MOW COP: THE KILLER MILE!! FULL GAS UP STEEP CLIMB!
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Well done Katie. I think that the worst thing about the Mow Cop climb is its reputation. Back in my 30s it used to be on my after-work, evening, route, so I used to ride up about 4 times per week. There was no gps or Strava back then, but my time from the railway line to the T junction at the top was around 8 mins (or a bit quicker if I tried) using a 42 x 21 ratio. The last time I went up was a couple of years ago at age 60, which I did in just over 10 mins using a 34 x 32 ratio.
A couple of other climbs you might like (if you've not tried them), a bit closer to Manchester, are Toot Hill in the Macclesfield Forest, and Jenkin Chapel to Pym Chair.
Well done! Absolutely brutal climb. First did it on club runs with Crewe Clarion back in the early 90s.... no one had wide range gears then. Think I did it on 42/21, thought my knees were going to explode the first time and watched a car in front of my burn it’s clutch out and roll down the hill. Still one of my most memorable climbs.
Great climb Katie. Chapeau. Lived in Alsager near the bottom for 10 yrs. In all the attempts (including Cheshire Cat Sportive) I never got to the top without stopping on the bike. 😟It’s a beast. (There are other routes up!!😆) Sad to see the pub has closed.
The more I see your videos, the more I love the fact that you cannot hide how happy you seem when you accomplish something on a bike. It's so beautiful to watch. Thanks a lot for what you do. I am absolutely convinced that you, in your simple, honest and straight forward way have helped hundreds if not thousands of people all over the world. A huge cheers from Colombia. You should come here with your friends, which by the way, look like the kind of people that are fun to be around. You would love the many beautiful and challenging places we have to ride.
Nice going. I live a couple of miles away and avoid it like the plague. First time I tried it I fell off. I've been up it once since, just to prove to myself that I can. I'm so impressed that you went back up several more times on the same day.
Well done. I ride Mow Cop's Killer Mile pretty regularly as it's on my doorstep. It's a tough one and very difficult to pace as you need to save something for the steep section at the top but there never seems to be much left by the time you get there!!
The sportive you were wondering about is The Cheshire Cat, that has 3 decent climbs, this being the toughest. There is also Gun Hill and Wincle.
That's one heck of a workout! Mad respect Katie - awesome! So refreshing to hear that a motorist stopped to let you come through, such a contrast to my daily commute - mad taxi driver cut me off without indicating, blocking the cycle lane 3 times yesterday then when I yelled at him to get out he ran me off the road, his doormen (they are minibus taxis with a sliding door) lent out the window, grabbed my helmet and threw me off my bike! Shoulder and ankle are well fooked right now - really sick of that lot - no regard for human safety nor any sense of civilised behaviour! Yeah, the new South Africa sucks eggs.
I died from cardiac arrest a couple of times just watching this on my recliner.
My departed Grandma lives at Mow Cop. Happy memories.
I was shocked when your HR started at the bottom 3% at 173 but that proves how deceptive HRM is because yours barely wavers from that starting point until the really steep section.
Testament to the fitness you’ve built.
I use HRM simply because I’m too skint to buy a decent power meter😴
Brilliant!
When it ramps up to the 25% section the views behind you were stunning!
Does seem it's often the way on a good climb, the glorious views are behind you whilst you're staring at the tarmac 6ft in front of you, legs burning, lungs screaming... great fun though! :D
Did the climb for the first time today felt like my heart was going to explode on the steep section, feels almost like you're going downhill afterwards even though you're still doing about 12%, the relief is that great.
I rode this about 15 years ago, as part of the Cheshire Cat - it's sufficiently brutal, they gave out medals for getting up it without putting a foot down! Great video.
Holy crap.. the steepest I have here near me in southern Ontario is a 16% for about 400 meters and I struggle on it.. I’m a chubby guy though.. nice job! Your transformation in the last 5 years is absolutely amazing!👍
Well done Katie and Hammish W's got you the correct way to say mOW Cop and yes its one of the prettiest parts of Cheshire for sure. I live not that far away and the Cop is a regular visit - worth it just for the stunning views over the Cheshire plain and beyond.
That's some serious wattage. Thanks for taking us along!
