Blackpool, Rapha Condor

stevev

Can anyone give me some idea what the route is like regarding climbs etc. There's very little info or graph on the site.

Cheers
Steve

butcher_boy

Do you mean the Blackpool Nocturne?


Not much course info required, a short flat lap along the prom!!

stevev

Sorry Butcher boy I meant the Sportive

butcher_boy

The longer event climbs Calder fell & the shorter event gives you the option of missing out the climbing.

Solis

Assuming the longer route? Everything to the west of the M6 is as flat as you can get Up North, not sure which way the route is running but basicaly from M6 to Dunsop Bridge (assuming anti clockwise) is generaly fairly easy up and down, Dunsop Bridge to Oakenclough takes in the Trough Of Bowland, hilly with the main climb stiff but not silly Lake District stiff and relativley short (much easier if clockwise route), Oakenclough to M 6 one or two climbs but mainly just up and down.

andy_from_embsay

It's odd that this runs the same weekend as the Pendle Pedal which gives you lots of the same (and several more) hills but misses out the flat bit on the Fylde by starting from Barlick.

stevev

Cheers Chaps

butcher_boy

See this weeks Cycling Weekly for full review of course.

avoidingmyphd

andy_from_embsay wrote:

It's odd that this runs the same weekend as the Pendle Pedal which gives you lots of the same (and several more) hills but misses out the flat bit on the Fylde by starting from Barlick.

some people might say it's funny people do that pendle pedal when on the same day they can do the blackpool sportive instead, get a more sensible amount of riding in on the same hills and replace the excess ones with some nice panflat kms and time at the seaside!

nolf

Anyon know what the challenge time is for this event?

Saw it mentioned in cycling weekly but I don't think that they gave us the time...