The location of Park Hill and its sweeping vistas across the city scape of ‘The Outdoor City’ made for a dramatic and exciting second round of the series. Park Hill CX (PHCX) also saw some exciting racing and was the first round to include junior racing, which will now be a regular feature in a Sheffield Urban CX series races.

Racers took on the cobbles of South Street Park, the outdoor spaces of the ‘old’ and soon to be developed ‘Phase 2’ flats. Riders then had a fast pace run down South Street then into the newly developed ‘Phase 1’ which is now home to residents and businesses.

The fastest riders were pulling in sub 4 minute laps on this punishing course; there was a lot of strategic riding, with some of the cannier riders keeping some in reserve to attack on some of the key climbs and technical sections.

The Junior races were equally exciting with younger junior riders taking in a slightly modified course that was still testing and also featured some rollers and other little surprises too.

The feedback afterwards was really positive – the atmosphere was great and we were pleased to have Rob and Jess from Sheffield’s smallest and friendliest bar ‘Wet thi Whistle’ with us for refreshments and Sunshine Pizza oven providing excellent pizzas for fueling up.

We are currently planning the 2018 series and Park Hill will be featuring as one of the stages again. The venue is undergoing redevelopment and we will be trying our hardest to spot exciting course potentials!