Who is trying for this year? not seen any mention on here yet .I will be trying to plod round aiming for the sub 5 hour ride that I never achieve and sitting here having had a knee op may not be fit enough to achieve this year either!
If you say that you expect to take 6hrs, will they just tell you to do one?
Thinking of floating an entry in but might be a bit aspirational at this point in time.
I’ve just completed my entry, and it says a fee of £53. However I have not gone to a payment screen.
Do you only pay if they select you for entry?
Yes, if you’re in they email you with a link to the payment page and you then have about a week to process the payment. If you don’t make the payment, you forfeit your place and they offer it to a reserve. Or at least, that’s how they’ve run it in the past, I assume it’s the same this year (having still not bothered to go and enter myself!)
Well thats it entries closed last night and now the wait to see if Im in !! I dont know why I do it as Im crap and cant even get under 5 hours but am hoping to be there for the 8th time .
Trying to do a 30 mile ish hilly road ride in the week, an off road hill rep session in the week, a 50-100 mile road ride at the weekend + short 4-5 mile runs when I can, which will change to bike carrying up a steep hill runs in a month or so.
There’s a campsite in Horton just up the road from the start.
There’s accommodation in Settle, Austwick which are a short ride from the start. We’re just down the road in the Skipton area so haven’t had need to use any. The Game Cock in Austwick might be a good shout, pub in small village just off the main A65.
Mrs kilo doesn’t do camping at the best of times, so hotel, she would probably prefer nicer quieter end of market, I’ll be driving her around so prbably looking at under an hours drive distance wise. A quick look at google suggests skipton might be a good base
If you want top end of the market then The Angel at Hetton would fit the bill.
Corporate/wedding style hotel – Coniston Cold Hotel
A lot of pubs that do B&B.
One of those things that when asked “what do you recommend?” is hard to answer but “what’s X like?” is much easier. Do a search and ask about individual establishments.
Chinthurst B&B at Skipton is loverly. Decent hotel standard rooms – good breakfasts. Don’t rate any of the other Skipton hotels. There is a premier inn at Gargrave though if that’s your bag.
I`m in again will be staying in the YSS caving hut at the start ,you could use the Hotel Paradiso bunk house or camp in the field at the start .The Helwith pub is next door and does good food
Over £100 a night B&B ?£6 each in the caving hut we spent £72 for the week last year ,standards may be different though .We had a great cheap holiday though
I rode flat bars one year – you were allowed for a couple of years (and drops 2 or 3 times). The flats had to be 500mm or some such.
Drops are easier, faster, better…
