The curtain fell on both the BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series and the time trialling season in Shropshire with a first-ever promotion for the 12th and final round from Mule CC attracting a bumper field to the Bwlch y Ddar near Llangedwyn. A 35 rider field dodged afternoon showers successfully in an event that saw […]

Three out of four Championships were sealed in Round 10 of The BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series as Tomos Hales led from the front. Rearranged from September as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II, the Propel CC climb of Swayney Cliff, Coalport saw Hales take the win in 2 minutes 20 seconds – […]

The 11th and penultimate round of the BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series saw competitors having to face a couple of additional challenges in Newport Shropshire CC’s Station Road, Ironbridge climb – bitter temperatures and a rare brisk headwind; as the destination of the BBR Veterans Championship was decided from the front. Over-40’s riders winning events […]

Tomos Hales tightened his grip on the BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series as he took another win in Round 9, Paramount CRT’s Brockton Bank, Coalport climb. Hales had the bonus of setting the inaugural course record too on the first use of this 0.61 mile course in anger, stopping the watch on 2 minutes 25 […]

David Fellows just missed out on equalling Kirk Vickers’ 2020 Course Record of 3:22 in Round 8 of the BBR Hill Climb Series as Hafren CC presented their climb of Pentre’r Beirdd. Based on the A490, the only main road used in the 2022 Series, an average gradient of 7.2% belies the sharper pull around […]

Richard Bussell became the first rider to beat the seven minute mark as the course record was blown away in Round 6 of the BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series. Previously held by Kirk Vickers in 2021 with 7:01, this is the third straight year the record had been lowered, but this time Bussell knocking an […]

Tomos Hales took his third win in the BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series on homer Bank, a course much to his liking in Round 7 promoted by Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association. The half mile climb is one of the shortest in the Series, requiring an explosive effort right from the off on a climb that […]

Unusually for hill climbs the Mount Road climb can induce a sinking feeling amongst riders as there is no escaping the vertiginous sight of the dead straight road to the old racecourse rearing up to 17% for a leg-breaking finale; and at 1.65 miles it is the second longest in the BBR Hill Climb Series. […]

A solid field of 23 riders took on the challenge of climbing Five Chimneys at Hughley in Round 4 of The BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series promoted by Bridgnorth CC with just 0.4 seconds separating first from second in a hard fought battle. Won overall by visiting AeroCoach rider Richard Bussell in the satisfyingly neat […]

Round 3 of the BBR Hill Climb Series saw the first appearance of the 2019 Hill Climb Champion Dave Scott on a favourite hill – and a fine win sealed in a belated entry to the Series as Mid Shropshire Wheelers promoted their one mile climb of The Stiperstones. Scott pushed out the 2021 Silver […]