Manchester is home to British Cycling, with Dame Sarah Storey as its Cycling Commissioner. It prides itself as a cycling-friendly city. Here is a safe and interesting bike ride taking in some of the history and culture of this great city.
It’s only 60km, so for a longer version, see the Manchester Sightseer 100 .
It is also place of amazing achievements, as Tony Walsh’s poem This is the Place reminded us but it also has a dark satanic side, with abject poverty and poor health. This ride takes in some, but by no means all, of the sights.
The ride has all been ridden on a road bike with 23mm tyres but, if you have one, a gravel bike might be the preferred choice, as the route includes some canal towpaths and some unsurfaced cycle-paths. Manchester is very much ‘work in progress’ and you may well find the route is a hard hat and Hi-Viz area, so take a map.
Canals, railways and cyclists meeton the site of Manchester’s Roman fort
The ride is best done by e-Brevet but can still be ridden the traditional way with a Brevet Card and collecting till receipts.
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» Enter PermNB you will be asked for the ride date on the online entry form but this can be amended prior to setting off
Start: Sale Water Parkor anywhere on route if using eBrevet or GPX
eBrevet: Sale Water Park start
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Heaton Park start
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Velodrome start
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Salford Crescent start
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⟺Distance: 50 kmAscent: 360m
Max elevation: 106m
AAA points: zero
Time allowed:1hr 40min at 30kph
4hr 10min at 12kph
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Contact: Mike Wigley
Controls:| 17km: | Heaton Park |
| 36km: | Didsbury |
| 48km: | Velodrome |
| 63km: | Sale Water Park |