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Starting out in the heart of the cycling famed city of Manchester the route travels over 85.5km of rolling Cheshire countryside until the peloton reaches the finale that is the mysterious and frightening ascent of 'Old Pale'. A finishing climb that brings pain to the riders legs as they struggle for victory up a climb that scares even the most experienced climbers.
With the grit off the rough Cheshire roads flying into th...

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Starting out in the heart of the cycling famed city of Manchester the route travels over 85.5km of rolling Cheshire countryside until the peloton reaches the finale that is the mysterious and frightening ascent of 'Old Pale'. A finishing climb that brings pain to the riders legs as they struggle for victory up a climb that scares even the most experienced climbers.
With the grit off the rough Cheshire roads flying into the riders battered sunglasses they turn a sharp right bend and encounter the 'Old Pale' climb. The climb, steeped in a glorious racing history, has grueling gradients of up to 21% for just 176 meters.
Team captains will have to be positioned perfectly as the road ramps up unbelievably fast meaning if you have ambitions of victory a position within the first 5 or 6 riders is certainly required or your dreams of victory are over.Early attacks will come but who can survive the attacks, ride clever and sprint past the iconic transmitter masts at the famed 'Old Pale' summit with their rivals in their wake and their arms aloft.