James Jackson rode two of the toughest and most established hill climbs in the country today, taking on the Catford and the Bec, and rode strongly to finish them 13th and 22nd respectively.
Riding his track bike, James exploded away from the start of Catford CC's hill climb and flew up the first steep section, recording one of the fastest times at the first split. As the gradient levelled out for a brief respite, he kept up the pace and hit the final steep section hard. The only problem was the 20% final section hit back and sapped all James had in his legs, but he managed to grit his teeth and grind it out to the finish.
In true James Jackson style, holding nothing back at all and giving it 100% effort, he finished the climb and had to be lifted off his bike and sat down to stop him collapsing. After a while getting his breath back though, he was soon back on the bike warming down with a smile on his face. No rest for the wicked though, as he was then off to the Bec CC's hill climb where he repeated the all out effort to finish 22nd, and to end the very tough day's work very well, a credit to himself and the team.
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