North west sportive?

[billy1561]

Any north west road sportives left this year around 50 miles and flatish? Ambitious i know but if you dont ask

 

[Garz]

Flat?

Only one which you missed would be the manchester-Blackpool ride. There is a nocturnal one though run by the BHF coming up on the 17th I think.

 

[fossyant]

Manc - Blackpool Night Ride - should be fun.......... BHF site.

 

[Hacienda71]

I am doing the Macc Monster in October, but with 7000 ft of climbing it is not entirely flat.

 

[potsy]

I am doing the Macc Monster in October, but with 7000 ft of climbing it is not entirely flat.

Unless the 7000ft is all on one hill I would say that is 'lumpy'

 

[billy1561]

If i wasn't on night shift the manc - blackpool would be fun

 

[PMB]

Try the Lancashire Loop from Cockerham .

A bit hilly at first but 35 out of the 50 miles are flat

For charity too and well run

http://www.medequip4kids.org.uk/events/497/lancashire-loop-cycle-challenge.html

I've done it for the last 2 yrs. It's a really well run friendly ride

Paul

 

[billy1561]

Thanks Paul, that looks ideal.

 

[Parrot of Doom]

The 50-mile run looks good, I might sign up for that. The 100-mile is probably a bit much for me, I need to lose a stone or so before I can consider that much climbing.

 

[david k]

Try the Lancashire Loop from Cockerham .

A bit hilly at first but 35 out of the 50 miles are flat

For charity too and well run

http://www.medequip4...-challenge.html

I've done it for the last 2 yrs. It's a really well run friendly ride

Paul

looks good, is there a link to the map of it please? i cannot find one

 

[gb155]

I am doing the Macc Monster in October, but with 7000 ft of climbing it is not entirely flat.

Oh

Sounds fun

Runs to google

 

[Polocini]

There is a the Polocini Winter Sprinter 2!! My event!!!! I'll start a thread about it.

AL

 

[Dilbert]

There is this on Sunday. Not flat as such, but the 70km route is flat for the first half. I am a Fylde dweller who thinks the bridge over the M55 is a categorised climb and I am doing attempting it!!

 

[brokenflipflop]

I'm quite new to road biking and I'd like to do a proper ride, by that I mean a sportive. Can you suggest one that I might be able to do. I've only been biking for 6 weeks but I've done 30 mile rides 3 times a week but I am quite rubbish, 44 years old and I look a complete prat in my gear so it would be nice if I'm not the only one who looks like this. Any suggestions please. thanks

 

[Kestevan]

I'd seriously recommend the Polocini Winter Sprinter.

The first run, back at the beginning of the season was excellent. I'm trying to get permission to do the one on 16/10 too.


2 routes, a 30 and a 60, reasonably flat with a couple of short sharp climbs to add interest


Oh, and the food is brilliant...