Knutsford City Limits (Gravel)

Description

175km cycling event starting from Crewe. Controls at Congleton and Crewe., plus 4 information controls.

A gravel event using a variety of mixed surfaces (roads, bridleways, canal towpaths, forest tracks etc). The event is suitable for riders with some off-road experience and a suitable bike*.

A new, extended version of last year's very successful inaugural event to make an interesting and challenging day out. The route starts in Crewe which has great transport links (train station, close to the M6 etc). There is a free tea / coffee at the start and we finish near a McDonalds, there are no manned controls including the finish as I intend to be riding myself on the day, riders wanting to use paper cards for validation need to post them to me after the event or upload the E-Brevet. The route is over 1/3 off road and takes in several decent lengths of off-road sections including the River Weaver path, Marbury Park, the Trans Pennine Trail, Tatton Park, The Biddulph Way, Whitfield Valley Nature Park, the Stoke on Trent canal network plus much, much more. A GPX is supplied but no routesheet (you can either make your own up or take a map with the route highlighted if you are a non-gps user or download the csv file from RidewithGPS and create your own). E-Brevet will be available. 12.5km minimum speed gives 14 hours to get around.
*In theory any bike will get around but ideally a tourer or gravel / adventure type bike with tyres 35mm and upwards with some form of tread pattern are is likely to be your best choice to balance speed and grip on a variety of surfaces. The route is likely to be rocky, muddy and slippery in places. There are a variety of road surfaces from mud, stony, loose gravel, hard packed gravel, forest paths, canal towpaths potholed strewn roads and super smooth tarmac in places.

The provisional route can be seen here - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43526391

Event Date and Location

Date:

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 Add Event to my Personal Calendar

Distance:

150 km (175 km) in 14h00

Time:

08:00 to finish by 22:00

Starting from:

Crewe

Fee:

£5.00

Closing Date:

Wed 16 Apr 2025

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