as possible. It’s also steeped in history – the Catford CC Hill Climb claims to be the oldest continuing cycle race in the world, tracing its origins all the way back to 1886. 240 riders competed across men’s, women’s and junior categories in the 2017 National Championships, up from 150 just five years ago. Hill climbing, a uniquely British type of time-trialling, is growing in popularity. ![]()
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