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Just got a ticket for the Jenn ride in stavely this year. Not done the event before, is the campsite available to stay at on the Friday night?
Just not sure how it all works.
Ta
didn't know tickets are available, are they posted on FB?
and yes, Camping was available on the field last year.
Its a great event BTW 🙂
found the tickets on the eventbrite website
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I can’t see it? Could you pop a link up.
You star beefy... I would of totally missed that being a non Facebooker..
Got my ticket 👍
OP, has been to date (available from Fri).
No info yet but I'm sure Rich will be along shortly.
Looking forward to it.
All sold out...
Didn't see it pop up, think it got launched on FB rather than on here. Will have to look out for reserve places.
A think a few have been handed back as the route is apparently a bit on the epic side with limited bailout opportunity
That doesn't sound like rich.....🤣
The route is quite challenging...
My training has been poor and covided, just getting the excuses ready now!
er..training..??
15 places left for an epic ride around the Lakes 🙂
Camping available before and after the event £5 entry then donate on just giving site
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38422867
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/239570962197/
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/richard-munro14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jpS2jAzN4g
That route is pretty serious!
The route's great! But I think there will be plenty of people in for a real shock! I think the A591 will be busy with bailing out riders....
Clockwise or anti?
**** me the number of shitty mapping apps that don't make it completely obvious which direction the route goes...
Anti - run your cursor over the elevation graph and it will move the pointer around the course.
The elevation plotting on that route goes a bit off-kilter in the second half though. Sty Head, Hard Knott and Wrynose are definitely not that small. 🙂
The map needs to show recharging points where you can swap out/in a fully charged battery 😉
Cheers for the email/post, had forgotten to donate to the just giving page.
Looks like the JG page is a little lite, maybe a email to remind everyone?
Very strange that the just giving is low on donations, usually there has been several thousands donated by this stage will be reminding people what the event is all about later on in the week Donations on the day are a pain in the arse!!!!
Long range weather forecast not looking bad. I am not sure my trip to a beer festival yesterday will aid managing to get round next weekend.....
As I just wrote on BearBones..
My experience of events is that 20 - 30% of folk don't turn up, regardless of how much they pay for entry. Maybe time to up the entry fee, skip the donation element and don't offer returns/refunds.
FWIW I was never likely to travel down to the event but fuel (and other living) costs are increasing so I can see that might play a part.
Also, trying to make the course more and more challenging (or even just hinting at that) means you are going after an increasingly small section of the market. I'm not going to drive several hundred miles to push my bike up a hill. I can do that from my house 😉
How long are people expected to take to do the 100 miles?
2 tough days of riding, but route looks epic…. Not looking forward to the road out of Eskdale, never managed to get up it!!!
Gutted - after dodging the lurgy for 2 years, somehow tested positive last night. Utterly rubbish timing. Was properly looking forward to it, conditions look pretty much spot on!
Enjoy all + looking forward to some envious insta pics. Next year then!
That's tough. At least you didn't get ill after driving all the way to the Lakes.
I'm nursing a dodgy calf muscle/achilles, so I expect I'll probably implode spectacularly in the first 10 miles. 🙂
Eek. Was the rest of the route as grim as the wasdale section?
Met 19 riders coming down it this morning from Styhead and only 3 were riding. Nobody minds a bit of hikeabike up, but pushing all the way down again... looked awful.
3 people said the same: " haven't actually been astride the bike for the last 2 or 3 hours."
Why did the route not go down the beautiful flowy looking Bridleway two to the left of the gnarly descent? Or are the hidden bits of that even worse?
We had a really good weekend, got home a couple of hours ago. Styhead to Wasdale was definitely hard work but there were lots of great bits - one our first day the Kentmere sttuff, some sketchy steep bits above pooley bridge, the loop up from Threlkeld and back to Keswick.
On the second day we started from Wasdale and the 2nd half of the descent into Boot is great, then more nice stuff toward Elterwater & Loughrigg and the climbs and final bits in Kentmere.
I was on a Solaris with my other half on her Cube and our friend on her Soul. I was basically dragged round it by them - certainly on the climbs as the trip went on! Pizza at More the evening before was good and tasty Kirby Lonsdale beer at the site (thank you)
Lots of lovely people to chat to and thanks again to Rich for organizing (and booking the good weather).
Another great weekend, thanks Rich
Found myself a bit off-route, but not a bad spot.
Plus we have gained a set of gloves on the climb to styhead, they are not with me but can arrange to post them out if you have lost them - just confirm colour / brand.
Why did the route not go down the beautiful flowy looking Bridleway two to the left of the gnarly descent?
You have to cross Lingmell Beck twice, so they've all got downsides if you're on a fully loaded bike.
Some photos
Dropping to Longsleddale
Above Pooley Bridge
Drop from bridleway skirting Blencathra/Skiddaw
Styhead climb in the evening
Crossing past Burnmoor Tarn
A few of my pics from a cracking weekend.
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It was an awesome weekend of riding, thanks Rich. We pushed through and did it in one go, got in a smidge before 3am. Saw loads of owls riding in the dark.
Why did the route not go down the beautiful flowy looking Bridleway two to the left of the gnarly descent? Or are the hidden bits of that even worse?
Because it's not beautiful or flowy to ride, as we were reminded by taking it......
Great weekend.
Is this a yearly thing?
Yes, yearly
Heads up for anyone interested in the 2023 event - tickets now on sale. There's a 'gravel' version too this year...
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing?eid=37357&
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing?eid=37358&
Cheers Hutch fpr the heads up for people not been on a while!
<div dir="auto">5 weeks to the 2023 #jennride we still have places left for both routes so get booked on. All the money after costs to stage the event go to the two charities #stgemmashospice and #riderresilience.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Gravel 100miles 9500ft</div>
<div dir="auto">143 entries 7 available</div>
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<div dir="auto">MTB 100 miles 13000ft</div>
<div dir="auto">166 entries 84 available</div>
<div dir="auto"> https://www.trybooking.co.uk/CDGV </div>
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<div dir="auto">Camping from Friday till Tuesday morning onsite toilets and a cold shower <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od"></span> with pot washing facilities none riding companions welcome to stay on site. Free bar(donations accepted) Music from Folk in The Fells and Pizzas and Ninja Wraps onsite to feed you all.</div>
Who else is taking part this year?
It's two years since I did any bike packing, I need to get packed up and have a little shakedown ride before the weekend!
Haven't fully recovered from pneumonia in January, so have had to pull out this year. Kept hoping I'd get stronger, but struggling with a fraction of the distance/climbing. Maybe next year.
Weather looks great, should be a good one.
That's a shame, hope you're back up to full strength soon.