UK National Hill Climb Championship

The UK national hill climb championship has been held since 1944. It is held on the last Sunday in October and marks the end of the Time trial season in the UK. It has been won by a variety of riders including Chris Boardman (*4), Malcolm Elliot, Darryl Webster, Stuart Dangerfield(*5) and Brian Robinson as well as hill climb specialists such as Granville Sydney (*6) and Jim Henderson (*5)

Results – Men

Year	Hill	1st	2nd	3rd	Links and Details
2024	Dipton Mill Road	Harry MacFarlane – 3:09.4 TAAP Kalas	Andrew Feather – 3:11.5 HuntBikeWheels.com	Kieran Wynne-Cattanach 3:18.3 Team Lifting Gear Products	CTT VeloUK
2023	The Struggle	Andrew Feather – 11:48 HuntBikeWheels.com	Ed Laverack – 12.06 Backpedal	Paddy Clarke 13.05 Team Lifting Gear Products	CTT
2022	Old Shoe Pass	Andrew Feather – 5:29 HuntBikeWheels.com	Tom Bell – 5.31 High North Performance	Richard Bussell – 5:47 AeroCoach	Race results
2021	Winnats Pass	Tom Bell 3:01.7 High North Performance	Andrew Feather 3:08.5 HuntBikeWheels.com	Andy Nichols 3.11.6 Team Lifting Gear Products/Cycles in Motion	Race results
2020	Streatley Hill	Andrew Feather 2.04.8 HuntBikeWheels.com	Tom Bell 2.05.9 High North Performance	Adam Kenway 2.08.6 Vitus Pro Cycling/ Brother UK	Men’s results Blog
2019	Haytor Vale	Ed Laverack – 11:37.0 SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling	Paul Double 11.46.1 Velo Club Venta	Richard Bussell 12.15.2 AeroCoach	CTT Results
2018	Pea Royd Lane (shorter)	Andrew Feather 2:18.8 (BCR Racing)	Calum Brown 2:20.5 Team B38-Underpin Racing	Adam Kenway – 2:21.6 Vitus Pro Cycling	Results
2017	Hedley Hill	Dan Evans 3:54.3 ASSOS Equipe UK	Adam Kenway 3:59 Raleigh GAC	Kieran Savage 4:03 Team B38/Underpin Racing	Results and report
2016	Bank Road	Adam Kenway 2.18 Metaltek Kuoata RT	Isaac Mundy 2.20.4 Oxford Uni	James Lowden 2.20.8 Team ASL360	Race report
2015	Jackson Bridge	Richard Bussell 4.15.6 RST Sport/Aero-Coach	Dan Evans 4.20.5 Team Elite/ Paul Bethall Electrical	Joseph Clark 4.21.9 Team Envelopemaster	Race report Results
2014	Pea Royd Lane	Dan Evans 3.24.2 Team Elite/Paul Bethall Electrical	Matt Clinton – 3.26.5 Mike Vaughan Cycles	Adam Kenway 3.28.1 Team Zenith-www.buzzcycles.co.uk	Results and splits Race report
2013	The Stang	Tejvan Pettinger 7.57 Sri Chinmoy CT	James Gullen 7.59 Hope Factory Racing	Matt Clinton 8:08.1 Mikevaughan.co.uk	Race report Full Results Cycling Weekly
2012	The Rake	Jack Pullar 2.21 Wheelbase.co.uk	Gunnar Gronlund 2.26 RST Racing Team	Matt Clinton 2.29 Mikevaughan.co.uk	Race report
2011	Long Hill	Gunnar Gronlund – 12.49 (Rst Racing Team – Trigon)	Richard Handley – 12.56 (Team Raleigh)	Matt Clinton – 12.57 Mikevaughan.co.uk	Race Report Cycling Weekly
2010	Dover’s Hill	Dan Fleeman – 3.41 Team Raleigh	Matt Clinton 3.47 Mikevaughan.co.uk	Michael Smith 3.55 Team Corley	Race report
