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Big-loop charity road sportive from Middleton, Greater Manchester with four routes — ~60/100/165km and the ~201km 'Mad Manc' (~3,000m). Rolling northern lanes with sharp Peak District climbs. Next date ~2027-05-02 approximate.
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.
The loop rolls out of the Manchester fringe and reaches east into the Peak District. No single monster col, just relentless lumpiness: short, sharp ramps like Pott Shrigley and the Brickworks, over and over.
It's accessible where it counts. The shorter routes run effectively untimed, so 60km is a genuine first sportive. Only the Mad Manc carries a cutoff, and 201km on lumpy lanes is a real long day.
Is Tour de Manc for you?
- First-timers picking the 60km or 100km. The shorter routes run effectively untimed, so a big day out feels achievable rather than intimidating.
- Steady climbers who ration their effort. The course stacks repeated short ramps, so it rewards riders who ride them steadily instead of sprinting each one.
- Durable endurance riders eyeing the Mad Manc. Holding form deep into a long, lumpy day matters more here than raw climbing talent.
- Riders who like constant variety. You never settle into a flat rhythm, just endless gradient change through the northern lanes.
Training plan for Tour de Manc
A training plan for Tour de Manc isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- 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
- 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
- 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
