Tan Hill 200 – Sunday 30 June 2024

A 200 km Audax, long-distance cycling event from Lancashire to the Yorkshire Dales and back in a day.

Start: Burnley, Lancashire

Date: Sunday 30 June 2024

Time: 08:30 am

Tan Hill Inn, Arkengarthdale

The Tan Hill 200 is a 200 km long-distance cycling event sanctioned by Audax UK (AUK), due to be held on Sunday 30 June 2024, starting and finishing in the town of Burnley, Lancashire.

The event is a randonnee, not a race! Those taking part will have a maximum of 13-hours & 30-minutes to complete the challenging 200 km route.

2023 edition:

Watch Daniel Jones’ YouTube video from the 2023 edition here:

ROUTE – OVERVIEW

Start by riding over the ‘Padiham Heights’ and the Nick o’ Pendle to Clitheroe before climbing over the Bowland Fells into the Yorkshire Dales over some of its legendary climbs including: Newby Head; Buttertubs Pass and Stonesdale Moor on the way to the Tan Hill Inn.

Nick o Pendle, Sabden

Swaledale, North Yorkshire

Pendle Hill, Lancashire

Riders should be prepared for a long but rewarding day’s cycling through the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales and although few fail to finish, many riders take 12+ hours!

Overall, a wonderful days cycling with beautiful scenery covering some wild and exposed moorland (roads), but also close enough to midsummer for maximum use of daylight.

How hilly is it?

The Tan Hill 200 has about 4000 metres of ascent spread over 200 km, equal to about 20 metres of climbing per km. In Audax terms, this makes the event a “Grimpeur” (Hilly), and is awarded 4 points for the Audax Altitude Award competition (click on the link below for more details of the AAA award)!

http://www.aukweb.net/results/aaa/

Elevation profile, Tan Hill 200

START & CONTROL DETAILS

Event HQ is the Greenbrook Community Centre, Greenbrook Road, Burnley. Free breakfast, typically cereal/toast, tea/coffee/juice will be available at the start. Refreshments, typically sandwiches/cakes will be available at the finish.

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.

There are 3 controls on the event, located at:

Slaidburn 27 km

Tan Hill Inn 99 km

Gargrave 167 km

GETTING TO THE START

By car:

Burnley is easily accessible by car, being just 3-miles from junction 8, M65 (click on the link below for start map).

http://www.aukweb.net/official/orgs/h_edmap.php?Gride=24-231

By train:

The nearest mainline railway station is Burnley Manchester Road, about 2-miles from the event start. However, be aware there are no trains on the morning of the event. Travellers arriving by train are advised to arrive the night before and book some accommodation somewhere (see below for further details about this).

ACCOMMODATION BEFORE THE START

There are a few B & Bs in or around Padiham.

The nearest Travelodge is Burnley, located at junction 10, M65 (2-miles). http://www.travelodge.co.uk

The nearest Premier Inn is also in Burnley (5-miles). http://www.premierinn.com

The nearest Mercure hotels are Foxfields Country Hotel, Billington (5-miles) and The Dunkenhalgh Hotel near Clayton-le-Moors (5-miles). http://www.accorhotels.com

The nearest Holiday Inn’s are Burnley, jcn 10, M65 (2-miles) and Preston (19-miles). http://www.ichotels.com

The nearest IBIS is located at junction 1, M55, Preston north (21-miles). http://www.accorhotels.com

Enter?

Entry fee: £9.75 when entering online through PayPal. 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!

Full entry details on the AUK website calendar page.

Click on the link below to enter:

https://www.audax.uk/login?returnUrl=/choose-a-ride/event-entry?eventId=12508

Entry fee includes: