Stunning scenery, quiet roads, good company and a pint at the end; what more could you want from a cycle challenge? How about a great cause?!

Now in its third year, the Big Spoon Bike Ride is building on the success of the original Black Sheep Brewery sponsored “Firkin Challenge” rides by raising money for disadvantaged and disabled children and young people in Yorkshire whilst enjoying some of England’s finest scenery.

We are delighted to welcome back Black Sheep as our major sponsor. The event HQ has therefore moved back to the Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre in Masham www.blacksheepbrewery.com. From here you have two routes to choose from;

The “Dessert Spoon” ride follows 55 miles of quiet, undulating roads through the lower reaches of Wensleydale heading north initially through the picturesque Hornby Park, before rising gradually to a glorious viewpoint at the top of Scarth Nick and a visit to the iconic Castle Bolton, before heading back down Wensleydale via Wensley, Middleham and Jervaulx Abbey.  There are two checkpoints along the route with hot and cold drinks and plenty of food, a support vehicle should you need mechanical assistance, not to mention three top tea rooms if required to enhance your enjoyment of the day.  Total climbing (none of which is worthy of a chevron on an O.S. map!) amounts to 3,200ft.

The “Serving Spoon” challenge is a hilly 87 mile ride, taking the same gentle start to the second checkpoint at Redmire, before heading up the long steady pull of Hargill Lane over to Grinton in Swaledale.  It comes back over the ridge via the north face of the Buttertubs pass, before heading back down Wensleydale to Redmire and then follows the same route back to Masham as the "Dessert Spoon" ride.  The two major climbs take the total climbing over the 87 miles to 6,400ft, but you will have three checkpoints with hot and cold drinks and food to replenish the energy used.

All riders will be welcomed back to the Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre with a complimentary hot meal and a pint of their award winning ale.

All profits and sponsorship monies raised will go to the Wooden Spoon Charity with every penny being used to help disadvantaged youngsters.  The two previous Big Spoon Bike Rides and the five Firkin Challenges have together raised over £60,000 to date for this great cause.

Further details from the website at www.bigspoonbikeride.co.uk

Ride Serving Spoon

Rider

Number                      Hr.Min

1 Peter Brodie                7.37

3 Roger Clarke               6.56

4 Roger Clough              6.33

5 Steve Coleman           8.11

6 Victoria Davidson        7.37

7 Bryan Davidson          7.37

8 David Fenton              7.36

9 Richard Field              5.12

10 Richard Frost            6.49

11 Ian Galbraith             6.43

12 Kamilla Gordon         7.44

13 Mark Higham            5.34

14 Kevin Holmes           5.42

15 Dorian James           7.03

16 Lin Muan Lee            5.50

17 Alastair Little            6.20

18 Chris Mellor              7.30

19 Daniel Mills              6.33

20 Michael Mummery    7.36

21 Thomas Murgatroyd  5.34

22 James OHare           6.56

23 Daryl Oguona           5.22

24 Stephen Orchard      6.23

25 Nick Ranns              6.46

26 Steph Riley              6.20

27 Andrew Rodger         Missed at finish, sorry no time recorded!

29 Michael Tilney          7.40

30 Geoff Walker            7.30

33 Andy Wilson             6.50

35 Patrick Daniel           6.38

36 Chris Beadle             6.12

37 Darren Kirkbride        Retired mechanical, DNF

38 David Moss-Blundell 5.10

39 Stewart Stamper       5.12

40 Rob Mawer               5.10              

 

 

