Brother UK Cycling Hill Climb Podcast Preview

Hill Climb Championships: The new episode of the Brother UK Cycling Podcast offers an insider’s view from eight expert witnesses, including riders, organisers, mechanics, journalists, photographers and sponsors. It’s available now via Audioboom or from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Brother UK Cycling Hill Climb Podcast Preview
If you want an in-depth preview of the 2021 National Hill Climb Championships, look no further.

The new episode of the Brother UK Cycling Podcast offers an insider’s view from eight expert witnesses, including riders, organisers, mechanics, journalists, photographers and sponsors. It’s available now via Audioboom or from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Co-hosts Timothy John and Phil Jones MBE, the Managing Director of Brother UK, share their excitement for the return of the national championships to Winnats Pass for the first time in 40 years and offer observations on the contributions of a range of guests.

Brother UK-sponsored athletes Rebecca Richardson and Adam Kenway, WinNats21 organiser Nick Latimer and mechanic Rick Bailey are just some of the contributors to this detailed look ahead to what promises to be a memorable return to the home of British hill climbing.

Adam Kenway on Winnats Pass – photo Tony Wood

Larry Hickmott, the founder and editor of VeloUK, and photographer Tony Wood share their experiences of covering hill climbs. Jack Young, the newly-crowned Shropshire junior hill climb champion and a young man with autism, celebrates the inclusivity of a sporting community where competitors share information and cheer each other to the finish line.

The 2021 National Hill Climb Championships starts at 8am on Sunday October 31. Some 300 riders will battle for honours in categories for junior men, junior women, senior men and senior women. Favourites for the senior titles include defending champions Bithja Jones and Andrew Feather, Rebecca Richardson and Adam Kenway, Mary Wilkinson and Tom Bell, Illi Gardener and Dan Evans, and a host of other form riders.

The championships begin at 8am, with the first rider away at 30 seconds past the hour. Competitors will follow at 30-second intervals throughout the morning. Follow VeloUK on Twitter, @velouk for live coverage of the climax of this year’s hill climb season.

2020 Champion Bithja Jones winning at Monsal this year

2020 Champion Andrew Feather (sponsored by Rotor UK) winning at Ripponden last week

Mary Wilkinson, second in 2020 and a winner last week at Ripponden

The favourite, Tom Bell, according to the RTTC’s Spindata, at Ripponden last week, second and only a second behind Andrew Feather. A close battle between them assured.