ROW OVER HOG HILL MTB TRAILS

Hog Hill 2008

Michael Humphreys, the man whose passionate lobbying led to the creation of the Redbridge Cycle Centre at Hog Hill on London?s eastern fringe, is once again on the warpath.

He?s unhappy with the new off-road trails and has clashed with course designer Ian Warby of the CTC. The dirt is flying ? that?s a Freudian slip, you understand, this being an off-road story.

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Keith Bingham joined the Cycling Weekly team in the summer of 1971, and retired in 2011. During his time, he covered numerous Tours de France, Milk Races and everything in-between. He was well known for his long-running 'Bikewatch' column, and played a pivotal role in fighting for the future of once at-threat cycling venues such as Hog Hill and Herne Hill Velodrome.