Admin said:
Erm, you are joking ... right?
That's not a hill ... that's a bloody mountain!!!!
Not happy with my times on that hill at the moment so went out the other day and did 7 mins 29 secs, from the road signs at the bottom to the cross roads at the top which I think is my best time to date.
Trouble is on the 100k Big G, it comes after 48 miles when your well and truly starting to feel the hills behind you.
My aim this year is to climb Staxton, but despite climbing steeper hills all ready this year in preparation to do it, I still fear doing it. Today I rode to Egton Bridge near Whitby, 120 mile round trip, just to climb that 30%+ hill, which I had to walk up last year, this year no problem, now I am at peace with that one and I think its the steepest I have ever rode up.
I tried to convince myself it was not 30% and my memory was iffy, the hill down into Egton Bridge was 20% so told myself that is has to be same up the other side of the valley. Then I saw a 30mph sign, and convinced myself that that was what I saw last year, but I was wrong, went round a corner and there it was in front of me, a great whacking hill, with a 33% sign staring me in the face.
.
>
