WHEELBASE WIN THE LEGENDARY STRUGGLE HILL CLIMB!

 

MASSIVE chapeau! To Andy Cunningham from Wheelbase for taking the WIN at the legendary The Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake Struggle Hill Climb.

Andy, who works at our Wheelbase Yorkshire store, slipped over the border into Cumbria to conquer the unrelenting gradients of the Struggle in a winning time of 13.16.7 This massively popular hill climb attracts a big field of riders looking to test themselves on this iconic climb along with an enthusiastic crowd of road side supporters.

Huge crowds cheered Andy on as he hit the steepest gradients of the Struggle.

 

Andy rode the infamous Struggle climb blind on Sunday, having never ridden the climb before, so his was all the more remarkable considering he didn’t know what was coming and had no idea how to pace the climb which constantly changes in gradient.

Amazingly Andy took the win despite riding the climb blind; he’s already confident that he can beat his time now he knows the course.

 

Next year’s National Hill Climb Championships is due to take place on this iconic climb and Wheelbase are excited to see what Andy and his Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli teammates can do in the UK’s biggest hill climb race of the season. Now that Andy has a clearer idea of how the climb rides he is confident he can knock a significant chunk of time of his winning time from this year.

The Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli team will be back in force next season for the National Hill climb Championships, taking place on the Struggle.

 

This special event is organised by NHS paramedic Jack Talbot and it does a great job of raising money for the Great North Air Ambulance with the 2022 edition already raising well over £2K
Congratulations to everyone who took part!

 

Written by Johnny Dodgin

Photos By Ellen Isherwood

 

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