Manchester 100(mile) 2016 - gpx?

pauly69
pauly69 Posts: 101
edited September 2016 in Sportives/audaxes/training rides
Hi, I'm gonna do the 100 mile option tomorrow but haven't registered, will pay on the day.

Anyone have a link to the 2016 gpx for the 100 mile route? Normally you get it when you register but I can't do that now :(

I have one from last time I did it a few years ago, but it might have changed slightly.

TIA.

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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,440
    Hi I've got a GPX but don't seem to be able to get it onto Strava as a route to give a link - need to sign in to their website to download it.

    PM me your email and I'll email it across.
  • pauly69
    pauly69 Posts: 101
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Hi I've got a GPX but don't seem to be able to get it onto Strava as a route to give a link - need to sign in to their website to download it.

    PM me your email and I'll email it across.


    Thanks! PM'ed you :)
  • the_rover
    the_rover Posts: 402
    Never mind gpx files, knowing what to wear with the differing weather forecasts is my concern!!
  • pauly69
    pauly69 Posts: 101
    The Rover wrote:
    Never mind gpx files, knowing what to wear with the differing weather forecasts is my concern!!

    Ha true! Think I'm gonna wuss it and go 3/4 bibs with a long sleeve gabba on top.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,440
    Yep BBC saying it'll be dry but other forecasts saying wet. Google thinks it's around 40% decreasing as the day goes on.

    Either way it seems like showers, so partly down to luck... Probably going to go jersey with arm warmers and a gilet for as and when.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,440
    Met office reckons 10% chance of rain - good enough for me!

    Night guys, catch you on the way round...
  • the_rover
    the_rover Posts: 402
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Met office reckons 10% chance of rain - good enough for me!

    Night guys, catch you on the way round...

    10%? I'll take that compared to what it said earlier. :mrgreen:
    I've a kit bag of clothes ready for all occasions!

    Good luck.

    Cheers.
  • VmanF3
    VmanF3 Posts: 240
    I did the first ever Manchester Century back in 94 - same problem then with the weather! Seem to recall it being windy...

    Just checked - September 10, 1994. Did it on a Raleigh Weekender, my main bike (Giant something from Harry Hall) was broken. Happy days, one feed station, no timing to speak of, no Strava or GPS, no mobile 'devices', oh the list goes on...

    I just found the actual route map (hand highlighted!) and there were two feed stations, but very early on, 28m & 40m, there was also a mechanic at 65m. I think also you had to stop at the 40m mark. The rider number was also hand done. All the results were printed in Cycling Weekly which cost £1.20! Oh, and you got a crap certificate in the post which just stated which time group you were in.
    Big Red, Blue, Pete, Bill & Doug
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,440
    How did everyone get on? Diabolical weather early on but it did clear up a bit...

    164km in 4h57 moving time, 5h12 overall... If we hadn't had a puncture we might have made sub 5 overall. Shafted now!
  • the_rover
    the_rover Posts: 402
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    How did everyone get on? Diabolical weather early on but it did clear up a bit...

    164km in 4h57 moving time, 5h12 overall... If we hadn't had a puncture we might have made sub 5 overall. Shafted now!


    The weather was a bit worrying when I tipped up this morning but it brightened up nicely just leaving a headwind.
    A lack of big training miles caught me out so got round in 6hr 30, not as rapid as you as that's a great time but I'm ok with the time.
    Spent the last 3 hours eating! :mrgreen:
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,318
    6 hours 5 minutes according to my Garmin, one off (not me) and three punctures (all me).

    Choice of clothing was spot on. Shorts, base layer, jersey, arm warmers and a gillet. It was only drizzle, not a full on downpour so it was all good. And for the people who thought a pub hosting the final rest are 10 miles from the end was good idea, WELL DONE! We need more people like you organising events.

    Being used to riding in the pennines it was nice to have a flat ride for once.

    Your ride looked fast Graham!
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,440
    Yep base layer, jersey and arm warmers was good for me too, with cap (keeping the rain out of my eyes a little bit) and light overshoes (which did pretty much nothing!).

    Didn't see any of the food stops, we only made 1 stop at the school at ~55 miles, and they were still setting up at the time... After that stop it was full on all the way back - Strava says 31.6km/h to the stop and then 35.4km/h from there back.
    homers double wrote:
    Being used to riding in the pennines it was nice to have a flat ride for once.

    Your ride looked fast Graham!

    Cheers ;)

    It's actually pretty similar to the flat 100km routes I do fairly often, and the start/finish is about 3 miles from my house so I've ridden a lot of those roads a fair bit. So I think it was probably good to go for a fast time otherwise it's just be the same old roads with added food stops.

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