Saddleworth Clarion L’enfer du Saddleworth

Event details

A Sunday in Hell

Leige – Bastogne – Leige
This years L’enfer is on April 17th and again will run on the same day as ‘La Doyenne’.
The Route and sectors
50 miles of hell. Sectors of gravé (gravel) and pavé (cobbles) will abound in our 6th annual L’enfer

To give other Claron members the chance to join us the Grand Depart is at 10am from Java Bar in Uppermill but we are meeting for a pre-ride coffee, from 9am

Join you Clarion pals on a homage to the Paris Roubaix and the other spring classics as we seek out the cobbles and rough tracks of Saddleworth, a shout of ‘Boonen!’, ‘Museeuw!’, ‘Merckx’ or ‘Cancellara!’ is traditional as we hit every cobbled section.

2016 will see us using an even more challenging route than last year – including two of Britains ‘Greatest Cycling Climbs’ – Chew Road (173) and Knott Hill Lane (172)
Sector 1 – Chew Climb – Gravel 2miles
Sector 2 – High Style Lane – Pave 500m
Sector 3 – Harrop Edge – Gravel 1km grave
Sector 4 – Waters Road – Gravel – 500m
Sector 5 -Marsden Lane – Pave climb – 750m
Sector 6 – Steele Lane – Pave climb – 750m
Sector 7 -Thusrton Clough Rd – Cobbled climb – 200m
Sector 8 – Stonesbreaks Rd – Grave / pave1 km
Sector 9 – Quickedge Rd – Grave 2km
Sector 10 – Luzley Road – Pave / grave descent 1k

For more info please visit L’enfer du Saddleworth