2009	Pea Royd Lane	Dan Fleeman – 3.17 Cervelo Test Team	Matt Clinton 3.31 Mikevaughan.co.uk	Jim Henderson Southport CC 3.39	Race report
2008	Bank Road	Matt Clinton – 2.24 Mikevaughan.co.uk	Bill Bell – 2.25 Gemini	Jim Henderson – 2.26 Southport CC	Race report
2007	Cheddar Gorge	James Dobbin – 6.51 Arctic Shorter	David Clarke – 6.57 Blue Sky	Matt Clinton – 7.08 Mikevaughan.co.uk	2007
2006	Peak Hill, Sidmouth	James Dobbin – 4.44 Arctic Shorter	David Clarke 5.07.7 Nippo KFS	Jon Dayus 5.07.7 Arctic Shorter	Race report
2005	The Rake	Ben Greenwood – 2.26.5 Recycling	Jim Henderson – 2.26.8 Southport CC	David Clarke 2.31.9 Rayon D’Argent	Report and results Need categories
2004	Winter’s Gibbet	Jon Dayus – 6.33 Arctic Shorter	James Dobbin – 6.35 Arctic Shorter	Alex Coutts – 6.41 Flanders Afin	CTT Results
2003	Halifax Lane	Jim Henderson – 5.19 Southport CC	Mark Lovatt – 5.38.2 Life Repair	David Clarke – 5.38.9 Endura	CTT Results Jim.H page
2002	Cat and Fiddle	Mark Lovatt – 19.33 Compensation Group	Michael Hutchinson – 20.38 Team MDT – Giant	Ian Stott – 20.58 Blackburn & District	CTT Results Jim H page
2001	Y Bwlch,	Jim Henderson – 6.45 Southport CC	Tom Anderson – 6.51 Holme Valley Wheelers	Chris Myhill – 7.14 Chesterfield Couriers	CTT Results Jim H page
2000	Westclose Hill	Jim Henderson 5.00 Terry Wright Cycles	Tom Anderson 5.11 Holme Valley Wh	Ian Stott 5.22 Blackburn & District	Jim H Page Results 2000
1999	The Rake	Jim Henderson – 2.22 Terry Wright Cycles	Jeff Wright – 2.27 Travelwise	Richard Taylor – 2.33 Chesterfield Couriers	CTT Results Jim H page
1998	Dover’s Hill	Jim Henderson – 3.25 Oxford Univ CC	Jeff Wright – 3.28 Team Guru	Gary Baker – 3.41 Condor Cycles	Jim H page
1997	Rowsley Bar	Stuart Dangerfield – 5.12 Wheelbase CC	Jim Henderson – 5.19 Oxford Univ CC	Jeff Wright – 5.22 North East	Jim H Page
1996	Carlton Bank	Stuart Dangerfield – 5.39 Parker Int	Steve Hulme – 6.01 Freetown Pace	Jim Henderson – 6.05 Oxford Univ CC	Report from CW Jim H Page
1995	Ditchling Beacon	Stuart Dangerfield – 3.45 Leo R.T	Jeff Wright – 3.54 North East R.T	Chris Newton – 4.02 North Wirral Velo	Jim H Page
1994	Jackson Bridge	Jeff Wright – 3.49 North East RT	Stuart Dangerfield 3.56 North Wirral Velo	Rob Harris 4.03 Optimum Performance
1993	Newlands Pass	Stuart Dangerfield 6.12 Leo RC-Shorter Rochford	Jeff Wright 6.16 North East RT	Rob Reynolds-Jones 6.19 V.C. Bradford
1992	St John’s Chapel	Stuart Dangerfield 8.44 Leo RC-Shorter Rochford	Jeff Wright 9.04 Tyne Velo	Pete Longbottom 9.28 G.S.Strada
1991	Park Rash	Chris Boardman 6.47 (Manchester Wh	Jeff Wright 6.59 Tyne Velo	Stuart Dangerfield 7.08 Leo RC
1990	Widecombe-in-the-Moor	Chris Boardman 4.10 (Manchester Wh	Steve Marchant 4.20 South Eastern RC	Stuart Dangerfield 4.28 Wolverhampton Wh
1989	The Burway	Chris Boardman – 5.01.8 (Manchester Wh	Scott O’Brien 5.13 (Manchester Wh)	Steve Marchant – 5.19 CC Orpington	Cycling Weekly
