Hell of the Ashdown Challenge
The Hell of the Ashdown sportive is taking place on Sunday 24th February 2013. Distance is 100k and the ride starts from Biggin Hill in Kent and winds it’s way around the picturesque Kent countryside taking in eight climbs of varying length’s and gradients. 1. Cudham Test Hill 1 in 4. 2. Toys Hill a 2 mile grind. 3. Up to Mark Beech. 4. Forest Row to Ashdown Forest Heights a 2 mile grind. 5. The Wall an infamous 2.5 mile grind. 6. Nouvelle Col de Groombridge. 7. Bayleys Hill you guessed it 2.5 miles up! 8. Star Hill the sting in the tail. Don’t let all that climbing put you off , as we all know what goes up must come down, and there are some fantastic descents. This is a really well organized event and one of the “must … Read entire article »
Gateway Cycling In Action at Cyclothon UK 2012
On Thursday 13th September Steve Willsone, Matt Willsone and Rob Michell took part in this years Cyclothon UK at Brands Hatch to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Pilgrims Hospice. Steve and Rob took part in the 12hr solo event and completed 172 miles and 182 miles respectively. Matt rode the 8hr solo and completed 100 miles. That’s a fantastic achievement of over 450 miles between them! Steve and Matt were riding to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. If you would like to donate then please visit the guys fundraising page: http://www.justgiving.com/Steve-willsone Rob was riding to raise money for Pilgrims Hospices. If you would like to donate then please visit Rob’s fundraising page: http://www.justgiving.com/robmichell Well Done Guys! You can find more pictures from the event, including Steve, Matt and Rob, here: Cyclothon 2012 Gallery You can find … Read entire article »
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Annual Hill Climb
The following are the Hill Climb results from this morning – well done Ben. I think the conditions were different for Russell since he started some time before everyone else to set a benchmark. It is a well known fact that the density of air is much greater before 10am than after. Thanks guys for taking part, thanks to Chris Edwards for organising it and thanks to the weather for being just right. You can find more images for this event on the flickr photo sharing website. … Read entire article »
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