@veloviewer
Monsal Hill Climb - Sunday 6th October 2024. The most prestigious cycle hillclimb event in the country. First event 1930. Organised by
@Sheffrec_CC
Tom Simpson assembles his bike in the car park at Monsal Head in 1957. That year Tom broke the course record posting a 1:23.4. Photo was taken by guy from Harworth called George Baty. Image kindly supplied by
@ChrisSidwells
@cyclinglegendscouk
#tomsimpson
#monsalhillclimb
Bithja Jones, Pankhurst Cycles, on her way the the 92nd
@HMTStHughs
Monsal Hill Climb. A winning margin of huge 11 seconds. Wow. Check out the amazing crowds cheering her on…
When Tom Simpson rode Monsal. 1957, Scala Wheelers. What is most impressive, he did a 1m 23.4s to break the record. It stood until Malcolm Elliott came along, the rest is history…
Well, the time has come. The legend
@RussDowning
will retiring from professional cycling on Sunday at our event. We are truly honoured to be hosting Fonzy’s last ever bike race and what a journey he’s been on. So come along and shout your hearts out for a true professional 1/2
Keep a look out for the ‘sign’ tomorrow. It pops up everywhere.
@100Climbs
not only rides the event, he cheers riders on supports us by donating prizes. What a legend 📷
@TonyWood29
#monsalhillclimb
Wishing a very happy birthday to Malcolm Elliott. The master of Monsal and still the fastest rider up Monsal Head, 39 years after setting the record in 1981
#monsalhillclimb
We’ve posted before and we’ll post again. The absolute legend and record holder for an amazing 41 years, Malcolm Elliott on his way to a 1:14.2. See all our records on our website:
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Today we said our final farewells to Doug Bond. Dougie commentated at Monsal for over 20 years and has probably attended our hill climb more than most. Rest in peace Doug, we salute you.
We’ve got a record entry by a country mile. We’ve well over 200 entries for the 2019
@HmtHealthcare
Monsal Hill Climb. This year is going to be the best ever...
#monsalhillclimb
The 88th HMT Monsal Hill Climb running order is now online. A record entry of 198 riders line up in 10 days time. The best field we’ve ever had!!!
#monsalhillclimb
Entries for the 91st
@HmtHealthcare
Monsal Hill Climb are now live. Your chance to enter the country’s most prestigious hill climb. Great prize list and a fantastic atmosphere. Entry details here:
#monsalhillclimb
Sadly, the actual HMT Monsal Hill Climb won’t take place this year so as a bit of fun, we are running a Strava segment leaderboard for the month of October. See this link for full details:
#monsalhillclimb
An absolute legend of Monsal having won the event 4 times, the vets record holder and one of only a handful of riders to break 1:20. Chapeau Russ, we can’t wait to see you smash it one last time
#farewellfonzy
#monsalhillclimb
Great news. The car park used for 93rd
@VeloViewer
Monsal Hill Climb raised £452.63 for Little Longstone Chapel. Many thanks to everyone who contributed. The funds help towards the maintenance and day to day running of the building
#thanks
#monsalhillclimb
#littlelongstone
The day we’ve all been waiting for. The day the 92nd
@HMTStHughs
Monsal Hill Climb takes place. 181 riders start at 11:02am and the rest follow at 1 minute interval. Will records fall? We hope so. Come out and encourage the riders, spectators very welcome
#monsalhillclimb
Entries have now closed. We have just over 240 riders, both defending senior and veteran riders back to defend their titles. Ex national champions and UCI continental riders will be on the start list. Oh, and two tandem pairings!!
#monsalhillclimb
#Tbt
to our record holder and legend of
@monsalhillclimb
, Malcolm Elliott. This is Malc on his fixed wheel steel bike posting a time of 1:14.2 in 1981
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Course checked tonight for the 93rd
@VeloViewer
Monsal Hill Climb. Road surface is fine and we can confirm that the gradient is exactly the same!
