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PF 200 Mile Challenge
Pendle Forest Cycling Club, Annual Crazy Challenge 2023 By Matt Kayley. Well we’ve left it late this year, mainly due to one of the wettest Julys on record. I’ve done several big rides over the years, usually aiming for mid summer solstice for the longest hours of daylight. This year though it looked like we’d…
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New Club TT Records
The Pendle Forest time trial team were busy on mid-summer weekend of 2023, with new club records for the team of three in the 10 mile and 25 mile solo time trials. On Saturday evening the combination of Bideau – Bateman – Braithwaite knocked 1 minute 38 seconds off the 10 mile record set in…
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Velo Club Cumbria 10
Velo Club Cumbria 10 mile TT on L1010. 03/06/2023. The image is from the 2017 NLTTA 100 taken near Braithwaite Institute Village Hall on the same stretch of road used by this 10. Roadclutter and sheep have been digitally obliterated. Course L1010 is one of the many excellent courses using the A66 between Keswick and…
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Barrow Central Wheelers Hilly 21. NLTTA SpoCo.
Barrow Central Wheelers 21 mile hilly TT on L212. 23/04/2023. Course L212 is an out and back course on the A5087 coast road between Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness. There are four hilly sections in total, each about two and a half miles in length separated by flatter parts next to the shore and near the far…
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VTTA National 25 2023
National VTTA Championship 25 mile TT on V236/1. 16/04/2023. Event Details VTTA (Veterans Time Trials Association) time trials have results based on an adjusted time that depends on age. These events are held under CTT regulations and are open to younger riders as well, but awards are made only to VTTA members. For 2023, a…
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The 12 hour Time Trial
By Richard Bideau Yorkshire district together with cycling team Vive Le Velo are promoting a new 12 hour event in 2023. A lot of work is being done to widen the appeal of what has become something of a niche event. I’m told that there are already a good number of entries, particulary from triathletes.…
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North Lancs RC 10 on L101
North Lancs Road Club. Open 10 mile TT on L101. 08/04/2023. Course and Conditions A classic out-and-back 10 mile time trial, L101, on the A6 north of Garstang is a good course to test the rider. Pan-flat it isn’t; the gentle rises and falls are enough to require and adapive strategy to maximise performance. Being…
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Circuit of the Dales 2023
North Lancs Road Club. Circuit of the Dales 50mile NLTTA SpoCo. 02/04/2023. A Brief History By Richard Bideau First run in 1947, the Circuit of the Dales is among the oldest events of its type. That year it was won by 26 year old Gordon Thomas of the Yorkshire Road Club with a time of…
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Lazonby 2023
Border City Wheelers. Lazonby Hilly 20mile NLTTA SpoCo. 26/03/2023. Course and Conditions Starting just outside the villiage of Lazonby, the course consists of two laps of a 10 mile circuit. From the start there is a short flat section leading to a brief steep climb followed by a fast twisting descent – proper SpoCo challenges.…
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Circuit Of Ingleborough 2023 Results
Pendle Forest Circuit Of Ingleborough. 27 mile Hilly TT on L271. 18/03/2023. Course and Conditions Promoted by Pendle Forest Cycling Club, the Circuit of Ingleborough is one of the more challenging hilly time trials. The start sets the theme for the entire course – there is no gentle warmup, instead an immediate climb from the…
