The Otley One - Reliability Ride Sunday 6th February 2022

£5 on-line including entry, BC rider insurance and BC admin fee.

This is Ride 4 of the 'Terrible Ten' Yorkshire Reliability Rides 

A Reliability ride is all about participants demonstrating that they are a ‘reliable rider’, by completing a ride within a specified time. Otley Cycle Club's has two routes:

• 100K ride to Kettlewell and return in 3.5 hours
• 50K ride to Barden and return in 3 hours.

Groups of cyclists work together to ensure that they get around the course safely and within time. All riders are required to be self-sufficient;  They need to repair their own bikes and take any food etc. with them on the ride. 

This event takes place on the open roads and rules of the Highway Code must be followed at all times. The wearing of suitable cycle helmets on the event is also mandatory. 

This reliability ride has been going for over 20 years. Profits go towards Otley Cycle Club's work to promote cycling.  It is essential that you register for the event otherwise you won't be insured.

Info for Riders

Signing on starts at 8.45 A.M. at the Buttercross (LS21 3HN) in Otley (the market place in the town centre). Cost to ride the event is £4 per person + the BC booking fee of £1 for on-line booking We prefer on-line booking in advance but on- the-day entries are available. Please bring the correct change,

Approximately £2.00 per rider goes to British Cycling to provide rider insurance for the event.

Leaving Otley

Remember this is not a race!!

We have to share the roads with other road users. Look after one another and have a safe ride.

We will sign you in to the ride at the Buttercross in the Market Square in Otley. This year we are only accepting on-line registrations. There will not be any On-The-Day registrations at the Buttercross. Bringing your phone with evidence of registration will be helpful.

Returning to Otley

Please sign off at Chevin Cycles Ltd Otley Shop. Chevin Cycles will have a Gazebo and Bike Racks in their car park where you can sign off from the event and record your time. Please ensure that you record your arrival back in Otley so that we can ensure everyone has returned safely.

Tea/coffee cakes and an abundance of food will be available at Otley Cycle Club (LS21 1JH), located 50 yd down the cobbled lane from Chevin Cycles (LS21 1BR).

 The Detail

100K in 3.5 hours. Start 09:30A.M. : Buttercross (Market Place), Otley, A65-Ilkley, Addingham, Bolton Abbey, Barden Tower, Appletreewick; Grassington, Kettlewell, Kilnsey, Threshfield, Burnsall, Barden, Bolton Bridge, Addingham, Ilkley, Askwith, finish at Chevin Cycles in Otley. Refreshments at Otley Cycle Club  ClubHouse  (50 yards down cobble st. from Chevin Cycles). 

See link below for full route:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18123386

50K in 3 hours start 09:45 A.M.: As above to the Strid Wood Tea Rooms just before Barden Towers and return via ilkley and Askwith, NOTE this is a change from our usual route but the Lane Route back to the Cavendish is closed by a significant landslip. 

Route for Download:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38354249

Refreshments will be served at Otley Cycle Club (50 yards down the cobbled street to the right of Chevin Cycles). There will be Tea / Coffee and Cake and we plan to have the OCC Gazebo at the club house.