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Mendip Tranmitter Oddown cycling track, , Bath Robert Mcmillan
100Km

Summary

100Km cycling event starting from Oddown cycling track, , Bath.

Controls at

  • Start
  • At Butcombe distance to Blagdon
  • Cheddar please obtain a receipt as proof of passage
  • At Wells road number to Bath B32_ _
  • At stoke-st-michael name of store on the left
  • At Norton-st-Philip name of bed and breakfast on the left
  • Oddown cycle track finish

Description

The Mendip Transmitter |Was built by the BBC between 1967 to 1969 to provide UHF TV Coverage to Avon.Somerset.south Gloucestershire.West Wiltshire.and North Dorset It stands at 293m(950 feet) tall on Penn hill (305m
1000 feet and is one of only five cylindrical steel tube masts remaining in the UK
First transmission was BBC 2 on 1st of December 1969 with BBC1 and ITV following in May 1970 New antenna were installed in 2009 for Digital switchover
Weather permitting the Mendip Transmitter will be visible on the south horizon shortly after leaving the outskirts of Bath and will appear at various times on the ride

Event Date and Location

This event is now closed

Event Information

Speed:
15-30 km/h
Climb:
1463m
AAA:
0
Category:
BP
Body:
Bath cycling club
Audax Points:
1
Event No:
24-472

Facilities

Toilets at Start
Toilets at Start
GPS files available from organiser
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Mudguards not required
Minimal Organiser Facilities
Minimal Organiser Facilities
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish

Downloads

Route Sheet Gps File