Larkstoke is the highest road in Warwickshire & a serious challenge for any road cyclist to climb up. Its a steep hill at 15% & I had the joy of a headwind up it.
But I purposely decided to tackle it with a headwind as part of my training for Bamford Clough and Ffordd Pen Lech at the end of this month. Challenges which worry me with how tough they’ll be.
After Larkstoke I also tackled Dover’s Hill and Saintbury Hill. 2 Challenging climbs in The Cotswolds.
3 climbs which were part of a 73 mile / 117 km route. Testing my endurance, which I need to improve for October when I’m looking to do my first ever bike packing trip.
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Time Codes
0:00 – Intro
2:22 – Larkstoke Hill Stats
3:12 – Larkstoke Hill
5:56 – Dover’s Hill Stats
6:33 – Dover’s Hill
9:24 – Dover’s Hill viewing point
9:48 – British Cycling Memberships
10:58 – Saintbury Stats
11:34 – Saintbury
15:10 – Cycling home to Birmingham
16:36 – Outro
2 Comments
My neck of the woods. I've done Dovers Hill, but from the Chipping Campden side š. Great video
3 great climbs round this area. Iām just down the road in Stratford.
Maybe have a look at the CFC bakers dozen which is 13 climbs back to back including these 3 finishing in winchcombe