We're back -spring 2025!
We're back -spring 2025!
“Quirky and positively life-affirming”
With its narrow streets, 17th-century architecture, and cheering crowds lining every inch of the course, the Cobble Wobble is a spectacle like no other.
The event brings together a vibrant mix of international pro athletes from various cycling disciplines and enthusiastic participants of all ages. It’s as much about having fun and joining the excitement as it is about racing to win.
Category winners and the 20 fastest overall riders earn a spot in the prestigious evening finale—the King of the Cobbles—a thrilling showdown to crown the event’s ultimate champion.
Created and organised by Andrew Denham since 2009, the Cobble Wobble has drawn participants from across the UK and media coverage from around the globe.
It has provided the blueprint for Germany’s Cobble Hoppel and even inspired Red Bull’s Hill Chasers, held in cities around the world.
Starting at the base of Stony Street, the course takes a sharp turn onto Catherine Hill, climbing 179 yards before ending where the cobbles give way at the hill’s summit.
Flanked by 17th-century buildings and incredibly narrow, the route is as breathtaking to behold as it is challenging to ride. With thousands of cobbles, a shifting gradient, and that tight corner to navigate, the Cobble Wobble course is a true test of both strength and skill.
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Organised as part of a series of events held to celebrate the stage 5 of the 2009 Tour of Britain, which started in Frome. Local hero Neil Cousins beat the competition to take the ‘King of the Cobbles’ crown at the low-fi inaugural event with a time of 23.54 seconds.
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After the success of the first event, we secured the involvement of Charge Bikes, Red Bull and Knog as main sponsors of the event, which brought riders from across the country. Professional mountain biker Chris Akrigg won the King of the Cobbles with a blistering time of 21.51 seconds (which is still the fastest time ever recorded on the hill)!
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With Chris Akkrigg out of the event due to injury, there were no longer any favourites. With a strong field of riders from every cycling discipline, competition was fierce. In the end professional BMX racer, Lewis Lacey, cranked his way to victory with a time of 22.71 seconds, to become the new King of the Cobbles.
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By this time the event was attracting topflight athletes from across the world, which made the final a real spectacle, full of suspense. In the end the winner was the then 4 Cross Mountain Bike World Champion, Michal Prokop, with a time of 22.966 seconds in the wet!
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We're back -spring 2025!
We're back -spring 2025!