A Pair of Kirtons
Poynton (near Stockport)
Mike Wigley
600 km
Summary
604Km permanent cycling event starting from Poynton (near Stockport).
Controls at
- Poynton
- Greenfield
- Askern
- Brough
- Gaisnborough
- Boston
- Melton Mowbray
- Uttoxeter
- Wem
- Audlem
- Poynton
Permitted forms of proof of passage are: GPS, E-Brevet, Paper
Description
Pull yourself together and ride A Pair of Kirtons. It is a 600 with everything a climb over the Pennines, a crossing of what was once the worlds longest bridge, some fabulously flat cycling in Lincolnshire. The ride counts towards the PARTY award.
The Perm nominally starts from Poynton but you could start at any control if this is more convenient. The advantage of Poynton is that an early morning start will get you to the Humber Bridge during its opening hours Mon-Fri 5am-9pm, Sat,Sun 6am-9pm, you will complete those Pennine climbs early in the ride, and you will save the easy navigation bits for the night time.
Note that our traditional Poynton car park off Park Lane near Waitrose is now Pay and Display with a maximum stay of 10 hours. You should use the RINGO app as this will allow you to add a further days payment at 8am from wherever you happen to be on the ride. There may be free parking elsewhere in Poynton.
Saddleworth Moor is the literal high-point at 493m with a long descent to Holmfirth using the so-called Isle of Skye Road. After that, you head east onto the Yorkshire flat lands. Your destination is the spectacular Humber Bridge, a multimillion pound crossing which was at one time the longest suspension bridge in the world. It doesnt even make the top ten now but it at least still reaches all the way to Lincolnshire.
The whole of Lincolnshire now stretches before you with some inviting and flat lanes. Be warned theres nowhere to hide on the dead straight roads of Holland Fen, so this is not a Perm for a windy day. You are aiming for Boston, famous for its Stump, and less famously but perhaps more usefully for us, a 24 hour McDonalds.
The Boston-Uttoxter section of the route has been designed with over-night riding in mind the navigation is easy as you pass 24 hour services at Colsterworth, Melton Mowbray, Uttoxeter and Stone. There is even accommodation at most of those locations so theres chance for a well-planned shower and nap. Note that the Perm differs from the Calendar route in that you avoid Donnington Services, which has heavy daytime traffic.
Just save something in the tank for the stretch from Uttoxeter to Stone. Its a bit hilly, and while you would hardly notice on a shorter ride, with 250 miles in your legs those short rises can certainly make themself felt.
This Perm can be ridden at any time of day or night using the eBrevet, except where it clashes with the Calendar version
Important: the Humber Bridge is ONLY open to cyclists between the hours of 5am-9pm, so choose your start time and location carefully. Its a long diversion or a long swim if you get it wrong!
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The Perm nominally starts from Poynton but you could start at any control if this is more convenient. The advantage of Poynton is that an early morning start will get you to the Humber Bridge during its opening hours Mon-Fri 5am-9pm, Sat,Sun 6am-9pm, you will complete those Pennine climbs early in the ride, and you will save the easy navigation bits for the night time.
Note that our traditional Poynton car park off Park Lane near Waitrose is now Pay and Display with a maximum stay of 10 hours. You should use the RINGO app as this will allow you to add a further days payment at 8am from wherever you happen to be on the ride. There may be free parking elsewhere in Poynton.
Saddleworth Moor is the literal high-point at 493m with a long descent to Holmfirth using the so-called Isle of Skye Road. After that, you head east onto the Yorkshire flat lands. Your destination is the spectacular Humber Bridge, a multimillion pound crossing which was at one time the longest suspension bridge in the world. It doesnt even make the top ten now but it at least still reaches all the way to Lincolnshire.
The whole of Lincolnshire now stretches before you with some inviting and flat lanes. Be warned theres nowhere to hide on the dead straight roads of Holland Fen, so this is not a Perm for a windy day. You are aiming for Boston, famous for its Stump, and less famously but perhaps more usefully for us, a 24 hour McDonalds.
The Boston-Uttoxter section of the route has been designed with over-night riding in mind the navigation is easy as you pass 24 hour services at Colsterworth, Melton Mowbray, Uttoxeter and Stone. There is even accommodation at most of those locations so theres chance for a well-planned shower and nap. Note that the Perm differs from the Calendar route in that you avoid Donnington Services, which has heavy daytime traffic.
Just save something in the tank for the stretch from Uttoxeter to Stone. Its a bit hilly, and while you would hardly notice on a shorter ride, with 250 miles in your legs those short rises can certainly make themself felt.
This Perm can be ridden at any time of day or night using the eBrevet, except where it clashes with the Calendar version
Important: the Humber Bridge is ONLY open to cyclists between the hours of 5am-9pm, so choose your start time and location carefully. Its a long diversion or a long swim if you get it wrong!
Event Date and Location
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Date: To be created by the rider
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Distance: 600 km (604 km) in 42h14
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Starting from: Poynton (near Stockport)
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Reversible: Yes
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Start at any control: Yes
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FlexStart: Yes
Event Information
Speed:
14.3-30 km/h
Climb:
0m
AAA:
0
Category:
BR
Body:
AUK[P]
Audax Points:
6
Event No:
MW20
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