Course Finishers
COLIN JAMES
Started from Silloth
Route: KP – K – A – SRP – SS – CH – RA – B – BP – S
JOHN BASTON
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
MARK SMITH
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
MIKE SHELDRAKE
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
JAMIE OLIVER
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
WILL SCHRIMSHAW
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: CH – RA – B – BP – S – K – KP – A – SRP – SS
TOM DOWNES
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: CH – RA – B – BP – S – KP – K – A – SRP – SS
OLIVER HAYWOOD
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SRP – SS
ALAN MORTON
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
CAROLINE FRY
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
RACHEL BATT & JIM STEWART
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
JAMES MILNE
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
BRADLEY WOODRUFFE :
Started from Sheaf Square.
Route: SRP – CH – RA – B – BP – S – KP – K – A – SS
CHRIS WOODS :
Route: SS – SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH
PAUL PEARCE :
Route: SS – SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH
IAN LYONS :
Route: SS – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SRP
ALAN STEELE
Started from Silloth
Route: KP – K – A – SRP – SS – CH – RA – B – BP – S
JULIE & SIMON BULLEN :
Started from Sheaf Square.
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
CAROLINE SOUBAYROUX :
Started from Sheaf Square
Route: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP – B – RA – CH – SS
DNF
LUKE COLLINS : Started from Berwick Pier.
Controls reached: S – KP – K – A – SRP – SS – CH – RA
IAN CAPLETON : Started from Sheaf Square.
Controls reached: SRP – A – K – KP – S – BP
RICHARD SANDERSON : Started at Berwick Pier.
Controls reached: S – SS – CH – RA – B – BP
KIM HINCHCIFFE : Started from Sheaf Square.
Controls reached: SRP – A – K – KP – S
NEIL EATON : Started from Studley Royal Park
Controls reached: A – K – KP – S
FIONA RIDLEY : Started from Sheaf Square.
Controls reached: SRP – A – K
NICKY SHAW : Started from Studley Royal Park
Controls reached: A – K – BP
NORMAN COOPER :
Controls reached: BP – RA – CH
SARAH FREEMAN :
Controls reached: SRP – A
ALEX EDGE : Started from Sheaf Square.
Controls reached: SRP
CONTROL LOCATIONS KEY
A – Arncliffe
BP – Berwick Pier
B – Blanchland
CH – Castle Howard
K – Keld
KP – Kirkstone Pass
RA – Rosedale Abbey
SS – Sheaf Square
S – Silloth
SRP – Studley Royal Park
SPOT PRIZES!
A massive thank you to our brand partners who have offered to supply spot prizes for ‘Not All Points North’ 2020.
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.
#NotAPN20
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! 🙏🏻
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
#NotAPN20
#rideupnorth
#cycling
#endurancecycling
#getoutside
#cycletouring
#bikepacking
#eatridesleeprepeat
#slowisok
#keeppedalling
a.different.gear
allpointsnorth.cc
audaxclubbristol
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
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
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
And back in Sheffield #notapn20 a.different.gear allpointsnorth.cc #rideupnorth #allpointsnorth #colddarknorth #mykinesis #apidura #exposurelights
Well done Mousie, this is where we ended up! A 3/4 push to the highest mainline station.
Packed at Dent, too much kit & lazy route planning. However, had a great time and raring for next adventure after learning lots.
Thanks for the inspiration a.different.gear & allpointsnorth.cc I'll be back!
Now stinking out the train heading home.
#notapn20 #yorkshire #lovemybike #bikepacking #biketouring #shutuplegs
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
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
Control 7: Keld. Found another #notapn20 rider looking for the phone box. Had a natter with the proprietor of Butt House, who wanted to know why all the cyclists were taking pictures of the phone box. Turned the corner out of the village and all hell broke loose.
As I climb the highest paved road in Britain on Saturday. #greatdunfell A lone rider is descending and I wonder what it would be like to climb it on a lightweight carbon bike and without bikepacking gear attached, but quickly come to my senses and plod on into the wind. I’m lucky I arrive at the top for at least a minute before rain and clouds hit me. Which gives me a chance to take in the breath taking views while holding onto the ground so I don’t get blown away. #allpointsnorth #notapn20 #rideupnorth #colddarknorth #bikepacking
Beautiful views, but numpty car drivers and very wet. #notapn20 #allpointsnorth #colddarknorth #rideupnorth #mykinesis #govegan
Home Roads! 👍🏼
...and the highlight of Darlington was....? 🤔
...the road out of Darlington!!! 🤣
#notapn20 #rideupnorth #northofengland #bikepacking #endurancecycling #rideityourway #roadorgravel #rideyourbike #packlighttravelfar #cyclelife #cyclinglife #ridefar #komootadventurer #enigmabikes #thechaseison #keepyompin #60yearsstompinggears #nobaddays allpointsnorth.cc a.different.gear
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
Control 5: Kirkstone Pass. Weird to climb this beast in the dark. Characteristically beautiful and brutal ride through the lakes.
