Great North Road Event Details| Audax UK - The Long Distance Cyclists' Association

Great North Road Cockerton, Darlington Dean Clementson

400Km

Summary

400Km cycling event starting from Cockerton, Darlington.

Controls at

Start
Thwaite
Skelton-on-Ure
Copmanthorpe
North Ferriby
Belton
Wetherby
Scotch Corner
Cockerton
Plus 1 information control

Description

400 km including stretches of the Great North Road and the longest cycleable bridge in the world. An ideal flattish first 400 (the hills are all in the first quarter), or it'll do the job for PBP qualification.
Accommodation available (for a small fee) in the hall beforehand, food at the start and finish, and one full-service control en route at Skelton, plus campervan control with snacks at Scargill. This ride will be for you if you like: bridges, canals, cooling towers, mostly flat roads and lots of pretty churches.

This ride may not be for you if you don't like: village hall controls, the occasional A-road stretch but mostly quiet lanes, Yorkshire, and bridges. There are a lot of bridges.

February 2023 update: THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. PLEASE DO NOT ENQUIRE AS THERE IS NO WAITING LIST.