Great effort and enthusiasm Katie 👍 Last time out there I climbed up the back/reverse way to the radio mast from the traffic lights over the railway, that’s a toughie too. Couldn’t leave without having a go at the ramp too, it’s horrid steep but noticed the difference not having the rest of the climb in my legs first. Makes you realise how much the initial climbing takes out of your legs. Rode it in 26 degree sunshine back in August 🥵
I rode it a few months ago in the middle of lock down, but couldn’t really do an effort as it was a 100 mile ride with 2 bottles on the bike and 1 flapjack for food, on quite a hot day, also 11000 feet of climbing, looking back I don’t know how I got round the ride on that little food and drink! It is a good climb though, perhaps I’ll ride next years Cheshire Cat and try an effort.
Good ride, well done, I wonder why we like climbs when we are totally spent at the top 😊🚵🏻♀️
Good to hear. 11000 ft is a ton. My first tour going to be 100 mile up 6000 ft on a ebike. So now I know it can be done. Thanks.
Katie "The Beast" Kookaburra ;-)
starting with 400W...
"I don't look at my HR because I am afraid to see if I am still alive" ;-)
superb motivational - thx
Yep I live on that hill and iv been doing it's since I was a lad ..
Running, biking and dog waking and I just live it ..
Great Time also by the way .
Did you see me come past today 😂
Fantastic effort Katie. Think you have a good idea doing these climbs. It should be very popular in the future.
That looks great!
Have you ever heard, or cycled, Ardbhair Brae in the North of Scotland?
Not as long as that segment, maybe about 0.3 of a mile but mid to high 20s gradient most of the climb.
It's on the B869 Lochinver/Clachtoll/Drumbeg Road, on the NC500, just outside a small village called Nedd. Great cycling road.
Hahahaha what a legend Your enthusiasm is infection. I love how when you make it to the top and when you're out of breath you're like, "That was so horrible. 😭" Then you get your breath back and you're like "That was amaaazing. Loved it loved it loved it!" 🤣 Fair play you give it laldi every time. Proper Champion. 💪💅👑
Well done. That's a local climb to me and it is brutal. There are more of those dotted around Staffordshire. Try the climbs around Froghall, Leek etc PS thanks for visiting Staffordshire 👍
What an awesome accomplishment. You must be very proud. Keeping your heart rate up that high for 8 plus minutes is a tribute to your amazing fitness. Congrats and thanks for sharing. That is some very serious stretch of road.
Did the Cycling Weekly 125 that has Mow Cop's killer mile in it at about 50 miles in, it was brutal. As i got to the 25% bit i asked 2 locals watching "that is the top though?" Nope....
I did this about 5 or 6 years ago with a group on one of the hottest days of the year and I remember how steep it was once you got to the sign and I was zigzagging near the end. You made it look much easier than it is.
Enjoyed that Katie ❤️; loved the “always keeping it classy” 🤣🤣
Holy crap Katie that is one STEEP hill! That last bit at ~20% would be a real kick in the teeth to most of us! Well done.
Loved this video. My ancestors come from Mow Cop and I LOVE climbing steep hills. Maybe it’s in my genes!!!
Hey Katie. For uphill climbs while standing, you can unclip during the right leg upswing and the left leg will be in the down position and all you have to do is step down.
I know this hill so well! I have walked it 100 times and know all the houses / corners / barking dogs. This is my keep fit in winter hill. We are keen cyclists in my family with a 10 year old active boy - it's time we attempted the climb on our bikes for the first time!
Oooof in winter?? Wouldn’t fancy it in the wet ha. You’re a bloody strong un going up that in the wet!
@@KatieKookaburra you did very well that guy in the orange shirt looking on will she make it
Highly recommend Bwlch Penbarras in North Wales. It climbs up moel famau out of ruthin. Views are amazing. Only a few miles from this climb is the old horse shoe pass rd. Its the old Rd that never gets used any more but so steep
A tip I was once given by a great cyclist. He used a cloth, tennis headband and tied it to his handlebar, to use as a snot rag. Great climb Katie! 😃
Wow! I struggle on a 9% incline …you are incredible and such an inspiration to me Katie. Recently bought a second hand road bike and taken up cycling to help me get some fitness and lose weight. Love you r videos and the journey you’re on.
