Dales Grimpeur

photoBen · Post by **photoBen** » Mon May 10, 2010 8:05 pm

Anyone riding this event this year? Haven't heard much about it this year but since it's on a Saturday it's one of the few I can ride.

At the back as usual · Tue May 11, 2010 9:22 am

All being well I will be doing it Ben, see you at the start line.

Is this years route available yet?

G. · Post by G. » Tue May 11, 2010 1:26 pm

Pateley Bridge, June 5th? I should be doing it. Which distance are you going to do?

EDIT: Oops no, I'll be riding up Mt Ventoux on June 5th so I'll have to miss out on the Dales hardcore climbing action.

mal · Post by **mal** » Tue May 11, 2010 1:27 pm

I've posted off an entry. Route can be found through audax UK calendar, I think, but it's text directions not a map - I'd rather not see the contours thank you.

G. · Post by G. » Tue May 11, 2010 1:39 pm

200km route
180km route
145km route
(.zip format)

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Thu May 27, 2010 8:22 am

Am hoping to ride this as I've never done it before. Anyone planning on doing the longer route?

Also, anyone have a .tcx or .gpx file of the route? I've created one based on the route instructions but it appears that the distance at the intermediate stops is a few k short (although the final distance is correct!) Has anyone else found this or have I 'mis-plotted' somewhere along the way?

JohnS · Post by **JohnS** » Thu May 27, 2010 1:58 pm

Dave

I quite fancied riding this and was tempted by the longer route.

Does anyone know whether you can enter on the line or need to pre-enter? I notice on the website that they were asking for entries 2 weeks prior which I have clearly missed. Anyone experience of getting in on a late entry?

If I can get an entry I'd be happy to try the longer route with you Dave (subject to approval from the Mrs of course).

Best regards

John

alistairs · Post by **alistairs** » Thu May 27, 2010 3:57 pm

I think you can enter on the day. I think I did this last year and they didnt seem to mind too much.

I should be up for this too and might have a bash at the 200k.

Al

Darren N · Post by **Darren N** » Mon May 31, 2010 9:28 pm

I’ve opted for the cheekier 145k version. Anyone else up for a laugh is welcome to tag along, … a critical extra benefit for us short-version ‘slackers’ is that we get an extra half hour sleep in!

A couple of Grimpeur veterans have mentioned to me the fact that the cattle grids on this course were apparently designed to keep dinosaurs inside Jurassic Park rather than sheep in the Dales so probably should be approached with throttle eased off.

D.

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:54 pm

Is it possible to EOL for this?

I've only just noticed about it, and I might be here on Saturday and might give it a go.