Venetian Nights
Siddington, Cheshire
Shaun Hargreaves
200 km
Summary
210Km cycling event starting from Siddington, Cheshire.
Controls at
- Start
- Bunbury
- The Roaches
- Matlock
- Siddington
- Plus 3 information controls
E-Brevet permitted.
Description
A ride of two halves. First 100k is a flat ride across Cheshire with the second 100k going over the Peaks, the new Van of Delights will provide food twice during the ride. Some cycle paths but fine on road tyres.
Starting from Siddington Village Hall nr Macclesfield, Cheshire. A light breakfast provided at the start before a flat and fast 100k over Cheshire then a lumpy 100 over the Peak District. Firstly, for a brisk warm up, westwards across the plain to the turn at Bunbury, then , to warm you up some more, eastwards over the plain and then, south of Congleton, climb up to the Roaches, with a descent of Gun Hill and then through Hartington and over the White Peak to the Derwent Valley at Matlock. Next, for relaxation, southwards following the river to Matlock Bath where you find The Autumn Illuminations and Venetian Nights in progress. Tarry a while Then a ride along 12 miles of the High Peak Trail, no traffic, no lighting, no quiet villages, in fact not much of anything, just you and the scenery, of course, no hills ûthe trail, an old railway, takes you almost right across The Peak on the flat. Finally over Axe Edge and the 7 mile descent of The Cat and Fiddle to land on a carpet of stars in that other great City Of Light Macclesfield Food provided at the start, twice during the ride and at the finish. All food provided is included in your entry fee.
No entries on the line.
The control locations pinned on the map top right, are the exact locations of the EBrevet controls and your phone app will work within a 250m radius of those pinned locations. These locations are also described in the route sheet, which can be downloaded below.
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Starting from Siddington Village Hall nr Macclesfield, Cheshire. A light breakfast provided at the start before a flat and fast 100k over Cheshire then a lumpy 100 over the Peak District. Firstly, for a brisk warm up, westwards across the plain to the turn at Bunbury, then , to warm you up some more, eastwards over the plain and then, south of Congleton, climb up to the Roaches, with a descent of Gun Hill and then through Hartington and over the White Peak to the Derwent Valley at Matlock. Next, for relaxation, southwards following the river to Matlock Bath where you find The Autumn Illuminations and Venetian Nights in progress. Tarry a while Then a ride along 12 miles of the High Peak Trail, no traffic, no lighting, no quiet villages, in fact not much of anything, just you and the scenery, of course, no hills ûthe trail, an old railway, takes you almost right across The Peak on the flat. Finally over Axe Edge and the 7 mile descent of The Cat and Fiddle to land on a carpet of stars in that other great City Of Light Macclesfield Food provided at the start, twice during the ride and at the finish. All food provided is included in your entry fee.
No entries on the line.
The control locations pinned on the map top right, are the exact locations of the EBrevet controls and your phone app will work within a 250m radius of those pinned locations. These locations are also described in the route sheet, which can be downloaded below.
Event Date and Location
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Date: Sat, 3 Oct 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: Siddington, Cheshire
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Closing Date: Enter soon as entries may close early if event is full
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Entries close at: 999 riders
Event Information
Speed:
14.3-25 km/h
Climb:
2700m
AAA:
2.5
Category:
BR
Body:
Four Corners Audax
Audax Points:
2
Event No:
26-379
Facilities
Toilets at Start
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Secur(ish) luggage storage at start
Parking at start
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish
Downloads
The organiser may only provide these to event entrants