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[Closed] Urban Hill Climb - London, Sat 1st

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Anyone else riding this tomorrow?

http://www.urbanhillclimb.com/

Could be interesting if it's wet. 😯


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 4:09 pm
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Yes! My boy is and really hoping it's dry for all riders.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 4:35 pm
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No, but quite a few of my mates are.

Looking a bit wet and breezy, but Swains should be fine since it's quite narrow. It'll be the top and bottom where everyone will get wet 😆

BOL if you're taking part.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 4:39 pm
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Wave to the London Phoenix guys who are marshelling for you.

Good luck all enjoy, ahem...


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 4:42 pm
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Good luck all endure, ahem...

FIFY..


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 4:43 pm
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Wave to the London Phoenix guys who are riding as well as marshelling for you.

😀


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 4:45 pm
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*waves at mum*

I think i traumatised him a bit by telling him I'd talked to his mum on an Internet forum. I could see his mind racing...


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 7:42 pm
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really hoping it's dry for all riders.

It's not looking promising. 🙁

I tried doing a seated L7 effort up the steep bit this evening in case it's wet. Super had to keep up a full sprint sitting down. We'll see how it goes.

BOL if you're taking part.

Thanks. I've been put in the seeded part of the draw. No pressure there, then. 😯


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:34 pm
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That's not a hill


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 9:43 pm
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*waves back at Kryton*.

Oh gosh, that would have rendered him speechless! 😀

Are you marshalling today? Do hope the weather improves, just had some thunder and lightening in Hampshire.


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 8:52 am
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That's not a hill

It doesn't matter how big it is, it's how hard you push it.

😯

Do hope the weather improves, just had some thunder and lightening in Hampshire.

It's lashing it down at the mo. 🙁


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 9:25 am
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Are you marshalling today?

No, its family day today for me, bike day tomorrow. Plenty of ours in the event though as its a local training climbing for the club.

For anyone interested, its been Everested by our club as well as others which equates to riding it 142 times 🙂


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 10:06 am
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Kryton - I believe the weather is better tomorrow. 142 times is insane!

Sunshine and blue skies here now, am willing it to head to Highgate.

Have fun all. 😀


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 11:13 am
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Some great pics of cargo bikes with smiling kiddywinks!


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 3:38 pm
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A mate of mine got 2nd, no idea why he wasn't seeded though but it was a bit drier earlier on so that helped


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 5:29 pm
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Apart from Isaac, (who was over 10 seconds faster than 2nd!!) It was so tight in the top ten. Less than 2 seconds separated 2nd to 10th. There was a downpour 20 minutes before the seeded riders, so it was a bit tricky to keep traction. I think that closed the field up a bit. I really died in the last 50 yards, but got 9th overall.

Mixed feelings from my side. If you'd have told me I after I broke my wrist last winter and had 3 months off the bike that I'd have made the top 10, I would have been happy. But after being so close the podium and knowing my power was a big down on a couple of efforts I've done in training, I was a bit disappointed.

Still, this wasn't my main focus for the HC season, so onwards to the Eastern Counties and hopefully Catford (awaiting entry confirmation) next weekend.


 
Posted : 02/10/2016 12:15 pm

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