The first four medals of the BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series were sealed in the penultimate Round 8 – Newport Shropshire CC’s Station Road, Ironbridge climb Full: Pos’n Name Club Cat Time  Points 1 James Pearce Dave Scott Coaching S 3:26 20 2 Dave Scott Dave Scott Coaching S 3:27 18 3 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport […]

One second split first from runner-up on a short, sharp blast up Swayney Cliff, Coalport as reigning BBR Opticians Hill Climb Champion Dave Scott took a narrow win in Round 7 promoted by Propel CC. At just half a mile this requires all out effort with no compromise, with the slope ramping to 17% in […]

Tomos Hales took a fine win in Round 6 of the BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series – and a first time rider made an immediate impression with both Female and Junior wins as Evelyn Charles took comfortable wins in both categories on a tough course. Oswestry Paragon’s Mount Road climb is undoubtedly one of the […]

It was an unbelievably close finish in Round 5 of the BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series as David Scott finally took victory on the short, sharp Homer Bank climb in Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association’s promotion. Scott had finished third in 2023 behind Steven Prince and Tomos Hales; and runner-up in 2024 behind Hales; but here […]

Spanish team professional Charlie Genner of the Telco’m – On Clima – Osés squad smashed nearly seven seconds off Richard Bussell’s 2022 benchmark of 6 minutes 48.9 seconds in the longest hill climb of the BBR Opticians Series in Round 4: Ludlow CC’s Wigmore Road Hill Climb, held in near perfect conditions. Genner stopped the […]

Full: Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Points 1 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 6:22 20 2 Jack Young Dave Scott Coaching S 6:45 18 3 Andew Wakefield Mid Shropshire Wheelers S 7:24 16 4 Rob McGregor Paramount CRT S 7:36 14 5 Neil Coles Oswestry Paragon CC V 8:01 12 6 Peter Fletcher Oswestry Paragon […]

Full: Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Points 1 Charlie Genner Telco’m – On Clima – Osés S 6:42 . 2 Kirk Vickers Mid Shropshire Wheelers S 7:29 20 3 Ed Copeland Ludlow Brewery RT S 7:43 18 4 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 7:58 16 5 James Saunders Bridgnorth CC J 8:23 14 6 Jack […]

Full: Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Points 1 David Scott Dave Scott Coaching S 2:03.48 20 2 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 2:03.67 18 3 Kirk Vickers Mid Shropshire Wheelers S 2:10.04 16 4 John Woodward Unattached V 2:19.01 . 5 Jack McGarry Dave Scott Coaching S 2:26.79 14 6 Jack Young Dave Scott Coaching […]

A new SCCA member club and a new Series leader – albeit a familiar one in the shape of Dave Scott of Dave Scott Coaching took the spoils in Round 3 of the BBR Hill Climb Series as Bridgnorth CC promoted their 0.9 mile climb of Five Chimneys, Hughley on one of Shropshire’s oldest and […]

Round 2 of the BBR Hill Climb Series saw a return to the one mile climb of The Stiperstones – with a win for four-time Series Champion Kirk Vickers in his own club’s promotion. The Mid Shropshire Wheeler came out on top in 2016-2018, and again in 2021; and here set out his stall with […]