Pre-Race The week leading up to the Kibblesworth Hill Climb felt like a turning point for me. After the ups and downs of previous races, this was the final qualifier before the National Hill Climb Championships on the 27th of October. It felt like the real start of my push toward Nationals, so I was […]
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The week leading up to the Allen Valley Velo Hill Climb on the 22nd of September started with me still licking my wounds from the last race. After dropping my chain mid-climb in the previous event, I was mentally and emotionally bruised. My ego, slightly dented, led me to spend most of Monday not doing
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On a rare dry weekend in September, a mix of roadies and dirtbags headed to the Scottish borders. Based at Whithaugh Park in Newcastleton, the weekend got off to a good start with a cracking meal at the local pub, The Grapes. Day 1 Half the party took on the Ken Laidlaw sportive route, a
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My third hill climb race brought its share of challenges—tough gradients, a dropped chain, and battling a headwind. But despite the setbacks, I pushed through, crossing the finish line and smashing my target time. Every race brings new lessons and experiences, and this one was no different. The thrill of pushing myself, surrounded by the amazing NTR community, makes every climb worth it!
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The Anticipation: 6 Days to Go It’s Sunday evening, and I’m still buzzing from my first ever time trial race. The thrill of crossing the line with a personal best has barely worn off, but now the realization is hitting me: in just six days, I’ll be tackling my next challenge—my first hill climb. Winters
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The Decision to Race After months of contemplating entering a race—and chickening out on my first attempt—I finally mustered the courage to put my name down for a competition. The event: a 25-mile time trial on an anti-clockwise loop around Northumberland, including parts of the east coastal route. With no real idea of how fast
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We’re all just about back from what was an awesome week in Majorca. We had 23 members out there at once, all having made their own arrangements and staying across a variety of locations. Here’s the highlights. Arrival Day – 40km With people arriving at different times there were a couple of options – Campanet
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Seahouses Classic Over 50 riders making 6 groups took part in the annual Seahouses classic from Tynemouth and back. The 100 miler is a good ride for those wanting to do their first metric century, of which we had a few! Awaiting us at the end were a bountiful array of pizzas – all in
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Gypsies Green North Tyneside Riders hosted the 7th round of CXNE last weekend at the beautiful Gypsies Green in South Shields. Planning started some months ago, trying to secure a venue and getting approvals from the council can be slow however we were given the green light (just in the nick of time). Setup started
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Well that’s a wrap on the NY Moors weekender. We had 9 riders on the Saturday. A few brave souls arrived on Friday afternoon and rode a cheeky warm-up ride that I had optimistically labelled a “bimble” (more on that later) before getting to down to theserious business of pre-hydrating for the next day. The
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