The view of the cheshire plain from the top of mow cop is great.
Part of the Cheshire Cat 100 mile sportive which was previously ran by Kilo to go. Probably one of the first I did. I remember it was about 28c on the day, as it was originally called off in the March due to snow. It was mayhem with lots trying to zig zag up the steep bit. I hung back a bit to avoid the carnage and went straight up standing. It carries on a bit then you turn right it ramps up a little more, if my memory is right. Nice one x
Well done Katie,I live in stoke which is just round the corner and I've had some sleepless nights over that climb it's that brutal well done once again
I rode this for the first time yesterday and it was BRUTAL.
These pov climbing videos are great for others to build confidence! Please do Swiss Hill in Alderley Edge 😬 Thanks!
I'm comforted to see that I'm not the only one that blow my nose and wipe it on my leg or arm. ^_^ keep it classy girl! :D
Awesome effort!
Everybody does it, some gloves even have a towel type fabric that I believe is just for that purpose alone, but worse, way worse is when you try to spit and you're so out of breath and the spit so thick that it lands on the most unusual and embarrassing places.
I was out last Friday with one of my best mates, whom I met 34 years ago. We rowed together in everything from pairs to eights. I reminded him that once in a hard training session I spat and it came out thick so it didn’t fly far, but landed on his back. I had to tell him when we stopped to rest.
VeloPinephrine you gotta do what’chu gotta do, when you gotta do it on a bike... no judgements... lol 😎🙌🏽
Can't spell classy without ass-y. That felt deep until I wrote it down.
+1
Phenomenal job!!
That hill is a killer and you conquered. Well done!!
Blimey. I’d struggle to get up there in a car. Well done!
Nice one 💪🚴♀️! The sportive is called Cheshire Cat, I did it in 2017, I knew what mow cop is and was keeping very easy until the last 25% section, then out of the saddle, I agree with you seated would of been much harder! Regarding heart rate and power I like to have both, if I had to chose one that would be power 🙂
Nice one Katie! Pretty impressive when you look back to the start of it all all those years ago..... Now look at you!!
Absolutely love the climb videos that you are posting. I have gone back and watched Winnats Pass and Holme Moss again because I was so captivated by your riding and commentary. I don't think you looked at all awkward in this ride...in fact, I think your riding style is quite good to the point of considering you a very accomplished cyclist. I don't pay attention to heart rate because I'm in tune enough with my body and effort that I know what is going on. Excellent video footage of a great ride and awesome cyclist. Well done Katie!
The view from the top looks amazing. That's one reason why I love riding - for the views that you get.
Same!! 😍
Recently discovered your channel and am enjoying your videos, I do like the climbing videos and makes me want to try some of them. I stared mountain biking 25 years ago so steep climbs and the front wheel lifting is a way of life. I have been up Mow Cop 4 times twice on the road bike with 60 miles in the legs first and twice the running road race, strangely enjoyed each one !?!? Keep up the great videos.👍
Wow ... that was Awesome Katie .. well done .. cheers Chris & Sam
Really Great effort. I know Mow Cop road and it is seriously steep... Have a go at Bwlch y Groes in Wales if you like this kind of climb.
OMG Katie kills the killer mile and goes back for more, you are such inspiration
I used to live near there and we pronounced it differently to you. More like Maow Cop, rather than Mow (as you would a lawn).
I remember cycling up to the folly with my school during an activities week back in the early 90s on a very heavy mountain bike. It is such a brutal climb!
I'm doing this climb in September in the Cheshire cat 2021 sportive! I can't wait!
What a great effort. Chapeau. You are a climbing beast. Also, the greenery, hedges, trees, and shrubs at the bottom third of the climb were beautiful
it's that post climb muscle ache, it gets addictive after a while, that was a good effort, especially keeping that cadence, in mid wales most of my routes involve a similar ramp up maybe not so long though...
Nearly pushing top 10! Did this for the first time at the end of May and aimed to stay in the saddle for as long as poss and only stood (and leaned forward!) on that top kicker. Saved myself to save any embarrassment so next time I go I'll push it a bit!
