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Stephen Shrubsall

'I targeted around 600 watts, unfortunately, I forgot to calibrate my power meter': 2024 hill-climb champ shares his strategies

Harry MacFarlane climbs at the national hill climb.

In October earlier this year, TAAP Kalas rider Harry MacFarlane claimed the crown at the men's British National Hill Climb championships, cresting the Dipton Mill Road ascent in 3 minutes 9 seconds.

MacFarlane won the men's competition on a 16-year-old bike, the chassis a 2008 Cervelo RS frameset, which was adorned with graffiti and built up with some "rather outdated" kit.

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