1988	Nick O’ Pendle	Chris Boardman – 3.29 (Manchester Wh)	P.Sheard 3.43.0 Bradford Wh.	Paul Curran 3.43.6 – Manchester Wh.	P. Curran’s page
1987	Rosedale Chimney	Paul Curran 5.22.8 Manchester Wh	Chris Boardman 5.23.0 Manchester Wh	Steve Marchant – 5.31 34th Nomads CC	P.Curran’s Page
1986	Riber Hill	Darryl Webster – 4.48 Manchester Wh	Steve Marchant – 4.55 34th Nomads CC	C. Walker – 4.56 Paragon RT	Full results
1985	Challacombe	Darryl Webster 4.22 Manchester Wh. –	Steve Marchant 4.27 ’34 Nomads –	K.Smith 4.27 Clayton Velo	CW Results
1984	Crawleyside	Darryl Webster9.18 Manchester Wh.	Steve Marchant 9.28 34th Nomads CC –	K. Smith 9.32 Clayton Velo
1983	Weston Hill	Darryl Webster 2.50 (Manchester Wh)	Mark Noble 2.55 Team Zoyland	Phil Mason 2.59 San Fairy Ann	Course: 1066 yrds
1982	Dover’s Hill	Jeff Williams 3.36 Manchester Wheelers	Keith Reynolds 3.52 G.S. Strada	Dave Jarvis 3.57 Chesterfield Coureurs
1981	Horseshoe Pass	Jeff Williams 9.17 Manchester Wheelers	Malcolm Elliott – 9.27 Rutland CC	C.Gough – 9.32 Liverpool Century RC
1980	Nick O’ Pendle	Malcolm Elliott 3.33.4 Rutland CC	Jeff Williams – 3.33.6 Manchester Wh.	Gareth Armitage -3.36.6 Manchester Wh.
1979	Haytor Vale	Jeff Williams 12.44 (GS Strada)	Dave Pitman 13.04 (Somerset R.C)	Gareth Armitage 13.06 (Manchester Wh.)	Cycling Weekly
1978	Dover’s Hill	Gareth Armitage 3.40 Oldham Century	Chris Miller 3.46 Clayton V Spencer	John Parker 3.48 GS Strada Lutz	Cycling Weekly
1977	Winnats Pass	John Parker 3.22 Southport RCC	Gareth Armitage 3.25 Oldham Century	Ian Moore 3.30 Port Sunlight Wheelers	Cycling Weekly 2
1976	Horseshoe Pass	Joe Waugh 9.02 GS Strada Lutz	D.Pitman 9.14 Somerset RC	S Johnson 9.29 Birkenhead	Cycling Weekly
1975	Nick O Pendle	Gareth Armitage 3.49 (Oldham Century)	Paul Carbutt 3.50 (Saracen RC)	Joe Waugh 3.51 (Tyne RC)	CW
1974	Holme Moss	Joe Waugh 10.41(Tyne RC)	Colin Berry 10.45 Birdwell Wheelers	Ron Martin 10.53 Kent Valley RC	CW
1973	Dover’s Hill	Granville Sydney 3.47 Huddersfield SW	Jack Kershaw 3.49 Oldham Century	Paul Wildsmith 3.55 – East Bradford	CW
1972	Winnats Pass	Granville Sydney Huddersfield SW – 3.23	John Clewarth – 3.27 Kirby CC	Paul Wildsmith 3.46 East Bradford	CW
1971	Horseshoe Pass	John Clewarth 9.17 Kirby CC	D.Lloyd 9.18 Kirby CC	W.Moore – 9.35 Merseyside Wheelers
1970	Nick ‘O Pendle	Granville Sydney 3.59 Huddersfield SW	Ralph Wilson 4.05 Bridwell Wh.	Tony Gornall 4.10 Clayton Velo	CW
1969	Llywel Hill, Wales	Granville Sydney 3.19 Huddersfield SW	Claude Kearley 3.22 Whitewebbs CC	Ralph Wilson 3.22 Bridwell Wh.	CW
1968	Dover’s Hill	Pete Gannon 3.59 Leeds St Christopher	Paul Wildsmith 4.00 East Bradford	Granville Sydney 4.05 Huddersfield SW	CW
1967	Winnats Pass	Paul Wildsmith – 3.43 East Bradford CC	G.Clements 3.53 Wolverhampton RCC	Granville / Graham Sydney 3.54 (tie) Huddersfield Star
