Reading Time: 4 minutes It was hill climb time again this Sunday and this time we had already been through the loop, so things were a bit less stressful, only a bit mind! Yet again people came up trumps and we had all our helpers and Marshals lined up and ready to go. Quite a few new faces […]
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Category: Hill climb results
WVCC Open Hill Climb 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was hill climb time on Sunday and time to see if all our preparations had worked. Being the first time I had organised an event there was more than a little bit of trepidation! I needn’t have worried at all, with all the help and […]
Club 10 – Practice 10 – 2nd May 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minute A very windy night produced some surprisingly good times on Wednesday. Regulars will know that a strong wind directly behind on Penny’s Lane is a good sign as you get a 2 mile kick start followed by mostly cross winds, with very little head wind. We had a few first time riders and all went […]
WVCC Cat & Fiddle Hill Climb 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nice day for a hill climb. The sun was out, the wind was light, and riders gathered early, eager to sign on and get prepared for the ride. Even from the start riders, it looked to be a reasonably fast day, and there was an air of competitive spirit that saw the faster riders battle […]
A fast day on the hill – WVCC ‘Cat & Fid
Reading Time: 3 minutes Thanks must go out to all who helped in organising and running this year, and to all riders who enjoyed a clear and fast day this time round! Only 11 riders came off the start line before rider 12, Peter Tadros set the bar very high with a 20:00.2 ride (which gave him the Vets […]
WVCC Club Hill Climb Champion!
Reading Time: < 1 minute As I’ve just processed the images taken by our Ian Dunning for uploading to the gallery, here’s focus upon the face of the man who was clearly determined to win the accolade above. The one and only Andy Newby racing to the time of 21:37.6. As repeated from the forum, well done Andy!
WVCC Cat and Fiddle Hill Climb 2013 – Re
Reading Time: 2 minutes What a day! A fantastic and fast event this year! Thanks must go out to all who helped in organising and running this year, and to the riders who came out and made some blistering times on a day that saw as near perfect conditions as you can get on the ‘Cat’! It did look […]
Cleish Hill Climb – WVCC climbing hills
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cleish Hill Clinb, (3 miles) WVCC results from your representative north of the border. Conditions were ideal for racing on a warm and still evening. I was pleased to finish 22 seconds quicker than last season and I\’m already looking forward to next week\’s event up the much steeper Purin Den climb in the Lomond Hills. […]
Weaver Valley CC J9/7 – ‘Cat and Fiddle’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sunday 23rd September 2012 For the final time from me, before I hand over to Derek, I would like to thank the timekeepers (Jimmy and Tony) and the members of the Weaver Valley CC who have helped to develop this event over the years. An event is nothing without its riders and I would like […]
FCA Midweek Series – Event 21 – Purrin D
Reading Time: < 1 minute Report by Paul Lawson. This weeks Fife Cycling Association event (and FCA members HC Championship) was moved from Purrin Den because of the poor road surface to another climb in the Lomond Hills area. The Craigmeads hill climb was even tougher than last weeks 1.4 mile haul up the Cleish Hills. Measuring 1.7 miles in […]
Cleish Hill Climb TT – FCA Mid-Week time
Reading Time: < 1 minute Stretching the geographic boundaries for WVCC, results below for the Cleish Hill Climb TT, featuring our very own Paul Lawson, kicking off the hill climbing season even before the first autumn leaf falls… Original result sheet can be found at the following link: Cleish Hill Climb Results.