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I've done this ride a few times (Rapha London>Manchester route in reverse) and it's great - are you planning to do it all in one day? As it's tough that way round, with about 70km of Peaks at the end.
If you're breaking it up over 2 days, The Boot in Repton is my favoured stop - leaves you a lumpy but short 2nd day into Manchester. It makes it a much nicer trip than trying to do it in a 1-er.
You can cheat in the Peaks and do a bit up the A515 into Buxton which is flatter and faster (but not as nice)
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Yeah, it will be a one day effort in preparation to an even longer ride from Angel in London to Angel of the North in Newcastle.
My girlfriend is running the Manchester marathon on the 7th of April, I was planning on riding up there on the 6th, and taking the train back afterwards with her.
I will use the Rapha route for most of the way I believe, and then divert more along side the route the @Saffronspokes did. I've been to the Peaks in April before, and it's not a nice place to be in case the weather starts acting up.
giofox
Good one, I was hoping for a flatter one as I am not sure how much I will want to go through the Peak District after having done 300km, but it's a very good starting point! thanks!