NOTAPN20
Starts Sat 5th September 2020
10 Checkpoints
Approx 1000km
Free route
NOT All Points North 2020
31 riders attempted the Not All Points North 2020 event with 21 of them successfully visiting all 10 control points. Check out the results here.
CP10 Sheffield, 03:48
Guess I'm a badass ultra distance cyclist now huh?
3 days, 18 hours, 12 minutes
1024km/11735m elevation
More pics/thoughts/stats for you soon 🙂 Thank you for all the support, it means a great deal to me.
#NotAPN20 #rideupnorth
CP7 Blanchland, 01:19
Had a decent stop in Amble (check out that sunset!) and felt alright so cracked on. Running total 720km. Had a quick sleep, Rosedale next, everything hurts.
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Finally Berwick upon Tweed. Not been feeling that spesh today after a long one yesterday so the East coast and dry weather couldn’t come quick enough. It’s a stunning spot.
Now for pizza before heading back up hill into the wind, hopefully minus the rain... #itsgrimupnorth #itsstunningupnorth #rideupnorth #bikepacking #loveridingmybikealongway #outsideisfree #fromwhereiride #notapn20 #transcontinental2up
Not All Points North blog part 4 is up. This one was by far the hardest to write. The last day was incredibly difficult and I think my brain has blocked a lot of it out! There will be one more post after this discussing the kit I took and the lessons I learnt... and then I'll stop spamming you 🙂
📷 Near Commondale, North York Moors
Link in bio 🙂
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Well here we go again! On my way to #notAPN20 ...I leave a week late but on time to participate to the price draw on 17th September. Hesitated a lot before going: did not ride much since coming back from France, felt morally a bit down, I don’t really have any bike made for long endurance, I had not really planned the route well or prepared anything and I am in real need of sleep and family time... but then, I thought: stop making excuses and go! I said I’d do it back in May before it was cancelled and so I am committed to doing it now! If all goes well I will leave from Sheffield at 1am Saturday morning and will be back on Monday - with around 8h of sleep total... Wish me good luck and good weather! 🙏🏻
CP6 Berwick-upon-Tweed, 13:05. The most northerly checkpoint! Running total 560km.
Had a couple of hours of torrential rain coming round Carlisle, just about dried out under a hand dryer (thankfully a proper one not a Dyson Airblade!) in a cafe in Newcastleton, then got my head down to push through the Scottish Borders with a sweet sweet tailwind. Hardly saw a single human in Scotland so have reached the talking to sheep stage. Various body parts also starting to twinge a little. Southbound now 🙂
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Standard bike packing petrol station haul supplemented with takeaway fish and chips from the local pub! This was tea, supper and the following day’s breakfast. #bikepacking #ultracycling #ridefuel #eatlotsridefar #notAPN20 #mykinesis a.different.gear allpointsnorth.cc
Sunrise has always been my favourite time of the day, even as child: I love the light, the loneliness, how all the birds start singing together, and the feeling anything is possible because it is just the first day of the rest of your life. Sunrises up North were gorgeous - my collection 😍 #NotAPN20 allpointsnorth.cc a.different.gear
CP10 - Castle Howard
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Final checkpoint ticked off, now back to Sheffield to finish.
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#notapn20 #transcontinental2up #mykinesis
CP9 Castle Howard, 18:29
Very happy to see Mum who kindly waited for ages while I crawled through North Yorkshire. Next stop Sheffield. 130km left. I do believe it's time to Bring. It. Home. 😁
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CP4 Kirkstone Pass Inn, 15:37.
Feeling better and cheered beyond measure by the lovely Lakes scenery, sunshine at last and most of all the presence of patrickfoster98 and alexguerrero9 who took a break from their family holiday to come and find me and provide moral support. Extra special thanks to Pat for riding over KP with me when I thought I couldn't do it. Celebrated with an ice cream in Glenridding and watched some haggard Helvellyn triathletes hobbling about 🙂 next stop Silloth.
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CP8 Rosedale, 16:00
North York Moors: beautiful but brutal. I am done with % gradient signs and false summits!! It's nice to see the sun but it's come out absolutely boiling and I keep sweating off my suncream, gonna be a crispy lil potato later. 860km in the bag.
#NotAPN20 #rideupnorth #grimupnorth
CP3 Keld. 7:12am. Sorry for the rubbish photo but I was feeling too rough to seek out anything photogenic and just picked something that said Keld on it 😛 Managed a few hours sleep but am having some stomach issues, unsure if it's just the exertion or if I've actually got a bug. Feel like I've been crawling along this morning but I guess there's been a lot of climbing and moving slowly is better than not moving at all. Onwards to the Lakes 🤞🏻 #NotAPN20
Been keeping this on the down low but can now confirm I'm about to set off on #NotAPN20. For the uninitiated, this basically involves riding my bike a long way round the north of England. allpointsnorth.cc was originally due to take place in May but was sadly cancelled due to Covid. This weekend was announced as an opportunity to ride one's planned route and much deliberation has occurred over whether to do it: lack of motivation, doubting myself, last minute decision means I haven't spent as much time as I'd like route planning, blah blah blah. I've also just come back from a mad week working in Devon. But last weekend I made a secret promise to myself that if I came back from Devon feeling vaguely ok then I'd have a pop at it and I know I'd kick myself if I let the opportunity pass me by. So here goes, wish me luck and a tailwind and I'll (hopefully) be back in a few days 🙂 (I won't be using a tracker but I'll try post some progress pics on here.) #rideupnorth #ridefar #endurancecycling #packlighttravelfar #fromwhereiride #roadslikethese
Last bit of Not All Points North spam (for now 😉), my entry for "best bivvy spot". Don't think it gets much cooler (or spookier) than round the back of an ancient abbey. Perfectly sheltered from the wind, and even had the luxury of a drinking water tap. Thankfully no 12th century ghosts came to haunt me as I slept either.
