There and Back Again AKA TABA
Event departs on the 17th June 2022
A simple concept for a race, you go to your start, ride to your destination and ride back to the start, Bilbo Baggins did this and had a fantastic adventure.
This idea is the brainchild inspiration of Marcia who cycled LEJOGLE this summer, I thought, that’s a cool idea, we could make this an annual free event with different checkpoints every year, to spice things up with a free route between checkpoints.
So, here is the checkpoints, each checkpoint will require a photo checkin, there won’t be a minimum time to complete, this is a personal challenge we want to help support by creating an environment you can apply yourself, we will help share your experiences and may do a pop up party at one checkpoint:
Start and finish are at Lands End:
CP1 51.851273926106735, -2.706022058655297 is the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, absolutely nothing unusual about going through Bristol on a LEJOG ride.
CP2 52.797258412156445, -3.6468226208423578 a dead end climb in deepest Snowdonia.
CP3 53.83489901698357, -1.9496285739170922 at the train station in Howarth.
CP4 54.52105864368568, -3.2630437025995254 another dead end, but at a pub at Wasdale Head.
CP5 56.76654434974847, -4.95930339478924 a long stretch here between the two checkpoints, right next to Fort William is Kinlochleven.
CP6 58.60939443881445, -4.7633658192908195 Durness and the sea is in sight, no more north bound, but no south bound either.
CP7 58.71130351043483, -3.022320417604568 Lands End, turn that bike around and head home!
CP8 57.217885187151914, -3.2238562197290213 over the hill is Cock Bridge, some climbing on the East Side of Scotland.
CP9 55.24332505412565, -2.486295499624785 Alston Train Station, as seen in Hell of the North West, the north pennies welcomes tired legs.
CP10 54.30551905933999, -2.5302408114308874 Clitheroe, and a bike shop, one with a cafe too, we treat our victims of cycle events well.
CP11 54.15138862300922, -1.6513345753088398 Last of the Summer Wine country here, good route planning is key to avoid the busy roads and cities.
CP12 52.524798206335305, -2.0028970697576574 there’s lots of hills in this event, let’s add a hill climb race track to the mix, the Bugatti owners club.
CP13 51.11237246860793, -4.859342337154307 Port Issac, you can’t do an event like this and not call into a Cornish port town.
Finish is at Land’s End.