The Hell of the North??? hell no, this is the Hell of the Ashdown - a suprisingly similar cycling event given the grim winter weather and the state of the roads in the South East of England...
Always held at the end of February (2024 this year), The Hell of the Ashdown, also known as HOTA is a really popular winter sportive and places sell out in hours - though why is a mystery to me as its horrible (though that might be the exact reason...).
A route of just over 100k takes in all the major climbs in the Surrey/Sussex/Kent area and coupled with freezing fog and rain as well as flooded roads its a real challenge - but great fun as well, especially if your on a really cool vintage bike... Sean Yates`s `90 Seven Eleven team for this one, and it was spot on!
29 авг 2024