Over the last few weeks, Redhill members Matthew Ferguson and Ben Elliott have been competing in the Southern Hill climb series and finished off their season by competing in the National Hillclimb Championships in the Lake District.
With the overnight temperature below freezing, the road rides were cancelled but the mountain bikers rubbed their hands, maybe to keep them warm or perhaps in eager anticipation of the winter splendour they would find in the Surrey Hills!
Freezing fog had filled the valleys but as we climbed up to the higher parts of Leith Hill and Holmbury Hill we found that tiny particles of ice had formed on the ferns, pine needles and leaves, and as we reached the top of the hill we burst out of the cloud into sunshine and it was truly a winter wonderland.
Over the last few weeks, Redhill members Matthew Ferguson and Ben Elliott have been competing in the Southern Hill climb series and finished off their season by competing in the National Hillclimb Championships in the Lake District.
I decided to have a crack at my first multiday event back in December 22 and signed up for the Great British Escapades starting on June 1st at 5pm, a figure of 8 course from Canterbury to Canterbury using as many sections of single track, bridleways and difficult assents as humanly possible Including the Pilgrims Way, North downs and South Downs.