A Bit of Candy Floss
Longridge
Darrell Whittle
100 km
Summary
102Km cycling event starting from Longridge.
Controls at
- Longridge
- Garstang
- Preesall Co-op
- Fairhaven Lake and Lakeside Cafe, Lytham St Annes
- Kirkham
- Longridge free control
E-Brevet permitted.
Description
A pretty flat ride from Longridge out the coast, cross the River Wyre, pass Blackpool Tower to Lythmam before heading back to Longridge.
An X rated start from the CoOp at Longridge. From there north west with an free control in Garstang then onto the CoOp at Preesall. The route then goes south using the bridge over the River Wyre near Hambleton into Blackpool or, if the ferry is operating, you can take the short crossing of the River Wyre to Fleetwood and cycle down the prom to rejoin the route at Blackpool Tower the ferry is the nicer option and I will let you know on the day if it is running. The third control is the very nice Fairhaven Lakeside cafe in Lytham St Annes and the fourth control is a free one in Kirkham on the way back to a free control in Longridge.
Controls are commercial or info. E-Brevet can be used and it is a postal/upload finish. Postal details to return cards will be provided.
Longridge is 14km by bicycle from Preston west coast mainline train station or 8km from J31a of the M6. There are plenty of budget hotels in the area.
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An X rated start from the CoOp at Longridge. From there north west with an free control in Garstang then onto the CoOp at Preesall. The route then goes south using the bridge over the River Wyre near Hambleton into Blackpool or, if the ferry is operating, you can take the short crossing of the River Wyre to Fleetwood and cycle down the prom to rejoin the route at Blackpool Tower the ferry is the nicer option and I will let you know on the day if it is running. The third control is the very nice Fairhaven Lakeside cafe in Lytham St Annes and the fourth control is a free one in Kirkham on the way back to a free control in Longridge.
Controls are commercial or info. E-Brevet can be used and it is a postal/upload finish. Postal details to return cards will be provided.
Longridge is 14km by bicycle from Preston west coast mainline train station or 8km from J31a of the M6. There are plenty of budget hotels in the area.
Event Date and Location
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Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2026 Add Event to my Personal Calendar
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Time: 09:00 to finish by 17:30
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Distance: 100 km (102 km) in 8h30
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Starting from: Longridge
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Closing Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2026
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Entries close at: 999 riders
Event Information
Speed:
12-30 km/h
Climb:
670m
AAA:
0
Category:
BP
Body:
Peak Audax CTC
Audax Points:
1
Event No:
26-772
Facilities
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Minimal Organiser Facilities
Parking at start
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish
Downloads
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