With the Isle of Man TT less than a month away, fans can now experience the legendary Mountain Course themselves by riding the Isle of Man Cycling Challenge.
The Isle of Man CC is the only sportive for cyclists on the historic (and beautifully smooth) tarmac of motorsport’s Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. IOMCC riders register at the legendary TT Grandstand and
start and finish from the pit lane to ride one, two or three laps of the 37.7 mile course either solo or as part of a relay team (one lap per rider). Those who take on all 3 laps face 113.2 miles with 6396 feet (1949 metres)
of ascent – the most popular choice for both club cyclists and charity fundraisers.
New for 2015 there is also the Isle of Man CC 24hr, a non-stop ultracycling challenge where riders can see how many laps of the TT Mountain Course they can ride in 24 hours. This is open to solo riders and relay
teams of 2,4,6,8,10 or 12 people.
Registration is now open until Wednesday 23 September on the Isle of Man CC website where there is also a schedule of events, live Facebook feeds and a page dedicated to the cycling history of the Isle of Man.
The Isle of Man CC is in its third year and is designed and run by Greenrock Ltd. Greenock also run the ultracycling event The RACE (Race across Europe, www.theraceacrosseurope.com), a San Francisco to Los
Angeles tour along the Californian Pacific Highway and Into Thin Air, an epic high-altitude bicycle tour on the world’s highest motorable road in the Himalayas led by Laura Mearns, the author of Himalaya by Bike.
Key Information
- Date – Saturday 26 September 2015 (Isle of Man TT is 30 May to 12 June 2015)
- Venue – Douglas, Isle of Man
- Cost of entry – ?35 (one lap), ?45 (two laps), ?55 (three laps) 24hr challenge from ?180 per rider
- Website – www.isleofmancc.com
- Social media – www.facebook.com/isleofmancc & www.twitter.com/isleofmancc #isleofmancc