1966	Winnats Pass	PD Greenhalgh 3.11 Nottingham Phoenix	P.Wildsmith 3.22.0 East Bradford CC	G.Sydney 3.22.6 Huddersfield Star Wh
1965	Dover’s Hill	Granville Sydney 4.00 Huddersfield Star	P.J.Graham 4.06.8 (tie) Bury Clarion	R.Martin 4.06.8 (tie) Barrow Central Wheelers
1964	Peaslows Derbyshire	Eric Wilson 4.49 Rossendale RC	Ernie Lightfoot 4.53 Merlin Road club	Granville Sydney 4.59 Huddersfield Star Wheelers	CW
1963	Winnats Pass	Granville Sydney 3.18 Huddersfield Star Wh	P.J.Graham 3.22 West Pennine RC	R.Foster 3.23 Birdwell Wheelers
1962	Nick O’ Pendle	P. J Graham 4.08 West Pennine RC	R.Foster 4.08.2 Birdwell Wheelers	D.Millar 4.08 Southport RCC
1961	Yorks Hill	P.J Graham 1.56 West Pennine RC	R.Foster 1.56 Birdwell Wheelers	D.A. Patten 2.03 Tunbridge Wheelers
1960	Saintbury	Eric Wilson 6.21 Rossendale RC	P.J. Graham 6.23 West Pennine RC	R.Foster 6.28 Birdwell Wheelers
1959	Winnats Pass	Gordon Rhodes 3.49 Huddersfield RC	R.Foster – 3.50 Birdwell Wheelers	Peter Graham 3.55 West Pennine RC
1958	Monks Lane Bathford	P.J Graham 2.46 West Pennine RC	Eric Wilson 2.45? Rossendale RC	W.Holmes 2.51 Hull Thursday
1957	Winnats Pass	Eric Wilson 3.56 Rossendale RC	A.Pursey – 3.59 Medway RC	W.Holmes 4.00 Hull Thursday RC
1956	Saintbury	Les Ingman 6.13 Norwood Paragon	Eric Wilson 6.17 Rossendale RC	W.Bradley 6.25 Southport RCC
1955	Holly Lane	Eric Wilson 3.12 Rossendale RC	R Keighley – 3.15 Shipley RC	A.Pursey – 3.17 Medway
1954	Holme Moss	Les Ingman 6.46 Norwood Paragon	Eric Wilson 6.47 Rossendale RC	B.Haskell 6.52 Huddersfield RC
1953	Winnats Pass	R Keighley – 3.43 Shipley RC	R Stringwell – 3.48 Bramley Wheelers	P.S. Boyd Birkenhead CC
1952	Mow Cop	Brian Robinson – 3.41 Huddersfield RC	J.Pentecost 3.43	R.Keighley 3.44 Shipley RC
1951	Saintbury	R Stringwell – 6.26 Bramley Wheelers	B.Robinson 6.30 Huddersfield RC	R.Procter 6.43 Army CU
1950	Barber’s Hill Llangollen	R Stringwell 4.33 Bramley Wheelers	R.J.Maitland 4.35 Concorde RCC	B.Robinson 4.39 Huddersfield RC
1949	Winnats Pass	Bob Maitland 3.50 Concorde R CC	W.E. Penvose 3.53 Huddersfield ER	V.Clark 3.53 Coventry CC
1948	Landsdowne /Weston Bath	Vic Clark – 3:42 Coventry CC	Dick Woore – 3:47:2 Manchester Clarion	Bernard King -3:48.6 Coventry CC	1157 yards. av gradient 1 in 7.9. Max gradient 1 in 5
1947	Winnats Pass	Vic Clark – 3:28 Coventry CC	R. Maitland -3:31 Solihull CC	Harold F Worthen – 3:31.5 Manchester Clarion	(length 983 yards max. gradient -1 in 4.)
1946	Holly Lane, Ambergate	Vic Clark 3.35 Manchester Clarion	R. Maitland 3.38 Solihull CC	L. Dodd 3.41 Sheffield Phoenix	(1100yards – av. gradient – 1 in 7. Max gradient – 1 in 4)
1945	Peaslows	Bob Maitland 3.00 Solihull CC	V. Taylor 3.01 Manchester Clarion	J.Spink 3.03 West Bradford CC
1944	Brasted, Kent	Harold F Worthen 3.12 Manchester Clarion	V. Clark Manchester Clarion	V. Taylor Manchester Clarion