#NotAPN20 #rideupnorth #packlighttravelfar
CP5 Silloth, 19:51
Nice to see the sea!
Hitting the Co-op for snacky tea then a few more miles before sleep. #NotAPN20
Not All Points North blog part 3 is up 🙂
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📷 Rivelin Valley Road, yesterday's commute 👌🏻
#NotAPN20 #rideupnorth #ridefar #ridelikeagirl #endurancecycling #bikepacking #packlighttravelfar
Not All Points North blog part 2 is up - link in bio 🙂
📷 Buttertubs in the rain
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Big skies of (not) allpointsnorth.cc
Didn't really get any proper sunrises/sunsets due to those pesky clouds but there were plenty of "wow sky" moments to make up for it 🙂 also had 3 nights of riding under an incredible orange moonrise. So here's a few of my favourites in non-chronological order:
1) Leaving Amble, Northumberland, evening of day 3
2) Somewhere in County Durham, morning of day 4
3) Approaching Silloth, evening of day 2
4) Silloth, looking out over the Solway Firth to the hills of Dumfries and Galloway
5) Approaching Arncliffe and looking back over my shoulder down Wharfedale, day 1
6) Rainbow over Greenhow Hill, day 1
7) Hebden Moor, day 1
8) Moon and Drax power station, end of day 4
#NotAPN20 #rideupnorth #packlighttravelfar #nobaddays #roadslikethese #fromwhereiride #thatskytho
Back on the bike this evening after a week off recovering from (not) allpointsnorth.cc - still feeling pretty tired and got a couple of niggles but it was a lovely evening and... you can't go wrong with a cheeky Redmires. 😍 #fromwhereiride #theoutdoorcity #NotAPN20
Major breakthrough today: first cycle commute since finishing Not allpointsnorth.cc almost 3 weeks ago and what a day for it 🥳 Nothing steep, nothing fast, just steady away. Definitely not fully recovered yet and still got a couple of niggles but they largely behaved themselves and even without feeling 100% it was still approximately 10000000000000 times more enjoyable than driving. Very thankful to be back.
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North Yorkshire Moors; brutal, beautiful, brilliant ...on a bike 🚲
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#notapn20 #rideupnorth #northofengland #bikepacking #endurancecycling #rideityourway #roadorgravel #rideyourbike #packlighttravelfar #cyclelife #cyclinglife #ridefar #komootadventurer #enigmabikes #thechaseison #keepyompin #60yearsstompinggears #nobaddays allpointsnorth.cc a.different.gear
CP1, Studley Royal. 110km down. The wind has been quite sapping and it was very stoppy starty coming out of Sheffield and through Pontefract/Castleford with an an abundance of roundabouts and temporary traffic lights but feel like I got into a bit more of a rhythm once I hit some familiar roads. I chose this particular route up from Sheffield to Wetherby because it's one Dad and I did on a glorious sunny evening last year so I was trying to channel those happy memories 🙂 now heading west into the Dales and into a whopping headwind 🙃 #NotAPN20 #rideupnorth #fromwhereiride
We’ve adapted the ‘Not All Points North’ format after being inspired by one of our APN20 entrants, @bastonjohn’s suggestion. Hopefully this will enable more riders to take part safely and responsibly. Full details are on the website’s homepage - have a read and let us know what you think.
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This is why we do it. Stellar morning up on the North York Moors. This is our CP 9 of #notapn20 We took our last gravel stretch to get up here and it was probably the best of the trip. #rosedale #northyorkmoors #whywedoit #views #smilesformiles #fromwhereiride #mykinesis #transcontinental2up
After hoping to ride another event this year, as my first multi day event, I was reignited when I saw All Points North was still being being held in a different form the one week I’m on holiday, and open to all. It wasn’t on my radar (3 days ride time is not me) but now it is! Just got an early train up from Bristol so here I go. Apparently evidence has to go on insta!
Roughly 1000km and 10000m around 10 controls inc Sheffield Sheaf Sq, Silloth and Berwick upon Tweed and back to Sheffield
I’m riding Not All Points North touring style. Aiming for 6 days 3 booked campsites, 2 wild camping. I’ll find out if my knee holds out after damaging it at the end of my “test” ride on #LonLasCymru 3 weeks ago.
CP 1 Sheaf Square, Sheffield
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#rideupnorth
#cycling
#endurancecycling
#getoutside
#cycletouring
#bikepacking
#eatridesleeprepeat
#slowisok
#keeppedalling
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Not CP5 Kirkstone Pass Inn
I’m out, too wet, too cold
Rain started 5am and I was wild camping high up above Kendal and M6.
Did Not Finish Not All Points North is a double negative, so I did finish right?!
That rain was not light it was torrential.
Kudos to everyone else, I was supposed to be in Toutbeck last night after Kirkstone and Kielder Forest tonight after Silloth.
#NotAPN20
#rideupnorth
#cycling
#endurancecycling
#getoutside
#cycletouring
#bikepacking
#eatridesleeprepeat
#slowisok
#keeppedalling
#nofilter
a.different.gear
allpointsnorth.cc
audaxclubbristol
Gail force winds and and driving hail stones on this climb, loving my little detour. I’m on holiday and it’s not a race I’m told. #allpointsnorth #notapn20 allpointsnorth.cc #colddarknorth #windandrain #hail #northpennines
Slow start this morning. Just nailed 3 egg McMuffins though so things are looking up #latestart #athlete #bikepacking #ultracycling #notapn20 #ridefar
SPOT PRIZES!
A massive thank you to our brand partners who have offered to supply spot prizes for ‘Not All Points North’ 2020.
