Some mates at work are thinking of doing the calder mountain bike marathon on 10th oct and trying to talk me into it did the
Holme Valley Mountain Bike Challenge couple of weeks ago first time enjoy`d that but whats this route like
i was thinking about doing it but it would take alot to get fit in the next few weeks 😮
where is this event starting from?
Did it last year. Pretty good course, bit too much road maybe, but lots of climbs. Shocking prep (no tea night before, and not a whole lot of carbs for breakfast) led to a comedy bout of cramp on the last climb. Got/fell off bike and started running up last 100 metres, but cramp got worse, so led to a bizarre hobble/jog/wimper. Would have been funny if it didn't hurt so much!
Does anyone have a copy of the route I can download onto memory map or know where I can get a copy of the route from
As for training all I do alately is cycle to work makes me tried just thinking about doing it
I've done it 4 or 5 times,I really enjoy it,and it seems popular.
As mentioned in one of the other posts,there's quite a lot of tarmac involved,and it finishes with a long (up)hill climb,it's well marshalled with food stops & stuff.
Only reason I'm missing it this year is I'm at a beer festival the night before...Cheers!
Ton - Member
where is this event starting from?
Ton, it's the ride I took you on last year, mate. Starts, more or less, at Ryburn Valley High School.
I'll be doing it again - it's my favourite route of the local challenge events. Last hill's a bit of a bugger, I cramped on that last year too. The descent off Midgely Moor will be interesting if it keeps raining between now and the event.