Route 9 will start from Alpkit Ilkley and will be a self-supported ride leaving the store at 10AM, lasting roughly 3-5 hours depending on your speed.
A GPX file of the route will be sent out to all participants who have confirmed their booking through Eventbrite, on the Thursday before the event.
The route can be completed fast or at your own pace, we encourage those of all abilities to take part and have lots of fun! Just remember, this is a social ride with gravel enthusiasts and you are fully self-supported. Please come equipped with everything you would bring on a solo ride (including a helmet) and be aware that the very nature of being self-supported means you are your own mechanic for this ride, so although we all hope it won't happen... be prepared to fix a puncture by the side of the trail or handle anything else that may occur en route!
Back at Alpkit there will be cakes and weather-specific refreshments (the soup went down a treat last year) and plenty of time to chat bikes, routes and all things adventure with staff and fellow riders.
Tickets will be £10 (from the link above) and all proceeds will be donated to the Alpkit Foundation.