Christopher
Über Member
hi all
This is an 'informal' sportive that takes place on Sat 31st March this year in East Lancashire, so 4 weeks today. It starts from Pendle Hertiage Centre in Barrowford and goes for 50 miles with has 5000 ft of climbing... on as many cobbles as possible, so the route winds about a bit through back streets and up and down old packhorse trails.
No entry fee but you're pretty much on your own except for route arrows and maybe one feed station in Heptonstall (probably sponsored by Sport Sunday who'll try to sell pics of the event).
General link for description + route sheet: http://crossjunkie.blogspot.com/2009/03/ronde-route-description.html - clumsy I know but can't seem to insert link. To be updated nearer the time it says there.
Route on ripdewithgps: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/677579 - It winds through Colne, over the tops, through Hebden Bridge and up The Buttress. Oy!
Think I will do this, it sounds great. Have mentioned it to my clubmates who seem uncertain but we'll see. The ride is almost like a permanent Audax i.e could be done at any time but it would be fun to do it with company. Lordy might have to train for this, 8 miles a day commuting isn't enough...
This is an 'informal' sportive that takes place on Sat 31st March this year in East Lancashire, so 4 weeks today. It starts from Pendle Hertiage Centre in Barrowford and goes for 50 miles with has 5000 ft of climbing... on as many cobbles as possible, so the route winds about a bit through back streets and up and down old packhorse trails.
No entry fee but you're pretty much on your own except for route arrows and maybe one feed station in Heptonstall (probably sponsored by Sport Sunday who'll try to sell pics of the event).
General link for description + route sheet: http://crossjunkie.blogspot.com/2009/03/ronde-route-description.html - clumsy I know but can't seem to insert link. To be updated nearer the time it says there.
Route on ripdewithgps: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/677579 - It winds through Colne, over the tops, through Hebden Bridge and up The Buttress. Oy!
Think I will do this, it sounds great. Have mentioned it to my clubmates who seem uncertain but we'll see. The ride is almost like a permanent Audax i.e could be done at any time but it would be fun to do it with company. Lordy might have to train for this, 8 miles a day commuting isn't enough...
. Did they just pick out a pile of cobbled roads on steep hills to ride up?
