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2009 The Roses Challenge

 
 
 
SATURDAY 29th AUGUST

YORKSHIRE RUN

Meet at ‘Shoulder of Mutton’   10.00 a.m.

10.30 a.m. leave the Shoulder & bear left into Dalton Lane

At main road junction (ASDA in front) turn left past the railway station

At traffic lights turn right to Town Centre

At top of Cavendish Street (1 mile) turn right at lights toward Skipton            

Leave town & at big roundabout take 1st left to Utley

Through Utley to Steeton, traffic lights at Steeton Top (2.8m) turn right toward Silsden    

Straight on thro’ Silsden, over hill toward Addingham.

Regroup at sliproad on left just before main roundabout, A65 (4m)

Straight across A65 roundabout to Addingham, turning right at T-junction (0.7m)

In centre of village (0.5m) turn left toward Bolton Abbey

Follow road to Bolton Bridge roundabout (2m) & turn right on A59 toward Harrogate

Turn right (0.5m) to Beamsley

Follow road 4m, At T-junction (LangBarr Road) turn right

Turn right at next T-juction (0.5m) toward Ilkley centre

Though traffic lights & turn immediately right into Car Park – Regroup

Circuit round Ilkley (0.6m)

Arrive back at traffic lights & turn left back toward river

At Crossroads (0.3m) turn right to Otley

Travel 6m to Otley, at T-junction turn right over river

Regroup at Café (0.2m)

Circuit round Otley & return to café (0.8m)

Turn right (0.1m) over river, Turn right (0.1m) to Pateley Bridge on B6451

After 1.5m turn left to Pateley Bridge

Regroup at Sun Inn (4.4m)

Continue to crossroads (1.5m), straight across A59 towards Dacre (2.4m)

Immediately Regroup in farm access on left opposite Menwith Hill

Through Dacre, Dacre Banks (1.1m) to Summerbridge (1.1m)

At T-junction (Flying Dutchman pub) turn left toward Pateley Bridge

Regroup outside Pateley Bridge (Village sign) & enter town together

Stop main car park (3.7m) – LUNCH                                                                   (Total 39.8)

Leave car park, left over river bridge toward Grassington on B6265

Up long very steep hills & regroup in car park on top of hill on left (2.0m)

Continue on B6265 toward Grassington

Regroup at Grassington village sign & enter village together

Turn right into Grassington village square & circuit (8.6m)

Leave village square where we entered & turn right on B6265 to T-junction at Threshfield (0.8m), turn left toward Skipton, B6265

Travel 7.4m, just outside Skipton after Craven Heifer Pub on left, regroup in layby on left just before main A65 roundabout

Enter Skipton together, circuit High Street & turn left at Town Hall into car park (1.1m) Regroup.

Leave car park at rear exit, turn right to main road, turn right to bottom of High Street

Travel back to Keighley (11m) at own pace, those who don’t know the roads stay with main group.

Regroup at Children’s Centre Nursery on left before Shoulder of mutton

Return to Shoulder together                                                                                      (Total 30.9)

                                                                                                                             Total 70.7miles

 

 
 
 

Contact Nos.  Ian McGee 079 5211 701

                          Gary (support wagon) 075 1120 800
 
 
 
 
 
Come on Girls and Guys - ride like the wind but just remember...
 
 
 
......."let's be careful out there"
 
 
 
SUNDAY 30th AUGUST

LANCASHIRE RUN

Meet at ‘Shoulder of Mutton’ 10.30a.m.

11.00 a.m. leave the Shoulder & bear left into Dalton Lane

At main road junction (ASDA in front) turn left past the railway station & at traffic lights turn right to Town Centre

At top of Cavendish Street (1 mile) turn right at lights toward Skipton             

Leave town & at big roundabout take 1st left to Utley

Through Utley to Steeton, traffic lights at Steeton Top (2.8m) go straight through 

Past Airedale General Hospital (on right) & past The Eastburn Inn (on left)

Take next left on Sutton lane (1m)

  

Through Sutton village & at T-Junction (Black Bull Pub) turn right to Crosshills

Past South craven school (on right)

At T-Junction turn right onto Crosshills main street

Turn left at ‘Studio 1’ & at main roundabout take (1.8m) 1st left to Skipton   

Drive into Skipton & regroup in Bus Station Car Park (on left) (5m)

As a group drive up & back down Skipton High Street

At bottom of High street turn right onto Cavendish Street & leave Skipton passing Morrison’s supermarket toward Broughton

At T-Junction turn (2.3m) left onto A59 toward Clitheroe                             

A main roundabout (2m)  turn right & continue on A59 toward Clitheroe 

Straight through West Marton

Turn right into Dick Turpin’s (3.9m) & regroup for LUNCH                          (Total 19.8m)

Leave Dick Turpins, continue A59 straight through Gisburn

Turn right (7m) to Chatburn                                                                        

Through Chatburn village & straight across roundabout to Clitheroe

In Clitheroe go left at roundabout & regroup in HomeBase Car Park on right (3.2m)

Leave HomeBase, take right at 2nd mini roundabout, straight across next mini roundabout

Bear right into Clitheroe High Street, after shops turn right at roundabout & retrace steps

to HomeBase  (1m)

Pass Home Base, at 2nd mini roundabout turn left to Preston

Main roundabout turn right to Preston A 59

Regroup & wee stop at MacDonalds  (2.5m)

Leave MacDonalds, turn right at roundabout onto A59

Next roundabout take A671 toward Burnley

Straight through traffic lights & take next left to Burnley A671

Travel into Read village & regroup at ‘Keromos Direct Tiles / Read MOT Centre on right (3.7m)

Continue through Read & Simonstone & at A6068 turn left toward Burnley/Colne/Nelson

Turn left into Highham Village & join the ‘Scarecrow Festival!’

Regroup at Four Ales Inn Car Park (2m)

Leave Higham & at A6068 turn left to Colne

At roundabout (3.2m) (Thatched Pub) turn left onto A682 Kendal

Travel though Barrowford & as leaving village turn right (1.2m) to Barnoldswick 

At 0.4m go right to Colne & follow country lane to Langroyd Pub (on left) in Colne (1.5m)

Straight across roundabout, down Regent Avenue, next right toward Colne centre

Straight across next roundabout, at town follow one way system – a right circuit thro’ town

Arriving back at beginning of circuit turn left into Union Pub Car Park (1m) & regroup 

Leave Union Car Park & turn left into Keighley Road & head toward Keighley

Next roundabout turn right A6068 toward Keighley

Through Laneshaw Bridge & turn right opposite Emmott Arms (1.9m) onto School Lane toward Haworth

Over the hills & far away…. thro’ ScarTop, Stanbury, Sladeburn Bridge into Haworth

As entering village turn right at 20mph sign & regroup in car park (7.5m)

Drive together down ‘The cobbles’

At bottom cross the junction & go straight ahead on main road

Leave the village & at mini roundabout (1.5m) turn left toward Keighley

Into Keighley, at first traffic lights (Ace Elevators) turn right into Worth Way

Next lights (Morrisons) straight ahead

Next lights (Sainsbury’s Petrol) straight ahead

Take first right turn after Railway Station (on right) into Dalton Lane (2.8m)

Regroup toward end of Dalton Lane

At road junction (0.5 m) turn right to the ‘Shoulder Of Mutton’                   (Total 40.9m)

                                                                                                                     Total 60.7 miles