Nick o'Pendle
Sabden, United Kingdom
The Nick o'Pendle is a col with a length of 1.3 kilometer. This is a category 3 col. It is located in Sabden, England, United Kingdom. The average grade of this col is 11.5% with a maximum of 20.2%. The Nick o'Pendle ascents from 166 meter at the start, to 311 meter at the top, with a total of 146 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 1.3 km |
| Elevation gain | 146 m |
| Average grade | 11.5 % |
| Maximum grade | 20.2 % |
| Climb category | 3 |
| Minimum elevation | 166 m |
| Maximum elevation | 311 m |
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Description
The Nick O Pendle hill climb is a testing climb from the village of Sabden Village up to the moors of Nick O Pendle. The climb averages approx 11%, but at the start, there are a few sections of 16%. It has been used several times for the National Hill Climb Championship, including 1988 when a young Chris Boardman won his first hill climb championship, setting a course record of 3.29 (he used a 60 inch fixed). A 19-year-old Malcolm Elliot was also a national champion on this hill in 1980.