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A Bit Dented Caton, nr Lancaster Darrell Whittle

150Km

Summary

160Km cycling event starting from Caton, nr Lancaster.

Controls at

Start
Threshfield Spar & Shell fuel station
Ingleton
Caton
Plus 2 information controls

E-Brevet permitted.

Description

A hilly Brevet Populaire in the Yorkshire Dales with a relaxed minimum speed of 12kph.

This year it is back to the Victoria Institute in Caton for the start and finish, so the entry price of £16.00 includes breakfast and supper (vegan friendly too ) and also a distinctive sew on cloth event badge. Controls are either via eBrevet or commercial and info and there will instant validation on the day.

Caton to Settle along mainly quiet lanes then a bit of proper climbing up the steep but short High Hill Lane with a lovely descent to Airton and on to Threshfield. Soon converge with 'Stumped and Dented 200' and ride along lovely Littondale to Halton Gill where the road climbs steeply before a fast descent to Stainforth. At this point you may come across riders on 'Barely Dented 100. Due to a landslip and road closure in Dentdale, all three routes then go to Dent via a new control at Ingleton via Clapham followed by a climb of spectacular Kingsdale and great descent of Deepdale. The climb from Dent is steep and short but rewarded with a long descent of beautiful Barbondale followed by a few flatter km to the end.

There are also two Audax events run by another organiser on Sunday 27th April in nearby Wray. Why not make it a Forest of Bowland/Yorkshire Dales weekend extravaganza of cycling?

Caton is easy to get to, being just 8km from Lancaster which is situated on the West Coast Mainline and adjacent to the M6 motorway. There are a number of budget hotels in the area.