#notapn20
I do love #Komoot for planning adventures and some of unique features are really nice, like highlights etc... But please sort out elevation, when planning a route (and I love hills), it’s constantly underestimating by 100’s of metres which isn’t good and likewise on this picture. 1600 metres of difference between Komoot and strava on my third day of #notapn20 is rather bad to put it mildly. We all know elevation can be difficult at times to measure, weather conditions etc, but this is a bit over the top. Some sort of elevation correction maybe? #allpointsnorth #cyclingapps #cyclingadventure #cyclingelevation #cyclingclimbing
Here’s to the start of a brand new year. I’m sure for most of us 2020 will be a year that we won’t forget, even though we’d probably like to, but rather than dwell on the negative, I’m going to remember that despite all the doom and gloom there were still positives to be had and, for me personally, much to be thankful for, both on a professional and personal level.
The bike industry has been booming this year and It’s been great to see so many people getting on bikes and rediscovering the joy that cycling can bring. Our shop, a.different.gear, reopened at the start of lockdown 1 and it’s been a real privilege to be able to help so many new people on their journey into cycling.
Despite having to cancel allpointsnorth.cc we still managed to organise a free, socially distanced event in September, #notapn20, with the help and support of some great sponsors. For many who took part it was their first experience of a long distance bikepacking event and everyone reported back with heaps of positivity despite the terrible weather!
I had some great moments on the bike, both alone and with friends. I discovered so much of my home town that I’d always overlooked for places further afield, leaving the road behind in favour of the trails. I’ll never take for granted what Sheffield has given me this year.
I shared some great riding with mum_onabike and our little gang of six exploring the many byways and bridleways of Donny (who knew?!) and further afield.
One of my best bikepacking trips ever was back in July with gingercle1, sleeping on a Northumbrian beach and waking up to dolphins in the bay.
I found myself well out of my depth on a bloody steep learning curve riding the Dales Divide on my 51st birthday but was so chuffed to get round and am a better rider for it. So if you think you want to have a go this year, my advice would be, do it!
I hope that you can look back on 2020 and find some positives too. Happy New Year Everyone ♥️
It was at this point I reflected on the 6 p's. Preparation & planning prevents piss poor performance. The route was quite as I had imagined, although I had been told Yorkshire was full of flat caps, I thought this meant there were no hills.
Before I could draw breathe, Mousie had grabbed my phone & demanded "Google, where's the nearest railway station?"
#notapn20 #tryharder #oops #lovelytime
Control 9: Studley Royal. After the brutality of the morning the ride to Studley was great, made even better by the fact that it's basically all down hill from here to Sheffield.
#notapn20
Oooo treeeeeats! Awesome treats for completing #notapn20 As if completing it wasn’t enough! Thanks a.different.gear teravail expedint happy_bottom_bum_butter you’ve brought a lovely box of joy to an otherwise miserable week #lovetreats #loveridingmybike
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.
#NotAPN20 #roadslikethese #fromwhereiride #rideupnorth
Finish #notapn20 - Otley - 572 miles
“Well, if you’re travelin’ in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine.” (Bob Dylan)
What a journey! I know the North of England a little better than I did on Friday; its measure, contours, landscape, wildlife, tarmac, potholes etc. And those craftily placed points on the map proved a real physical challenge on the bike!
Cheers to Ang & Tori allpointsnorth for creatively adapting APN for our current times; distanced but together as a community of 🚲 riders. 🍺
#rideupnorth #northofengland #yorkshire #bikepacking #endurancecycling #rideityourway #roadorgravel #rideyourbike #packlighttravelfar #cyclelife #cyclinglife #ridefar #komootadventurer #enigmabikes #thechaseison #keepyompin #60yearsstompinggears #nobaddays #randonneuring allpointsnorth.cc a.different.gear
Finally finished his “surprise” Christmas present on 1.1.21 He said the surprise would be if it was done for his 60th in 4 1/2 years. After having to 🐸 in October the second attempt took 2 months Even an extra long body not that long. Stripes winged. Warm husband.
Evocative as Cumbria yarn names of places I’ve visited on my bike this summer. Yarn purchased in Skipton in September after failing #notapn20 Lovely day out with laurajridley though 🥰
Good straightforward all in one pattern, very little sewing up/ends to sew in.
The last sweater I knitted him was 32 years ago when we were students. He still has it.
#slowfashion
#knitting
#topdownsweater
#onesweaterpattern #texture thefibrecompany #cumbriayarn #stripes #stbeesbeach #doddwood
A61 Revisited: - on the last leg of my #notapn20 🚲 journey. Back home to Otley from Sheffield.
“Oh, Howard just pointed with his gun
And said, "That way, down Highway 61”
(from: ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ - Bob Dylan)
#rideupnorth #northofengland #bikepacking #endurancecycling #rideityourway #roadorgravel #rideyourbike #packlighttravelfar #cyclelife #cyclinglife #ridefar #komootadventurer #enigmabikes #thechaseison #keepyompin #60yearsstompinggears #nobaddays a.different.gear allpointsnorth.cc
Control 8: Arncliffe. Relentless wind and rain all the way from Keld to Arncliffe. Double points for climbing Fleet Moss, after Buttertubs into a raging headwind (swipe for video)? Found two other soggy bike packers sheltering under a tree, had a quick chat and collectively reflected upon our life choices, but as I'd stuggled to maintain 18 kph all morning pressed on.
#notapn20 #cycling #longdistancecycling #audax #wind #rain #morewind #alltherain
Control 5: Silloth. 185 km from Berwick to here. Recon I've seen 5 - 6 other #notapn20 riders today, all going the other way. Next stop Kirkstone Pass, not so far distance wise but a long way up.
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