Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
York Auction Centre, Murton, York, North Yorkshire, YO19 5GF
Murton, York
Countdown
September
The short route of a sportive that has run since 2011. Seventy mostly gentle kilometres in one loop out of York and back, so a good first sportive.
Key facts
01Start window runs 08:30 to 08:45, so arrive early to roll out on time
Create a free training plan for the Great Yorkshire Sportive 70 km
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The course
The route
Murton
Distance70km
Total climb505m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate69.5 km
Weather
Late-September, Murton
17°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 38% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Laura Tilley02:52:3624.3 km/h
02Zoe Davison02:58:3523.5 km/h
03Gail Daffern03:21:3820.8 km/h
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Women finishers
3:54:05
Median time
17.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Great Yorkshire Sportive 70 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Great Yorkshire Sportive 70 km plan targets
Typical sessions
70 km with 505 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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