Lakes & Lancs SpoCo - February & March 2008 events
| Sat 23rd February | Rossendale RC | Distance 11 miles | Course L112 | Entry fee £6.00 | Start time 2.00 pm |
| Contact - Rossendale RC,C/of Mr D Schofield, 20 Park Rd, Waterfoot, Lancs, BB4 9BW. Tel 01706 223611 | ||||||
| HQ - Bolton by Bowland village hall. Course details - start at village green, Bolton by Bowland, proceed in direction of Halton West, continue to junction left to Wigglesworth where left to continue in direction of Wigglesworth to Wigglesworth-Bolton by Bowland road, where left to proceed towards Bolton by Bowland village. Finish just before bend prior to crossing bridge on run in to Bolton by Bowland. | ||||||
| The Circuit used is one lap of the Bolton-by-Bowland road race circuit. It is all on small country roads. It starts up hill gradually for about 2 miles with the steepest section at the bottom of about 1 in 10-12. There is a gentle descent and then a left turn onto a sticky back road, undulating past what is commonly known to our local riders as the 'aerial' (a radio mast). Another left turn and then a gentle rolling fast section of about 3 miles which gently descends to Forest Becks a dangerous steep dip down to a bridge and around a corner, up the other side and then not far to the finish, there is a left handed junction just before the finish on a downhill with gravel on the corner. The latter half of the course is part of the return leg of the old Clitheroe to Settle TT. (Review by Ian Stott). Winner in 2006 was Gethin Butler 24.09 | ||||||
| Sun 2nd March | North Lancs RC | Distance 28 miles | Course L281 | Entry fee £6.00 | Start time 09.00 |
| Organiser - Peter Briscoe, 26 Allsprings Dr, Great Harwood, Lancs, BB6 7RN, Tel: 01254 888999 |
| HQ: Sabden. Course details (Circuit of Pendle) Whalley, A671 Padiham, Barrowford, A682 Blacko, Gisburn, A59 Clitheroe By-pass. |
| Mainly undulating, long climb from Blacko. Usually Headwind last few miles. Course Record: 1h 1m 48s(Gethin Butler). |
| Sat 8th March | Border City Wh | Distance 28 miles | Course L321 | Entry fee £6.00, £3.00J | Start time 11.00 | HARD SHELL HELMETS COMPULSORY |
| Organiser - Lee Foster, 13 Solway View, Kirkbampton, Carlisle CA5 6HR Tel:01228 576395 |
| HQ: Dalston Victory Hall. Course details - (Caldbeck Circuit) Dalston B5299, Goose Green, B5305 Street, A595 Red Dial, unclassified Caldbeck, Hesket Newmarket, Sour Nook, B5305 Sebergham, Goose Green, B5299 Dalston. |
| Mainly undulating, long draggy climb from Red Dial. Steep climb after Sour Nook. Usually tailwind last 5 miles. Course Record 1h 14m 32s(Paul O'Mahoney) |
| Sun 9th March | Lancaster CC | Distance 21 miles | Course L211 | Entry fee £6.00 | Start time 10.00 |
| Organiser - D Gorst, 52 Gloucester Ave, Lancaster, LA1 4EV Tel: 01524 846330 |
| HQ Crook O'Lune picnic site. Course details - Start on the A683 on the north-east side of Caton at a point in the road adjacent to the de-restricted speed zone sign two yards past the eastern entrance to Bargh’s Transporters. Proceed north easterly along the A683 via Hornby and Melling to Greta Bridge at the junction with the A687 (7.3miles) . Continue northerly along the A683 via Tunstall and Burrow to T-junction with the A65(T) (10.95miles). Bear left along the A65 for approx. 800 yards to junction with the B6254 (11.4miles) and turn left on to the B6254 and continue in a southerly direction via Whittington, Newton and Arkholme to bear left on to unclassified road direction Halton approx 200 yards past The Redwell Inn. Continue to Finish at the western end of the LCC road materials storage area at a point on the westbound side of the road opposite a yellow 'Water 150' sign on the eastbound side of the road (21.6miles). |
| No major climbs, but many bends and corners. Generally good surfaces. Winner in 2005 was Paul O'Mahoney 51m 12s. |
| Sat 15th March | Pendle Forest CC | Distance 27 miles | Course L271 | Entry fee £6.00 | Start time 10.00 |
| Organiser - Paul Whittaker, 19 Burwains Avenue, Foulridge, Colne BB8 7NT Tel: 01282 869496 |
| HQ Ingleton. Course details - (Circuit of Ingleborough) Ingleton (Clapham Road) Clapham, A6480, A65 Buck Haw Brow, Settle, B6479 Horton, Ribblehead, B6255 Ingleton. |
| Very hilly first 3 miles then undulating until steep climb at Buck Haw Brow. Several tough climbs before Ribblehead then one final hard climb from Ribblehead. Undulating last 6 miles. Course Record Gethin Butler 1h 1m 17s |
| Sat 29th March | West Pennine | Distance 13 miles | Course L134 | Entry fee £6.00 | Start time 11.00 |
| Organiser - S P Harper, 39 Bedford Ave, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7DR, Tel: 01706 841424 |
| Hilly event, half the Ribble Valley event but left up very steep 'Birdie Brow' Climb after Hodder Bridge |
| Sun 30th March | Border City Wheelers | Distance 25 miles | Course L254 | Entry fee £6.00/£3.00 J | Start time 09.00 | HARD SHELL HELMETS COMULSORY |
| Organiser - Mr N Athroll, 5 Lansdowne Close, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 9HN Tel: 01228 535410 |
| HQ: Houghton village hall. Course details - START at the white mark on the kerb approximately 100 yards north of Greymoorhill Roundabout (Junction 44 M6) on the A7 road. Proceed north through Longtown to TURN in road (CAUTION) at two white marks on opposite sides of the road 0.10 mile south of a retaining wall on the Canonbie by-pass (12.57 miles). Retrace south on the A7 to FINISH at the white mark on the kerb opposite the north end of the boundary wall of the cottage approximately 200 yards north of the start (25 MILES). |
| Mainly flat, but Canonbie by-pass is a long drag in both directions. Course Record 52m 57s Harry Walker |