"And the peace which I always found in the silence and
emptiness of the moors filled me utterly" James Herriot 

Overview

​TransEngland occurs each year on the first full weekend in April​​. #transengland18 details: ​​Key points:
  • The route is from Morecambe to Scarborough: ~270km long with ~4,550m of ascent taking in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors.  
  • The trial consists of a start point, 4 checkpoints, and an end point.  You chose the route passing through these checkpoints.
  • Tweet a timestamped photo at the start, at each checkpoint, and at the finish.
  • ​​Get your transport booked now and ​sign-up on ​Strava

Checkpoints

Chose your own route passing through the following points:
  • Start: Morecambe Pier: 54.074624, -2.878268
  • CP1: Ribblehead Viaduct: 54.210526, -2.368220
  • CP2: Tan Hill Inn: 54.455404, -2.160408
  • CP3: St Nicholas Church (Bransdale): 54.377823, -1.046540
  • CP4: Robin Hood's Bay beach: 54.430319, -0.532116
  • End: The Diving Belle (Scarborough): 54.281799, -0.389991
Results: The Ivy House Gastro Tea Room (Scarborough): 54.284065, -0.387969

Entry

Step 1​ - book travel/accommodation as per below (most TRC riders will follow this itinerary but by all means do your own thing):
  1. Book train with bike reservation to Morecambe to arrive on Friday evening, ready for an 11pm departure
  2. Book train with bike reservation from Scarborough early Saturday evening or Sunday morning
  3. If staying the night on Saturday, book a bed in YHA Scarborough
  4. Some crazies may ride back to Morecambe via the Way of the Roses route
​Step 2 - ​enter the trial:
  1. ​Join our club on Strava if not already a member
  2. Sign-up to the event on ​Strava
  3. Invite your mates and share on social media using #transengland18 - we strive for a 50:50 male-female split so put extra effort into encouraging women to join in

Results

 TransEngland18 title holder: Luke Allen (11h49) - full results
[Mistakes riders made at #transengland18]
Twitter feed: #transengland18
#TER17: 5-6 May 2017 - 'winner' completed in 18h03m
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