The C2C Blog
Hi everyone,
Welcome to the new C2C blog, a great opportunity for you to upload your C2C stories and memories, complete with pictures. You can also alert the world to forthcoming charity rides you might be doing and get in touch with other C2Cers, so it's a great chance to drum up support. The Forum will remain, but we feel a blog will add a little extra as well as being more user-friendly. Remember, eveyone's trip is different - and each and every trip is different. We want to know what you make of Britain's top route.
Mark Porter, Editor
C2C Cycle Challenge 2012
At last: the dates have been fixed for the 4th C2C Challenge. The 2012 Challenge takes two days, riding through the Northern Lakes and over the Pennines stopping off in Alston, at the 70-mile halfway point. Sign up here…
Thanks to all!
We are beefing up the site and updating details of accommodation providers at the moment. Thanks to all of you who helped push last year’s page views up by 50%, from just under a million to 1.5 million. And thanks for lingering for an average of five minutes on each of those pages. That’s 121,182 … [Read More]
Challenge May 26 & 27
The C2C Challenge will be upon us at the end of May. Sorry about the late arrival of the website. It’s still a week away owing to technical trouble, but pencil the weekend of May 26 & 27 for the 4th annual challenge. Meanwhile I gather from friends at Sustrans that there were even more … [Read More]
2012 Challenge latest
Welcome to 2012. I expect you’re all itching to get out there and burn off those calories. So what about getting into training for the 4th annual C2C Challenge, scheduled for the weekend of May 26 & 27. The website will be up and running shortly for bookings.
C2C GPS info…
Martin Price contacted me the other day with his GPS plot of the C2C. It’s for an all road route. Martin does the ride in a day (not advisable for us mere mortals). You may be interested to have a look. A write-up for all three can be found here, with the 2010 version being … [Read More]
New loops for old
I’d be interested in more feedback on the new loops on the route – via Ullswater to Penrith, and via Durham to Sunderland. Any further thoughts out there?
Camera found
A digital camera has been picked up by a kind cyclist called Sean. Looking at the pictures the last ones were of people starting at the west coast. His number is 07787 330062.
Train stupid
I somehow missed this email sent in May by Colin Trigg. His experience on Northern trains is certainly not unique and I’d like to hear more from those of you who have had similar experiences and we’ll try and do some serious lobbying to get more bikes on trains. To: C2C Guide: I had a … [Read More]
Wanted: Garmin version of C2C
Has anyone mapped the route on a Garmin? I have yet to do so with mine but would welcome a Garmin version to post on the site. At last some good weather. I expect to see hundreds of you out there this weekend…
Summer blues
What a crap summer. Again. Maybe it’s time to move the C2C to the South of France – perhaps Sete across to Bordeaux, along the Canal du Midi. Still, cool weather is better than baking heat if you’re climbing 12,000 feet or so and I feel sure that 95% of you enjoyed the ride. Any … [Read More]
2012 Challenge
The 2012 Challenge will be a trip on a brand new route in Dorset, then over by ferry from Poole to Cherbourg before cycling down the peninsula to St Malo via Le Mont St Michel. Then back to the start at Weymouth. A truly great route which the Challenge will be officially launching. 400km over … [Read More]
Inaugural Great Strickland Charity Cycle Day
In aid of The Great North Air Ambulance Charity on Sunday 21st August 2011 Anton and Penny Flaherty of The Strickland Arms would like to announce the Inaugural Great Strickland Charity Cycle Day in aid of The Great North Air Ambulance Charity on Sunday 21st August 2011 set off time 2pm. Entry fee is £5.00, … [Read More]
On the road…
Well, at last the weather’s looking up. Let’s hope it stays good for next week’s Chain Events C2C weekend. I shall be on the route next week armed with camera and notepad, keen to see how things are going this season. It’s got to be better than that awful last week in May when we … [Read More]
Zero to Hero
There’s a great new account of a C2C trip from Andy Birkett who hadn’t heard of the C2C until recently and didn’t even own a bike until 6 months ago. But it was a baptism of fire (actually, water). Read all about it in Your Trips here.
New C2C Challenge
Please note: Chain Events and David Gray are holding a C2C Challenge on July 9 and 10. Please look at the Chain Events website on the home page if you fancy doing the great ride in two days.
Great blog from Jim Carleton
I have posted this Blog in the Your Trips area as well. There’s loads of useful information in this entertaining blog from Jim Carleton, who incorporated the Ulverston to Keswick section of the Cumbrian Way into his huge Coast to Coast trip. Have a look and see for yourselves: seatoseadiary.blogspot.com
2012 Challenge – any thoughts?
Thanks to all of you who wrote in about the May Challenge. It was great fun and we will soon start planning for 2012. Although the British Heart Foundation pulled its finger out at the last instant, we will opt for a different charity. I think it would be a good idea to keep the … [Read More]
Rising to the Challenge
Congratulations everyone who completed the C2C Challenge on May Bank Holiday. 80 of you cracked it in two days, come rain (lots of) and come shine (not enough of). It was great to see and tremendous fun standing back and waving you through. I’ve been ill with bronchitis ever since! Anyone fancy doing it over … [Read More]
Last chance!
This has been a record year so far, with the route full to bursting! Maybe something to do with the weather? I’d love some feedback on the new loops we added this week. Also, anyone still wishing to do the Challenge the weekend of 28 & 29 May should book NOW while there’s still time. … [Read More]
2011 C2C book out NOW
Morning everyone and a happy Easter to you. A quick note to say that the new Coast to Coast Cycle Routes 2011 edition is now on sale. 3,000 copies – hot off the press, so move fast before we run out. The new edition is spiral bound, has new mapping and up to date information, … [Read More]
