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for anyone coming through on the 22nd, there's a train at 9.42 from Piccadilly, change at leeds, get into Skipton at 11.24, or a better bet, Oxford Road at 10.07,change at leeds, gets in at 12.07. last train back leaves skipton at 22.18, but anyone who wants to is welcome to stay at mine. I did the route the other day, and it's stunning. I think it's good practise for the tour of the peak, if we go down to ilkley and do the cow and calf. Malham Cove is NEARLY as bad as Winnats - it was bloody painful anyroad.
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we could enter this!!!
Sunday 18th OctoberV9916 (Cragg Vale)
Last years event saw perhaps the biggest entry in the north outside of the Nationals. 70 riders (including eventual National Hillclimb Champion, Matt Clinton) were lured by the chance of riding the countries longest continuous ascent! The climb starts in Mytholmroyd, and although not very steep (and therefore suitable for tandems), does climb for nearly 5 miles. So for a hillclimb, you get a lot racing for your entry money!
**Start: **2.00pm
Headquarters: TBC
Course Description:
Start on Cragg Road, Mytholmroyd (B6138), approx. 0.5 miles south of railway bridge, at telegraph pole no.2, adjacent to entrance to Townson & Thornber (Oils & Lubricants). Proceed south on B6138, through Cragg Vale, to Finish at southern end of wooden fence over drain, on lefthandside of road, and opposite wooden signpost for Whiteholme Reservoir, and Pennine Way, approx 0.5 mls north of junction with A58. (4.812 mls).
Entry Fee: £6.50 / £13.00 Tandems
Event Organiser: Denise ShackletonWe should totally do this - if we're going to be a proper club, we have to do some hill climbs! Did you see the tour today? No spoiling, but it was VERY exciting.
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i like the way the captain's looking all suave and the rear admiral's dying - something to do with the relative sizes of chain ring? So I'm going on the front yeah?
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above should read 11.56 to shipley, not 11.36. soz.
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oops, excuse me ronnie,
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- Seth, obviously!
There's a train from piccadilly to leeds at 10.42, change at leeds and get the11.36 to shipley, should arrive at 12.07. The top two photos here http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/cycling-yorkshire-dales/ are near where we'll be going - don't worry, we won't do fleet moss or park rash! We're planning an outdoor cinema showing of la course en tete, a film about a year in Eddie Merckx's life at my house that night, to try and tempt people over the pennines.
Thanks everyone for the other day, I absolutely loved it! That climb up and over into holmfirth has been going round and round in my head all weekend - so beautiful!
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problies. There's no direct trains Victoria to Bradford Interchange that day apparently, so it'll be best to go to Leeds and then change onto a Shipley train and meet there - could have a snoop around ellis briggs if you wanted. There's a ton of room at my house for anyone who wants to stay the night.
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or we could do this one - still as much climbing but no monster hills save the cow and calf and the chevin. It's prettier, and there's a vegan restaurant in Grassington - http://www.theretreatcafe.co.uk/index.html
www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=10549,
OR we could set off from Skipton, and do Fleet Moss from Hawes. I am properly scared of that hill - it goes higher than holme moss (588m), and it's just straight, you can see every inch of what you have to get up - here! www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=10551 -
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Here, have a look at this for a route for the 4th. It's 60 miles, but it's pretty killer - has the Oxenhope climb over to Hebden, the climb out to Heptonstall, the Cow and Calf, and the Chevin. Start and finish at Shipley Station, which is very near the Best Pub In West Yorkshire, Fanny's Ale House. It also has over 1900m of ascent, which is pretty much what we'll be doing on the Ventoux. The Chevin at the end would be optional - if you'd had enough climbing you could leave it out. It is a complete arsehole of a hill.
www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=10535
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here's the view from the top of fleet moss, the highest point of the 22nd route. great.