Events/Tour de Manc

Tour de Manc

Road

Date

Sun, 2 May 2027

Venue

Bowlee Community Park, Middleton, Greater Manchester

Countdown

May

Routes

Distances

60-100km

Climb, 201 km

3,000m

Four routes from one start line in Middleton, Greater Manchester: pick ~60km, ~100km, the 165km Classic, or the ~201km Mad Manc with its ~3,000m of climbing. Choose your day.

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The course

The route

A big loop out of Bowlee Community Park in Middleton, reaching east into the Peak District for its climbing. The Mad Manc covers ~201km with ~3,000m of ascent; the ~60km, ~100km and 165km Classic routes scale down from there.

Weather

Early-May, Bowlee Community Park

13°CTypical high

5°CTypical low

-1°CColdest in 20 years

47%Days with rain

Highs around 13°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 47% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the Tour de Manc

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.

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What the Mad Manc throws at you

Typical sessions

Cumulative distance: up to ~201km and ~3,000m of climbing, a 7 to 11 hour day on the full route

Repeated short, sharp Peak District ramps that punish anyone trained only on the flat

Lumpy moorland lanes with no flat to hide in, constant up-and-down all day

Changeable early-May Peak weather: exposed moors, wind and wet descents

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Long Lumpy Rides building from 3hr toward 6hr on hilly lanes to match your chosen route

Short Climb Repeats: 8 to 12 x 2-4min hard on a steep hill for Brickworks-style ramp power

Back-to-back weekends (Sat 4hr plus Sun 3hr) to teach your legs to ride tired

Sharp ramps under fatigue: climb repeats in the last hour of a long ride

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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