A Pair of Kirtons 600

[Delph Cyclist]

I've decided that this will run again in 2020, and it now appears on the AUK Calendar for 22 August.  There will be overnight accommodation available on the Friday night so you can be ready for a 6am start.  There will also be a nap-stop at Corby Glen after 350km with air beds and blankets as well as hot food and drinks.

This all presupposes I'll be fully mobile again after breaking an ankle last week.  And I have some major grovelling to do, as I realised late in my preparations that it clashes with my wife's birthday.  Oops!

It's a nice and easy 600, with the major climbing over and done with in the first 100km.  This year's route misses Donington services, which can be starting to get busy for some of the later riders.  It's a cracking ride involving Saddleworth Moor, the Humber Bridge, and the Lincolnshire Fens.

[Whitedown Man]

Won’t be able to do this one this year but can confirm that it’s a cracker 

[bairn again]

Always quite fancied this one as a non brutal 600 that isnt The Flatlands. 

 

[L CC]

IMHO it's much less soul destroying. And that's before beds at Corby Glen were offered.

[Phil W]

Added to my calendar and see how I feel once my big ride of the year is done. Starts just up road from family and passes close to where I was born.  Is the skate board park of the 1970s still in Stalybridge?

[bairn again]

IMHO it's much less soul destroying. And that's before beds at Corby Glen were offered.

Interesting.  Looks like my kind of event. 

I’ve only just twigged about the play on words for the event name! 

[Graeme]

Such a gorgeous route - glad to see it running. Now to check out my own availability.