A 200 km Audax, long-distance cycling event from Lancashire to the summit of Great Dun Fell and back again – in a day!
Start: Morecambe, Lancashire
Date: Sunday 01 October 2023
Start time: 08:00 am
The Knock Ventoux 200 is a 202 km cycling event sanctioned by Audax UK (AUK), taking place on Sunday 01 October 2023, starting and finishing in the town of Morecambe, Lancashire.
The event is a randonnee – not a race! Those taking part will have a maximum of 13 hours and 30 minutes to complete the challenging 202 km route.
OVERVIEW
A clockwise circuit circling northern England, with the ascent to the summit of Great Dun Fell, Britain’s highest paved road at 847m the ‘highlight’ of the ride!
Great Dun Fell Summit, Cumbria
How hilly is it?
The Knock Ventoux 200 has about 2500 metres of climbing!
http://www.aukweb.net/results/aaa/
START & CONTROL DETAILS
Event HQ will be in the resort of Morecambe, Lancashire.
Riders obtain proof of passage through a series of predetermined controls. Acceptable proof of passage requires independent evidence of time, date and control location. Acceptable forms include:
- A timed signature of a controller designated by the organiser
- A stamp, sticker or other distinct mark (inside the brevet card) provided by the event organiser and/or a controller
- A printed receipt, with time, date and control location (usually from a cash register or ATM)
- Other forms may be designated by the organiser, provided they are acceptable to AUK
Where a rider is unable to obtain proof of passage, an alternative form may be accepted at the organiser’s discretion.
GETTING TO THE START
More details on this later!
ACCOMMODATION BEFORE THE START
More details on this later!
Enter?
Entry fee: £10.70 when entering online, non AUK/CTC/CUK members will see £3 automatically added to include temporary membership for insurance purposes!
N.B. entry fees are non-refundable and will be taken at the time of entry! The entry fee won’t fluctuate during the course that entries remain open!
Your confirmation email, usually received from PayPal immediately after entering and paying the entry fee, guarantees you a place on the event! Online entrants will also usually receive e-mail confirmation of their entry from the organiser’s within 72-hours of entering!
Click on the link below to enter:
Entry fee includes:
- Brevet card with detailed route-sheet giving precise instructions
- Validation with Audax UK (AUK)
- 3rd party insurance for UK based riders
- Any photograph’s taken by the organiser/helpers during the event
Online entry link here:
Fancy a chat?
You’ll find the Knock Ventoux 200 on Yet Another Cycling Forum (YACF). Just click on the link below to access the relevant discussion page.
Pictures from the 2021 edition
Photographs From The 2016 Edition below:
PHOTO’S FROM 2017 BELOW:
Pictures from the 2018 edition
“This is the greatest climb in the UK – this is our Mont Ventoux. It has no peers, there is no comparison. Great Dun Fell is simply unique”. – Simon Warren, Author, Britain’s Another Greatest 100 Climbs.
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