"So the Pendle 600 doesn't count. That's a shame - it should count really because it still has over 10000m of climbing,"
For information purposes, the reason the Pendle 600 hasn't been registered with the Super Randonnee 600 series is because that would mean longer hours for the controllers at both the Langwathby control and the finish. Also, the extra 10-hours would obviously have to be ridden through the hours of darkness which would mean possibly climbing over some of the nasty (or normal in my events!) climbs as well as descending some of the steep descents in the dark! This was all factored in when the route was devised with the A686/A66 used for the night-section.
Physically, the event would count for the SR600 series as I'm sure there's over 10000 metres of climbing in the event.
Next year's Knock Ventoux 600, which has a predicted 10800 metres of climbing and set for the weekend of 23-24 June 2018 probably won't be run under the SR600 banner either!
Andy Corless
Organiser
Pendle 600