The British cycle racing season typically closes with some hill climbs. In the past Ards CC ran events on Carrowreagh Road, Church Road and Bradshaw’s Brae, and had a number of hill climb specialists amongst its members. Today, only Bradshaw’s Brae remains, but there was a healthy turnout this evening for the final event of the club race calendar.
It was a perfect evening for hill climbing, with a warm sun and a gentle tail wind on the Brae. Fastest was Mark Kane, who broke the 4 minute barrier with 3:51 – an excellent time for this course. First Ards man was our current hill climbing specialist Gareth Muray who missed the 4 minute barrier by just 2 seconds.
| Name | Club | Time | |
| 1 | Mark Kane | Northern | 3.51 |
| 2 | Gareth Murray | Ards CC | 4.01 |
| 3 | David Fowler | Northern | 4.02 |
| 4 | Ricky Topping | Ards CC | 4.08 |
| 5 | John Topping | Northern | 4.11 |
| 6 | Johnny Maguire | Northern | 4.14 |
| 7 | Graeme Brown | Ards CC | 4.18 |
| 8 | Peter Scott | Ards CC | 4.26 |
| 9 | Colin Wilson | Ards CC | 5.04 |