Whitby medium

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Whitby Sportive
Medium Route

TBC

HQ West Cliff Primary School
YO21 3EF

Stats

Distance: 86.5 km
Elevation: 1675.4 metres
Ride Time: 4 – 6hrs
Start: 08:00 – 08:30
Feeds: –
Price: £32.50

The Monday before the sportive at 6pm, you will receive a ‘Get Ready’ email with all the information and links you need to complete the Pre-Event Questionnaire and Book a Time Slot.

Booking opens from 10am Tuesday until 18:00 Thursday. This is ESSENTIAL to ride.

Please collect rider packs from the HQ on your way to the start line.

Pre-Event Questionnaire & Start Slot Booking

No entries on the day.

Entries close on Sunday night 1 week before the event.

For any questions relating to Pre-Event Questionnaire or Time Slot Booking email depart@velo29.com

Medium route riders will set off second in the Whitby Grand Depart and follow the road along West Cliff. Heading North through the beautiful seaside village of Sandsend all routes tackle the climb of Lythe Bank at 2.7miles. The routes now include the climb of Ellerby Bank at 9 miles in. From there everyone head across the A171 and drops down into the picturesque village of Lealholm for the first feed stop which includes award-winning pork pies.

It is here we have our first route split so look out for your correct route after the feed station.

From Lealholm the long and medium route heads along classic North Yorkshire Moors roads through the gorgeous villages of Danby and Castleton after which you will climb the Castleton/Hutton Le Hole road to Ralphs Cross, the symbol of The North York Moors National Park, where the medium and long split. You will head across Knott Road with spectacular views into Rosedale, where you are now heading, but don’t panic, no Chimney Bank today instead you take a left (re-joining with the long route) and head back over the moor roads to Lealholm for a second feed stop.

Up out of Lealholm after the feed then dropping into Glaisdale and down to the River Esk BUT! be careful on the descent as it is fast with a tight turn under the bridge. You will now pass Beggar’s Bridge built by Thomas Ferris in 1619. Make sure you are in the correct gear as you will almost immediately be faced with the formidable Limber Hill which is a short sharp shock.

You now have a lovely ride through Egton and great descent into Grosmont the home of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (used as the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films). Crossing the railway there is a short sharp climb out of the village which bears left and continues along the road to Slights then you follow the River Esk into Ruswarp where you cross the river and take the quiet Larpool Lane back into Whitby where you can enjoy a FREE beer, sausage bun and massage and don’t forget your MEDAL.