Dear Katie. I admire you, you are my inspiration 👍. I am from Poland, i not know English very well😄
Good effort! I cycled up Sutton Bank near thirst and decided to stop looking at HRM when my max wearing kept going off. Warning was set at 195!. Pure pain.
Great effort that. I haven’t tried Mow Cop for a few years - last time I tried I fell off at the start of the 25% section much to the amusement of some builders working on the roof of one of the houses. I might have to give it another try ...... (after I’ve fitted a triple chainset and a 32t cassette 😅)
Wow - those are some legit power and BPM figures! Those gasps for air at the end were indicative of the effort you put out. Congrats
I live near here, one of my mates, Frank everested this a couple of years ago, 57 repeats. Great vid.
Climbed it 57 times in a single day??? Hard to believe it.
@@LeoInterHyenaem yeh mate, I went up and did 4 or 5 reps with him, I think he did it in about 18.5 hours at 52 years old.
@@ad9898 Wow, that's impressive! And then people are nagging about Mike Tyson fighting at 54!
I knew a 60-something year old man man who rode from Paris to somewhere in The Netherlands (500km) in a single day only a few years before he became ill and turned into a wheelchair-bound wretch. Then, there's the man who rode 1500km in 4 days, if I'm not mistaken. Again, 60-something. Remarkable!
@@ad9898 amazing, but pretty boring
Leo_inter_Hyaenaem have a look at Tommy Godwin who in 1939 rode over 200 miles a day for a whole year. He finished the year riding just over 75,000 miles! He didn’t stop there though, he carried on for 500 days in total and completed over 100,000 miles. In 1939! No support crew, no special diet or fancy carbon bike. Just phenomenal. He then learned to walk again and joined the RAF in 1940.
I was counting your gradient and 23 percent wow!!! Impressed even more now!!! Wait twice? Super WOW!!
Wow. What a vid. Massive congrats Katie on that. Look forward to a series of vids on the UK's steepest climbs. 😀
If you ever come to Canada there is great bike riding around Lake Ontario, and up and down the Niagara Escarpment. Loads of Olympic cyclists have trained here in Hamilton, Ontario. Also, if you fancy riding in the Rockies in BC, my cousin and his Aussie/Canuck wife would be sure to give you loads of tips about where to go, places to stay, etc. 2003 UCI Road World Championships took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Clara Hughes is kind of a legend around here.
We done Katie for your first time up there. I've been up there 170 plus times and only got a pb on Strava of 8 minutes 7. Fantastic effort...👍
Church hill in Glyn Ceiriog (Llangollen) is worth visiting, went up yesterday 3.2 mile 25% at some points. Hoping to do mow cop next month
I did the Cheshire Cat as my first ever long ride. It was too busy to zigzag, it was my first time wearing clipped in peddles and I made it depressingly close to the top before I failed.
Another great video! Regularly riding 40km now. Only stacked it trying to unclip once (gracefully on the drive as I arrived home). And your book has been very helpful!! Keep em coming.
Chapeau Katie! That looked tough indeed. I recently ground to a complete stop on a climb that was half as long and not quite as steep. Interesting what you were saying about the bike lifting up. I felt the same as I was going up my steep climb but then I do have a fair bit more weight over the back wheel!
Well done ! its a tough little climb .That brought back some memories ! it's that final kick past the pub. brutal
Arthog up to cregennen lake by Dolgellau is a steep climb..and Bwlch y groes..you can do them on the Cambrian coast sportive 100.mile.
What a climb! Watching here from Phillipines.
If I knew my heart rate it would make me paranoid. I don’t wanna know that my hearts going 200bpm and I’m a cheeseburger from death. 🤣 ✌🏻
...you later go on to agree with my comment. 😬 I train with breathing! If I can’t breath Im flat oot!!! Toot toot 🏴
@@MrSmid888 I have always found that breathing is a good idea. In fact when I stop breathing I get a bit worried. Not only in training but all the rest of the time too. I do, however, train with a heart rate monitor. If I forget to put the strap on I see a heart rate of zero. That is also a little concerning.
smitajky ha 😁
Well done, I did that a few years ago on the Cheshire Cat sportive, interesting times at the pub with loads of other cyclist wobbling around all over the place 🤣. Have you ridden Penbarras or the old horseshoe road ?
