Dan Evans becomes national hill-climb champion for second time; Joscelin Lowden takes maiden women's title

Dan Evans and Joscelin Lowden powered to victory at the 2017 RTTC National Hill-Climb Championships in Hedley-on-the-Hill, Northumberland - Photos by Andy Jones

Dan Evans and Joscelin Lowden, 2017 National Hill-Climb winners

(Image credit: Andy Jones)

Dan Evans (Assos-Equipe UK) stormed to a convincing victory in the 2017 National Hill-Climb Championships in Northumberland on Sunday, beating defending champion Adam Kenway (Raleigh-GAC) by more than five seconds.

Joscelin Lowden (Lewis Wanderers) claimed the women's title, just over a second faster than Mary Wilkinson (Yorkshire RC) and two seconds quicker than pre-race favourite Hayley Simmonds (Team WNT).

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.