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Introduction
The Polkadot - "Spud" Riley Memorial Gran Fondo is a 100 mile bike ride, organised by MANCHESTER VELO C.R.C. on the lines of the classic Italian Gran Fondo events. It starts in Woodford Village 10 miles South of Manchester and covers 100 miles through Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, with 16 official climbs varying in length from 1/2 mile to 5mls with gradients up to 20%. There is a 54 mile option for those requiring an easier ride. The whole route and all the climbs are fully signposted and at the start of each climb is a sign showing its number, name and distance to the summit. Food and drinks are provided at two feeding/control points on the route.
2009 ride details
The 2009 ride was held on June 7th. You can download the ride times in PDF and Excel format using the following links.
You can see photos of riders on the link below under Photography.
2008 ride details
- You can view and download the times for the 2008 Polka Dot ride and the Spud Riley rides on Ride Details page
Photography
The official photographer for the Spud Riley ride is Derek Boocock of DB Photography - www.derekbphotography.co.uk and photographs of the 2009 and 2008 events are available on his web site.
If you want to read one rider's experience of this year's ride, then follow this link
http://www.sportivecentral.com/?p=blogs&rid=352&page=1
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