Quote Originally Posted by Athers View Post
Hill work is what i now concentrate on but speed i find is so important, can get you out of all sorts of trouble when the going gets easier/flatter. Just pul em in on the way down. :-) Good look with 10k. Yeah skirrid had probably the shortest but steepest climb i've ever raced. Clinging on was the only option. :-)
Cheers Athers. And yeah, the last slope on Skirrid probably qualified as a Grade 1 Scramble!