Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

Rode the BSCC Burrington Combe Hill Climb yesterday.
It was my first TT and a great intro - very well organised with a great turnout (over 60 riders)

For those who don't know it its 2mile climb up the Mendips - to the south of Bristol, mostly a fairly steady climb with a couple of nasty ramps to get the lactate going.
It's also the first big hill on the Exmouth Exodus route.

The finish was shrouded in dense fog - it wasnt until about 10-20m before the line that you could actually spot the timekeeper. This also meant that it was cold and damp - something I am coming to realise slows me down considerably - I think I will be taking my turbo along next time to try and warm up properly :)

I managed a 9.05 for 17th place and the event was one by none other than the beardy ex-forumenger pj(pj) with a 7.48 (riding his fixed Bob Jackson)

I rode out to watch this a few years back on a club run with Severn RC when i was in bristol. It's a funny climb, never very steep, I even seem to remember one rider using a disc wheel. Then again if your climbing it in 9 mins it probably feels pretty steep, good ride!