Hill Climb and freewheel competition

Our grading scheme

When grading routes we use the following scheme:

• A - Severe. Route has extreme elevation change, with both short and longer sustained climbs (e.g. Duncton Hill).
• B - Very hilly. Route has major elevation change, with longer sustained climbs (e.g. Harting Hill from the south).
• C - Hilly. Route is undulating with a number of short climbs involved (e.g. Havant to Bishop's Waltham).
• D - Gentle. Route has minor elevation change on gentle slopes (e.g. south coast cycle route to Chichester).
• E - Flat. Route has little or no elevation change (e.g. Portsea Island).