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2014	Team Zentih-www.buzzcycles.co.uk
2013	Rapha Condor JTL
2012	Buxton CC-Sett Valley Cycles
2011	InGear Quickvit Trainsharp RT
2010	Raleigh UCI
2009	Blackburn & District CTC
2008	Blackburn & District CTC
2007	Arctic Shorter Rochford RT
2006	Arctic Shorter Rochford RT
2005	Arctic Shorter Rochford RT
2004	Arctic Shorter Rochford RT
2003	Arctic Shorter Rochford RT
2002	Blackburn & District CTC
2001	Southport CC
2000	Blackburn & District CTC
1999	Blackburn & District CTC
1998	Oldham Century
1997	Wheelbase CC
1996	Middridge CRT-Middridge Engineering
1995	North Wirral Velo-Kodak Prints
1994	North East RT-Hardisty Cycles
1993	Leo RC-Shorter Rochford
1992	Dinnington RC-Ideal Travel
1991	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1990	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1989	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1988	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1987	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1986	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1985	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1984	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1983	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1982	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1981	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1980	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1979	Manchester Wheelers – Trumanns Steel
1978	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1977	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1976	Kirby CC
1975	East Bradford CC
1974	Birdwell Wheelers
1973	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1972	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1971	Kirby CC
1970	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1969	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1968	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1967	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1966	East Bradford CC
1965	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1964	Huddersfield Star Wheelers
1963	West Pennine RC
1962	West Pennine
1961	Featherstone RC
1960	Rossendale RC
1959	Bramley Wheelers
1958	Bramley Wheelers
1957	Bramley Wheelers
1956	Bramley Wheelers
1955	Bramley Wheelers
1954	Bramley Wheelers
1953	Bramley Wheelers
1952	Huddersfield RC
1951	Huddersfield RC
1950	Concorde RCC
1949	Concorde RCC
1948	Coventry CC
1947	Manchester Clarion C and AC
1946	Manchester Clarion C and AC
1945	Solihul C.C.
1944	Manchester Clarion C and AC

Sources:

Cycling Time Trials Handbook
Cycling Weekly
Many podiums places A Corinthian Endeavour – Paul Jones
Velo UK
Info for 1946-48 titles comes from a book entitled – “Vic Clark – Hill Climber Supreme.”

Related

Source: Own results sheets, CTT.

Unfortunately, some results are hard to get. CTT lost a lot of results on its website when it was upgraded to a new system. Also, in the past, there were no separate results for women/juniors published. If you are able to fill in gaps or note mistakes, let us know. Thanks! Cycling Uphill Contact