Yorkshire Reliability Rides 2015

The Yorkshire Reliability Rides are back and even bigger this year, with seven rides and the series dubbed “The Magnificent Seven” this is sure to be an early season test for the hardy.

First ride, Seacroft Wheeler’s on the 25th January 2015.

RIDE 1: SEACROFT WHEELERS – £3

Date: 25th January 2015
Start Time: Signing on and start 08.30 – 09.30
Start Place: Squires Café Bar 5 miles west of Sherburn-in -Elmet on B1222. Car park, refreshments and toilets available.
Finish Place: Squires Café Bar
Route 80km: Micklefield – Towton – Tadcaster – Wetherby – Sicklinghall – Harewood Bridge – Weardley – Alwoodley – Shadwell – Thorner – Aberford – Sherburn
Route 50km: Starts 09.45. Micklefield – Towton – Stutton – Bramham – Thorner – Aberford – Sherburn
Organiser: Antony Brumby, 07772 080051, www.seacroftwheelers.co.uk

RIDE 2: HARROGATE NOVA CC – £4

Date: 1st February 2015
Start Time: 09.30
Start Place: Rigton Railway Crossing – just off A658.
Finish Place: Norwood Village Hall – refreshments available
Route 80km: Wetherby-Boroughbridge-Ripon-Fountains Abbey-Ripley-Killinghall-Pennypot Lane.
Organiser: Vaughan Caswell, 01423 507603, margaret.caswell@sky.com, www.harrogatenova.cc

RIDE 3: AIREDALE OLYMPIC – £4

Date: 8th February 2015
Start Time: 09.30 Riders to be set off at 2 minute intervals
Start Place: B6161(Near Leathley Bridge – approx. ½ mile from A658 junction).
Finish Place: Holy Trinity Church Hall, Knaresborough
Route 80km: Farnley – Norwood – Summerbridge – Burnt Yates – Kirkby Malzeard – Ripon – Boroughbridge – Knaresborough
Organiser: Hamish Robertshaw

RIDE 4: THE OTLEY ONE – £4

Date: 15th February 2015
Start Time: 09.30
Start Place: Buttercross (Market Place), Otley
Finish Place: Otley CC Clubroom
Route 100km: A65-Ilkley-Addingham-Bolton Abbey- Barden Tower -Appletreewick-Grassington-Kettlewell-Kilnsey-Threshfield-Burnsall-Barden-Bolton Bridge -Addingham-Ilkley-Askwith
Route 50 km: Start 09.45 As above to Barden Bridge (cross river) – Cavendish Cafe-Bolton Abbey-Ilkley-Askwith
Organiser: Ian Cullen, 07929 004887

RIDE 5: ALBA ROSA, The Alex Warburton Memorial Ride – £4

Date: 22nd February 2015
Start Time: 09.30
Start Place: The Lawnswood Arms, Otley Rd. Adel, Leeds
Finish Place: The Lawnswood Arms, Otley Rd. Adel, Leeds
Route: Bramhope-Alwoodley-Scholes-Barwick-Aberford-Saxton-Church Fenton-Ryther-Ulleskelf-Bramham-Collingham-Kirkby Overblow-Arthington-Creskeld Lane
Organiser: Jamie Tweddell, 07920 554544

RIDE 6: LEEDS MERCURY – £4

Date: 1st March 2015
Start Time: 09.30
Start Place: Buttercross (Market Place), Otley
Finish Place: Otley CC Clubroom
Route 90 km: Otley, Pool, Arthington, Harewood bridge, A61, Kirby Overblow, Sickinghall, Wetherby, B1224, left at X roads to cattal bridge, left to old A1. Up to Boro B, left to Knaresboro A6055, right to Ripley B6165, left to Killinghall, over the A59 to Pennypot lane, left at the end to grovel over Norwood edge and down via Farnley to Otley
Organiser: Kevin Stuart 07958 760 750

RIDE 7: PROLOGUE CAFE BASH #3 – £4

Date: 8st March 2015
Start Time: 09.30
Start Place: Prologue Café, Harrogate
Finish Place: Prologue Café, Harrogate
Route 90 km: Prologue-Pennypot-Darley-Dacre-Summerbridge-Blazefield-Risplith-Ripon-Skelton-Borobridge-Minskip-Staverley-Farnham-Scotton-Ripley-Killinghall-Harrogate-Prologue
Organiser: Matt Mannakee, 01423 503000, www.prologuecycling.co.uk