Ride Dessert Spoon

Rider

Number                       Hr.Min

51   Mark Abbot              4.18

52   Margaret Allison       Retired after accident

53   Mike Ayres              4.21

54   Simon Bancroft        5.33

55   Natalie Batey           3.37

56   John Batters            Retired after accident

58   Nigel Bew                5.13

60   Peter Boffa              5.01

61   Phoebe Brown          3.57

62   Dominic Brown         3.57

63   Susan Brown            5.15

64   Emma Bullock          4.46

65   Stephen Bullock        4.45

66   John Bulmer             3.37

67   Keith Burn                5.12

68   Russell Burn             5.12

69   Dave Caulfield          3.52

70   Charles Cecil            5.13

71   James Charnley       3.57

72   Robert Clark             4.12

73   Ruth Clough              5.15

75   Hannah Cook            5.34

76   Chris Cooper             4.23

77   Alan Coulson            3.52

79   Simon Croft              4.53

80   Andrew Dobson          3.49

81   Stephen Dougherty     4.57

83   Neil Earnshaw           5.59

84   Kevin East                5.17

85   Phil Emison              3.59

86   Gary Evans               3.42

87   Jonathan Evans        4.59

88   Andrew Fallows         5.01

89   Noel Ferguson          4.40

90   Richard France         5.17

91   Jo Frost                    Missed at finish, sorry no time recorded.

92   Mark Gatenby           3.57

93   Peter Gibb                4.57

94   Liese Gledhill            4.46

95   Michael Green           5.17

96   David Hartley            5.01

97   Peter Harvey             Retired after accident

98   Patrick Haslam         5.01

99   Victor Henigan          4.55

100 Edward Henigan,       Missed at finish, sorry no time recorded.

101 Lucy Henigan            4.55

102 Kate Hessey             7.07

103 Claire Hessey           7.07

104 Alex Hoblin               4.48

105 Peter Hunt                4.01

106 Richard Iveson          5.03

107 Elizabeth Jenkins      4.36

108 Richard Jenkins        4.36

110 Jane Jones               5.34

111 Angela Kaye             5.34

112 Iain Leedham           3.57

113 James LePage         4.28

114 Geoff Lewis             4.18

115 Cai Mallet                5.15

116 Richard Mann          5.31

117 Phillippa Mann         5.31

119 Neil Mulholland        4.01

120 John Neal               5.17

121 Clare Newman         5.21

122 Richard Nicolson      Missed at Finish, sorry no time recorded

123 Colin Oxberry          3.52

124 Ian Parker               4.15

125 Emma Raper           5.33

126 Stephen Rodgers     5.12

127 Hannah Rogers        5.09

128 Paul Savage            5.01

130 James Shepherd      5.12

131 Neil Shepherd          5.12

132 Paul Smith              3.49

133 Constance Smith     Missed at finish, sorry no time recorded 

134 Helen Smith           5.35

135 Tom Southern        4.42

136 Phil Southern         4.42

137 Julie Spaven          4.03

138 Ian Spaven            Retired mechanical

139 Helen Stirk            Missed at finish, sorry no time recorded

140 Simon Stirk           Missed at finish, sorry no time recorded

141 Jo Theakston        4.20

142 Rob Theakston      4.20

143 Neil Tiffany            4.25

144 Jon Vennell           4.28

145 Neil Wallace          Missed at finish, sorry no time recorded

146 Caroline Wallace    5.35

147 Janet Watts           5.21

148 Hilary Webb           4.03

149 Paul Whitehead      5.01

150 Judy Wilkes           4.48

151 Martin Wood           Retired mechanical

152 Martin Wood           4.53

153 Stephen Woodward 4.18

154 Peter Woodward     4.18

155 David Woodward     5.09

157 Andy Nuttall           4.14

158 Stephen Raper       5.33

159 Adam McGroarty    5.19

160 Nicky McGroarty    5.19

161 Bryan Sharp           4.23

163 Phil Wilkinson        4.41

164 Les Caygill             4.41

165 Jane Hunt              7.22

166 Sue Sterne            7.22

Info for Riders

Full details of the event can be found at the website: www.bigspoonbikeride.co.uk

Both the 55 mile Dessert Spoon and 87 mile Serving Spoon rides start and finish at the Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre, where all participants will receive a complimentary hot meal and a pint after the ride. 

Start times:

87 mile Serving Spoon ride from 08.00

55 mile Dessert Spoon ride from 10.00

Registration opens at 07.30 at the Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre, Masham, North Yorkshire HG4 4EN www.blacksheepbrewery.com 

Free parking for the event is provided in the car park signed just after you cross the bridge into Masham. It is a short 200 yard ride to the registration and start point.

The entry fee covers feed-stations and a post ride meal plus pint whilst a support vehicle will cover the route in case of difficulty.

Route maps, GPS files, and all details required are on the website at www.bigspoonbikeride.co.uk

All profits and sponsorship go to Wooden Spoon to be spent on projects to support disadvantaged children and young people in Yorkshire.