• Harry Says “Just get on my wheel and you will be alright!”
  • Harry Says “Put in an extra loop down the coast road”
  • Harry Says “Ride your bike!”
  • Harry Says “Just a steady 2 to 3 hours”

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Its all about them there hills...National Champs

Submitted by danmon_81
on Tue, 14/10/2014 - 12:58

I have to say, this year the club has felt like its gone from strength to strength and is developing a reputation as a friendly, inviting and warm club to join and ride with....on the other end of the cycling spectrum the club is starting to gain some momentum in the racing ranks....more riders are officially now catergorised racers and HMCC is appearing more and more on the top of race results lists!!!!

The latest incarnation of this falls into realm of the Mountain Goats.....it appears to be the season of the Hill Climb and there are a few club riders removing bottle cages, doning skin suits

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Tenzing Norgay, Mallory, Garmin, Taylor.....8848mtrs....WOW

Submitted by danmon_81
on Sun, 31/08/2014 - 22:14

Well after a discussion over a beer (how often does that happen! smiley) its was decided a week ago that 'yeah....why not'!!!!..........for any of us normal people we would have put it down to the booze, munched our sausage sarnies and moved on!.....Chris and Rick thought better!!!

Yesterday (Saturday 30th August 2014) at around 5:00am 2 HMCC members Chris Garmin and Rick Taylor set of from the roundabout at the bottom of Beacon :ane for the first of 98, 1.1mile laps upto the Prince William pub...............................................

 

22hrs...........29,890ft.............220miles later they

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and its Bronze in the LVRC National Road Race for HMCC!!!!

Submitted by danmon_81
on Tue, 12/08/2014 - 10:41

A huge congrats to Brian Gore for his impressive 3rd place at Sunday LVRC National Road Race....even the bad weather couldnt keep Brian from a podium place!!!

More here - http://www.hmiddletoncc.co.uk/forums/club-runs/lvrc-national-road-race-c...

Well done Brian!!!!

 

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HMCC takes on the hardest climb in UK....The Holy Grail!!

Submitted by danmon_81
on Wed, 06/08/2014 - 15:11

If you're even remotely interested in Hill climbing or just like to know what to avoid then you've probably got UK Hill climbing bible somewhere on your bookshelf - http://www.amazon.co.uk/100-Greatest-Cycling-Climbs-Cyclists/dp/0711231206

The 100 greatest climbs outlines the best of what the UK has to offer....me....i've done about 6 of them and struggled.........Darren Pout on the otherhand is a mountain Goat, i'm not sure how many other climb he's done but that doesnt matter as this week he's climbed the Holy Grail of all the UK's climbs................

Bealach-Na-Ba

The toughest and wildest

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HMCC takes 1st place!!!

Submitted by danmon_81
on Sun, 27/07/2014 - 22:39

Well done Brian who took 1st place at the Rod Ellis, Dave Jones and Gerry Balshaw Memorial Road Race on Sunday...i know Brian's been riding hard this season and has done the club proud!!

read Brian's post here - http://www.hmiddletoncc.co.uk/forums/club-runs/rod-ellis-dave-jones-and-...

 

Now for that speech Brian!!!

 

Chapeau

 

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Well Done Neil and Craig!!! Fred Whitton...Check!

Submitted by danmon_81
on Mon, 12/05/2014 - 10:42

2 of the HMCC members took part in what has been named the UK's toughest sportive - The Fred Whitton Challenege on Sunday.

 

For those that dont know the Fred Whitton is a 112mile sportive in the Lake District....lovely i hear you say, great views, beautiful scenery....yes, BUT....

The challenge takes on just short of 4000mtrs (13,000ft)... surprise

30% maximum gradient

includes the climbs of Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott & Wrynose passes

Hardknott (1 of the 100 hardest climbs in UK) = average 13%!!!!!!!!! surprise

It rained!

 

check out neils strava here  -

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HMCC does Grizedale Grizzly XC and wins!!!

Submitted by danmon_81
on Fri, 02/05/2014 - 09:09

Big congrats to Dave Sims for not only completing the Grizedale Grizzly (come on we all knew he would) but take home the fastest time of the event (200m competitors!!).......47 miles in the Lakes in 3hrs 7mins!!

Dave was 42 mins ahead of the chap who came in 2nd....i call that smashing it!!!

 

Chapeau Dave!!!!

 

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HMCC Club Kit - Now Available

Submitted by Matt Middleton ...
on Wed, 16/04/2014 - 11:46

The HMCC Club Kit will be available to collect @ The Bicycle Lounge.

Prices below - 

Short Sleeve Jerseys £40

Bib Shorts £45

Long Sleeve Jerseys £55

Gilets £60

Please note - the kit will be sold on a first come first served basis.

The kit will only be only to club members to start with, then the remaining stock will be sold in store.

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