Prestwich-Bentham-Prestwich
Prestwich centre
Darrell Whittle
200Km
Summary
210Km cycling event starting from Prestwich centre.
Controls at
- Prestwich
- Bacup
- Padiham
- Settle
- Bentham
- Galgate
- Longridge
- Prestwich
- Plus 1 information control
E-Brevet permitted.
Description
The UKs very own PBP (200)!
A Costa Coffee start from Prestwich via Simister, Heywood, skirting Rochdale to Bacup. Then to Padiham, avoiding Burnley, before turning for Roughlee followed by a climb of Pendle Hill and a great descent via Downhan to enter the Forest of Bowland. No big Bowland climbs though as the route goes via Wigglesworth to Settle before turning for Bentham at 102km for a halfway break. Sedate (ish) roads continue via Wray and Caton to Galgate, then to Longridge which is the last control. Save some legs though for the climb via Tockholes and a return to Prestwich via Radcliffe.
Remote roads around Bowland and 3xAAA will make this a challenging day out. Controls are commercial or info and there is either a postal finish or eBrevet upload to validate. Event badge included in entry price.
Prestwich is just off Junction 17 of the M60 and there is free parking available nearby. It is 7km from Manchester city centre train stations.
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A Costa Coffee start from Prestwich via Simister, Heywood, skirting Rochdale to Bacup. Then to Padiham, avoiding Burnley, before turning for Roughlee followed by a climb of Pendle Hill and a great descent via Downhan to enter the Forest of Bowland. No big Bowland climbs though as the route goes via Wigglesworth to Settle before turning for Bentham at 102km for a halfway break. Sedate (ish) roads continue via Wray and Caton to Galgate, then to Longridge which is the last control. Save some legs though for the climb via Tockholes and a return to Prestwich via Radcliffe.
Remote roads around Bowland and 3xAAA will make this a challenging day out. Controls are commercial or info and there is either a postal finish or eBrevet upload to validate. Event badge included in entry price.
Prestwich is just off Junction 17 of the M60 and there is free parking available nearby. It is 7km from Manchester city centre train stations.
Event Date and Location
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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 Add Event to my Personal Calendar
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Time: 08:00 to finish by 22:41
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Distance: 200 km (210 km) in 14h41
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Starting from: Prestwich centre
Event Information
Speed:
14.3-30 km/h
Climb:
2976m
AAA:
3
Category:
BR
Body:
Peak Audax CTC
Audax Points:
2
Event No:
26-651
Facilities
Toilets at Start
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Minimal Organiser Facilities
Parking at start
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish
Downloads
The organiser may only provide these to event entrants