I remember it was closed road and they had 2 lanes, those who knew they could make it and those that didn't know
Well done!! I live nearby and have always avoided The Killer Mile by coming up the other side 🤣
Done this climb only on mountain bike many moons ago. Was glad when I got to the top all down hill to A&E
I find that heart rate is most useful for pacing on long endurance rides. If I have twelve hours of riding ahead of me, I want to be able to tell at a glance if I'm getting overly enthusiastic. Power fluctuates quickly, and so you have to monitor it more frequently to know where you are in your zones unless you set your head unit to smooth it by some long time interval, at which point you might as well just use heart rate.
And yes, you know you're on a really steep gradient when you have to lean forward over your handlebars to avoid mono-ing out! We have a few hills like that here in New York's Hudson Valley, and I remember one time nearly flipping over backwards going up one of them.
Congratulations Katie!! 👏👏👏 Great effort!! You are Amazing!!! Watching your cadence and your heart rate. Thank you for sharing.
Watt the flip :-). Good effort. Looks like an amazing climb.
Come to Northern California and ride Sonora Pass on both sides, you would love it. Great video BTW.
Impressive... some solid insight on effectively conquering this hill!
Ну ты просто герой!!! Молодец!!!👍🏻
Great climbing!! I need to get back out there, have been off the bike after a fall. That silver mini is always parked just at the top of the step bit on the right, that's always my target on the way up!
I did the run race there in the early '80s when I was at college in Alsager. The winner did in in under 7 minutes!
That was great! How about a day out in the NY Moors? I reckon you'd enjoy going up the switchbacks through the trees on White Horse Bank and Boltby Bank is near by and will have your front wheel popping near the top. They are my limit but there's loads more to make a day of it.
I tried this a few times several years back ,could only make it to the pub and had to unclip and stop.i eas riding a btwin triban 3 at the time .well done very impressive.
Don't be too hard on yourself it's a CRAZY steep climb!!!! Get lower gearing even MTB gearing and you will do it!!
Love to see a strong woman do this climb! Great work! (I’m a little squeamish so the snot blowing got my gag reflexing going lol. I guess I haven’t “earned it”yet with my level of rides.)
Ouch, very good effort and numbers up that climb.👍
It's a great feeling just to be able to do it. You know you've "arrived" as a "cyclist" when you can sit in the red, dig in and not blow up on a hill like that. Great riding.
I toppled sideways coz so steep straight up near top of steep section, not like riber on corner. Well done! I Need to learn track stand balance and bigger cassette. Zig zag good tip have always been to scared of cars
Great effort 🙌. I climb by feel and speed as I don't have a power meter. They are sooooo expensive. And obviously if I get a PB and good average speed thats a bonus and good indicator that I'm improving
Outstanding work katie..My max heart rate on climbs has given me a few shocks lately so I keep that out of my data fields now!
Well done, I wish I live in the bottom of the hill.. nice watching it..
Good job Katie, the same cadence beginning to the final, good perfomance!
My legs hurt when I look at you :) Great respect.
beautiful in effort! Bravo! in any case me this kind of coast I prefer to face it running!
"Blowing ya nose and wiping it on ya leg",A Very very Australian thing.😆
If you need to make it any easier on the climb than I would suggest a change in your gear setup. I have a 3x10 Ultegra/105 setup for the steep climbs. It works very well when I am crossing the bridges over the river. My cassette gearing on the back is 11x28 and the Ultegra crank is 52/39/30. I had trouble too on a much steeper climbs that I had to walk but crossing the bridges on a bike does take time to get used to but I am able to do it. I do love my downhills on these bridges. Cheers!
I grew up around there. Got unfinished business with the climb. FYI it's it's not Mow that rhymes with Low, it's Mow that rhymes with Plough
Me too pal. Grew up in Biddulph with views of the castle from our house. I was about to post about the pronunciation then spotted yours. All of Mow Cop is bloody steep to be fair.
Mighty power!!! What an inspiration for beginner riders like myself.
little beast. the last 200m with 23% is really cool. good for some intervals.
Pronounced Mow (as in smack ow) not Moh (as in mowing the grass)