Dulwich Paragon Hill Climb
Dulwich Paragon
Since 1935
Dulwich Paragon is a friendly cycling club based in South London, dedicated to the serious and sporting cyclist. Road and circuit racing – and training for them – form a major part of their activities. But the club also competes on the track, in time-trials and in cyclo-cross events at all levels. Club members also participate in cyclo-sportives, at home and abroad, and they have some seriously dedicated long distance riders in their ranks.
Every year the club mounts a number of promotions. They run the Wally Gimber Road Race, a National B event which is the opening road race of the season in the South East and is held in high regard by the country’s racing elite. In April the hugely popular Crystal Palace Crits kicks off the criterium series held every Tuesday evening in the summer in Paxton’s beautiful park. We also run events each year for the South East Road Race League (SERRL) the Surrey League (SL) the League of Veteran Racing Cyclists (LVRC) and the London Women’s Cycle Racing league (LWCR). The club also co-promotes track events at the historic Herne Hill Velodrome in the heart of Dulwich village. There is a club hill-climb each autumn (followed the next day with a more lighthearted but keenly contested downhill freewheel competition) and a series of club 10-mile time trials on alternate Thursday evenings through the summer.
Perhaps the club’s most popular event is the sportive, The Ride of the Falling Leaves, which is held each October and attracts 500+ riders to a route that runs through some of the most beautiful parts of Kent – and includes several daunting climbs. This fully-supported 100 / 50km event starts with a lap of the Herne Hill Velodrome and finishes in Dulwich. All profits go to the Lavender Trust (breast cancer research) and thousands of pounds have been raised since it was inaugurated.
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