National Hillclimb Champs

[Sean]

Well done to Ryan for taking 2nd place in the National Hillclimb Championships at the Mamore Gap in Donegal today.

His time of 8:50mins was 7 seconds off the winning time, (set by pro roadie Dave McCann?) aided by his weight-weenied bike (this thing really is rediculously light!)


Sean

[Fergal]

feckin' great result Ryan - are you really human?

no - really?

would a cyborg know it was a cyborg if it hung around with humans all day?

hmmm...these are questions you need to be asking yourselves kiddies....

[ollietrex]

Fair play to ya ryan... you certainly can climb like a savage...


I take it this is on road? what distance? how much climb?

[Sean]

And then he follows it up with a win in the marathon champs today.

Super!

[ryan]

The climb was 1.88km long. several small descents but you climbed 250 meters!


It's the toughest climb I have seen in Ireland! Oh, and there was a huge headwind and it was pouring too. Savage does not describe it - I callapsed afterwards!


The last 350 meters was a 19% gradient!

[ryan]

Oh, my time was 8:50 for the climb. I'll have nightmares about it for a while to come!

[ryan]

My account of the hill climb:

http://ryansherlock.blogspot.com/2008/08/2008-national-hill-climb-championships.html


I'll write something about the marathon tomorrow - my legs are still sore!

[Morgan]

Well done Ryan - that sounds like a grim task. I have a nice 11-28 cassette you can borrow next time. Oh, your bar tape is a disgrace.

[ryan]

lol - the bar tape give the bike some character - shows the many miles that I had to do ;)


Yeah - I have new tape bought for it a long time ago, just have not gotten around to switching.


A 28 on the rear would have been great - I should have really done the math, 1.8km, 250 vert => steep ass climb.