#monsalhillclimb
Another excellent event this year at the Monsal Hill Climb
@monsalhillclimb
! Weather wasn't nearly as bad as predicted, excellent as I'm not sure I could have faced another Sunday soaking after the World Championships last weekend.
Just one week left to enter yourself into the most prestigious hill climb in the country. Big crowds, big prizes and big names. Are you going to be part of the 89th
@HmtHealthcare
Monsal Hill Climb? Link:
#monsalhillclimb
📸
@domworrall
Here we go! Race day is TODAY! First riders off at 11:01am. A record entry for the 89th
@HmtHealthcare
Monsal Hill Climb. Spectator programme here:
#monsalhillclimb
2 days to go? Absolutely. Some riders will be questioning why they entered, some panic training, some just coming for the amazing atmosphere and some coming for the win. Good luck to everyone for Sunday’s 92nd
@HMTStHughs
Monsal Hill Climb. Rider lists and info on our website.
Throwback to 1994. Dean Downing posted a 1:29.8 to beat brother and team mate, Russ. Dean won again in 1997 riding for VC St Raphael. Russ went on to win in 1996, 2003, 2007, 2010 and set the vets record in 2018, making Russ one of most successful riders in our 91 year history.
Now, we’ve just one week to go until the 91st
@HmtHealthcare
Monsal Hill Climb. We’ve over 240 riders and the start list is coming very soon. This includes National champions, defending Monsal champions and ex National champions. We can’t wait…
#monsalhillclimb
#hillclimb
We’re very pleased to announce that
@VeloViewer
are our title partner for the 93rd edition. A huge thanks to Ben for the support. Read more here:
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Entries for the 90th HMT Monsal Hill Climb are now live. Your chance to enter the country’s most prestigious hill climb. Great prize list and a fantastic atmosphere. Entry details here:
#monsalhillclimb
Yes, that’s right. We have 196 entries for the 93rd
@VeloViewer
Monsal Hill Climb. Wow, this years event is going to be an epic. Start list coming soon.
#monsalhillclimb
Entries for the 89th HMT Monsal Hill Climb are now live. Your chance to enter the country’s most prestigious hill climb. Great prize list and a fantastic atmosphere. Entry details here:
#monsalhillclimb
Come on,
@gcntweet
, a proper challenge for you, who you gonna send to Monsal this year? Big crowds, fantastic atmosphere. It’d make a cracking feature 😜
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Just one day and one more sleep. The long awaited 91st
@HmtHealthcare
Monsal Hill Climb is tomorrow. First riders off at 11:02am. All spectator information is on our website: See you all tomorrow!
#monsalhillclimb
The countdown is now on. We’ve only 6 days until we’ll see 238 riders battle up Monsal Head. This couldn’t be done without the amazing support from our event partners, particularly
@HmtHealthcare
who have supported us since 2014
#monsalhillclimb
It’s finally here. After too long, the 91st
@hmthealthcare
Monsal Hill Climb is today. 238 courageous riders star from 11:00am. All information is on online here:
#monsalhillclimb
Hill climbs. Love them or hate them, it’s fantastic to watch riders break through the pain barrier. Often a little too deep into the suitcase of pain!!!
#monsalhillclimb
There’s just 1 week left to enter the 88th HMT
#monsalhillclimb
so don’t leave it too late!! All entry details are here: Big crowds, live commentary and prizes for all. The must do hill climb.
The best dog pic from the
@HMTStHughs
92nd Monsal Hill Climb? Although not too impressed with the fastest vet smashing the climb. Any more pics? 📸
@100Climbs
We’ll be raffling off the
@Holdsworthbikes
skin suit that
@RussDowning
will be wearing for his run tomorrow to raise cash for the
@DaveRaynerFund
. Tickets are £1 available from the signing on area.
A huge thanks to Simon
@100Climbs
for his continued support. There’s a fantastic prize list on offer this Sunday for all categories. There’s a new prize this year - Most Distressed Finisher. The winner will win one of Simon’s brilliant books
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