Ive been looking for news on this for this year but have been unable to find the date.
I am the worst ever hill climber and have a physique more suited for downhill racing but thought I would give it a go this year, having bought a new bike from Planet X with a ridiculously large rear cassette (11-32).
It'll be on Sunday 7th Oct but I'm sure organiser Claire will post more details on here in due course. Sadly, Matt, my guess is it'll be upwards as in previous years rather than the preferred downwards.