Events

NSF 'Mûr de Ned' Hill Climb

Come and tackle Mûr de Ned in the inaugural (and almost certainly only ever) NSF Hill Climb.

Date: Sat 18 Oct, 11:00am

Location: Whitepost Lane

In the summer of 2025, a mystery person designated a very short section of cobbled walkway in Lewisham as the “Mûr de Ned”, even going to the lengths of erecting a sign at the bottom of it. Odd. But rather fun.

At NSF, we thought it might good fun to race up it. It’s about 40 metres long, but quite steep. We thought people might like to have a go at the existing Strava record, which stands at 8 seconds.

Equally, we thought people might like not to have a go at setting any kind of record. This seems by far the most sensible approach.

And, because cycling isn’t the only thing in the world, we are offering our 50 race entrants a choice of three open categories:

1. Cycling

2. Running

3. Walking

The fastest recorded time in each category will win a trophy, if we can get round to making one.

Also, there will be a special prize for the oldest and the youngest contestants, regardless of their time.

NB. If you choose Cycling, you should note that you do not have to bring your bike. Indeed DON’T bring it to race on – all entrants will choose from a selection of bikes prepared for the event by the Fixers at XO Bikes.

Which brings us to the point of all of this. NSF is proud to support XO Bikes, who will be partnering with us at the landmark sporting occasion.

XO Bikes do amazing work offering ex-offenders a chance to prepare for life on the outside, training up as bike mechanics. We want to raise as much as we can on the day to help them in their activities, and to showcase the amazing work they do.

We’re capping the entries at 50 contestants. So hurry! And if you don’t want to race there's no need to sign up, just come along to meet Ned on his home hill.

So, anyway. That’s it. Sign up. Or don’t.

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