Frome Cobble Wobble

The Frome Cobble Wobble, established in 2009, is an individually timed bicycle hill climb sprint in Frome, Somerset, England.^[1] It was first organised by Andrew Denham involving the local community, with support from Councillor Alvin Horsfall to celebrate the stage 5 of the 2009 Tour of Britain, which started in Frome.^[2] It is set to become an annual event for the town.

The course begins at the bottom of Stony Street, takes a sharp turn as it joins Catherine Hill, and finishes at the end of the cobbles the top of the hill. The total length of the course is 179 yards,^[3] and the average gradient is 1:7.^[4]

Previous Winners

Year	Name	Time
2009	Neil Cousins ^[1]	23.54 ^[5]
2010	Chris Akrigg ^[6]	21.51 ^[6]
2011	Lewis Lacey^[7]	22.71
2012	Michal Prokop^[8]	22.96

References

^ ^a ^b Denham, Andrew (30 July 2010). "The Cobble Wobble!". Black Canon Collective. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
^ Rearden, Nick (15 October 2010). "Cobble Wobble wows Frome". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "Frome Cobble Wobble 2010". RedBull reporter. Red Bull Company Limited. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
^ "Cobble Wobble This weekend". Change. Retrieved 22 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Denham, Andrew (18 September 2009). "Cobble Wobble – Stewards Enquiry". Black Canon Collective. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b Smyth, Rob (20 September 2010). "Cobble Wobble 2010". Red Bull Company Limited. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^ Wobble, Cobble. "Results 2011". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
^ Wobble, Cobble. "Results 2012". Retrieved 2 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

[www.thecobblewobble.co.uk/ Official Website]

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[bcc1-1] Denham, Andrew (30 July 2010). "The Cobble Wobble!". Black Canon Collective. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

[2] Rearden, Nick (15 October 2010). "Cobble Wobble wows Frome". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[rb1-3] "Frome Cobble Wobble 2010". RedBull reporter. Red Bull Company Limited. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

[4] "Cobble Wobble This weekend". Change. Retrieved 22 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[bcc2-5] Denham, Andrew (18 September 2009). "Cobble Wobble – Stewards Enquiry". Black Canon Collective. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

[rb2-6] Smyth, Rob (20 September 2010). "Cobble Wobble 2010". Red Bull Company Limited. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

[7] Wobble, Cobble. "Results 2011". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

[8] Wobble, Cobble. "Results 2012". Retrieved 2 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

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