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Adam Becket

'You think cyclists are a bit weird, then you meet hill climbers' – the British hill-climb team celebrating 10 years of national success

Andy Nichols of Team Lifting Gear Products on Bank Road in 2025.

There are few things that have stood the test of time over the last decade. In October 2016, Tadej Pogačar hadn’t won a pro race, Chris Froome was Tour de France champion again, and Donald Trump had not yet been elected US President.

However, on Bank Road in Matlock, the start of a dynasty was set up, as Team B38/Underpin Racing took their first men’s team prize at the National Hill-Climb Championship. That trio, of Patrick Clark (21st), Andy Nichols (13th) and Kieran Savage (12th) didn’t know it, but 10 editions later, the squad was still winning.

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