ABC Centreville runs 3 reliability rides – informal, successively longer early season tests of fitness aimed at increasing fitness and self-reliance to kick-start the year. You’ll need to carry equipment and food suitable for winter riding over hills, have a well-maintained bike (especially the brakes!) and to be able to navigate the un-marked route. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly but reliabilities are not group rides as such, so while you might find people going at your pace, you may also ride some or all of the route alone. Riders from other clubs are very welcome – the more the merrier
2024 dates
Sign on £10 (includes post-ride food) at Littleborough Cricket Club, Denhurst Rd, Littleborough OL15 9LD. What3words location ///muddy.fresh.caked
Reliability 1 to Widdop – Sunday 14th January 2024: 47.5 miles, 3,968ft of climb
Sign on at 8.30am for a 09:00 am start, finish from 1pm onwards
Littleborough-Todmorden-Hebden Bridge-Oxenhope-Stanbury-Trawden-Widdop-Hebden Bridge-Todmorden-Littleborough
Take Extra care on the following sections:
14.0 Steep descent into Oxenhope
22.0 Steep descent past reservoir
29.0 Steep descent, road swings left then right over a bridge before Widdop Climb
33.6 Steep descent with two hairpins
Reliability 2 to Gisburn – Sunday 28th January 2024: 63.3 miles, climb 4,377 ft
Sign on 08:30 for 09:00 start at Rochdale Town Hall OL16 1AB. Finish 13:00 onwards at Littleborough Conservative Club Peel Street OL15 8QX
Cost £10.00 including refreshments at Littleborough Conservative Club
Town Hall-Edenfield-Accrington-Whalley-Clitheroe-Waddington-Grindleton-Bolton By Bowland-Gisburn-Blacko-Barrowford-Nelson-Burnley-Mereclough-Cliviger-Todmorden-Littelborough
Take time to download and review the route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38368399
This is a great route despite it’s use of main roads and takes in the beautiful Ribble Valley.
Town Hall to Whalley is on main roads
Waddington to Gisburn is on Minor road with a short sharp climb to Grindleton
Return from Gisburn is Mainly main roads
Reliability 3 to Storiths – 26 February : 93.3 miles, climb 5,826 ft
Sign on 08:30 for 09:00 start at Littleborough Cricket Club. Finish 15:00 onwards
Rochdale Town Hall-Bacup-Burnley-Nelson-Colne-Laneshawbridge-Silsden-Addingham-Bolton Bridge-Barden-Appletreewick-Cracoe-Hetton-Gargrave-Broughton-Earby-Foulridge-Colne-Nelson-Brierfield-Burnley-Mereclough-Cliviger-Todmorden-Littleborough
Take time to download and review the route
All proceeds to the Rayner foundation
We hope you can join us on one or all of these rides. If you have a query, please get in touch
