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The info:
The Mary Towneley Loop takes in some of the best scenery &
off-road riding the south Pennines has to offer. Traversing the
hillsides and crossing the valleys between Rossendale, Burnley,
Hebden Bridge, Todmorden & Rochdale. The entire route is marked &
the riding surfaces are good ..!. The Pennine Challenge followed the
route in a clockwise direction, the route crossed high exposed
moorland which can be made even harder by the wetness of the
terrain. It is a strenuous and demanding day out. |
IT'S
SUNDAY, SO ITS ANOTHER EVENTS DAY
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~ Bicyclemania Ride ~
Normally riding around
the Mary Towneley Loop you will have to open & shut about
47 odd gates, but when your in a mass Enduro challenge it
will drop considerably, I only opened & shut 6 gates & it
make a big differences. The weather was brilliant, hot,
dry, & very sunny, great for the beautiful views but it's
down-side was making sure you kept on taking on the
liquids. Each rider was given a laminated number to attach
to their bike & told to slow down or stop at each
marshalled check-point so their number could be logged.
Their was a maximum cut-off time of 12 hr's allowed, & the
organisers laid on transport back to the start venue at
the halfway point if you had to quit.
~ Pit Stops ~
The food &
drink stations all had a good supply of stuff to
re-energise you and sent you on your way again following
the fully waymarked Mary Towneley Loop. That said you had
to keep your eye out for the 'Pbw' small
blue and white acorn discs, and take care not to follow
the other signs. Some off the signs had gone missing and
the organisers and placed route markers for you to follow
so in some areas it got a bit confusing. The last section
of the route was well marked with arrows. |
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