Exeter Wheelers climb Stoke Hill 100 times in Everesting Relay
Exeter Wheelers Cycling Club took part in a hill climb relay challenge up to the top of Stoke Woods to publicise their Hill Climb Festival to be held on 19th September.
Members of the club made 100 ascents of the Stoke Woods Hill (as seen in the Tour of Britain) in teams of three over the course of the day, the cyclists successfully climbed over 29,000ft, the equivalent of climbing Mt Everest to help publicise the clubs upcoming Hill Climb Festival.
Hill climbing is a long-running time trial tradition, which is well-represented in the South West with Minehead Cycling Club hosting a hill climb up Porlock hill on the North Devon coast.
The Exeter Wheelers Hill Climb Festival, sponsored by Michelmores, Interserve and East Devon Sports Therapy promises three racing challenges for adults and children, and the chance to raise money for Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education; the Exeter based charity run school providing education for up to 150 students from nursery through to college levels.
An open event will test some of the UKs top hill climb riders against each other for the fastest time up the course, and with over £2,000 of price money the open event is sure to attract top riders across the country.
A GoRide event will be run for different age-groups up to under-16s on a shorter course. If your youngsters have dreams of being the next Wiggins or Pendleton; this is their chance to find out!
And finally the charity team event, aimed at the budding amateur cyclist; if you and your friends or work colleagues need to settle the score of who is the king or queen of the mountains then here’s your opportunity.
All team entries will help raise money for Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education, there will also be special prizes from The Exeter Brewery on offer, making the team event a cycling challenge not to miss!
To find out more about this fantastic event visit www.exeterhillclimb.co.uk, via Twitter @ewcchillclimb or on www.facebook.com/ewcchillclimb.
