A few weeks ago I headed up to the big smoke to go for a ride and dispense a few cycling tips for the Guardian. It was a really ridiculously, crazily, outrageously cold day and we started at the absolute crack of dawn so that our camera crew had plenty of time to film some beautiful shots aboard their complicated rigging.
Riding out of London we headed down to Surrey and up to Box Hill, which Dave and I rather rudely call Box Slope, because it’s really not that much of a hill. I remember a couple of years back when we rode London Revolution we were nervously anticipating Box Hill on the second day and very much hoping we’d have enough legs left to get up it, such was its infamy. When we got there we had a real giggle – it was over very quickly and not that steep. Still, it’s a very beautiful and enjoyable climb.
Speaking of hill climbing, I’m reminded of the time I was taken out for breakfast in London by my ex, and we had to ride up a very, very slight incline about 100 metres long when we took a detour through Finsbury Park. Extremely hungover, I complained that he hadn’t told me there were going to be hills.. Oh, how I’ve changed!!!
Anyhow, here’s my video which includes a few hill climbing tips, though of course we all know that the only way to get better at climbing hills is by climbing them.
