Clock to the Rock 2022
Supporting the My Name5 Doddie Foundation
The Clock to the Rock is a cycle challenge from Big Ben (London) to the Rock (Gibraltar). The total distance is 2,100km (1,300 miles) split into two stages. Check below for stage options and prices.
Stage 1 - Cycle from the heart of London, through the beautiful Surrey Hills and onwards to Portsmouth. Catch the overnight ferry disembarking in St Malo and cycle through Normandy towards the Atlantic coast of France. Reaching Biarritz after six days of cycling and a well earned rest day.
Stage 2 - Leave Biarritz to tackle the Pyrennees, cycling through Pamplona towards Madrid. Skirting Madrid we head through the stunning interior of Spain via the beautiful cities of Toledo and Ronda, eventually arriving in Gibraltar.
Stage 1
6 days, Big Ben to Biarritz
574 miles and 16,000ft climbing
TBC – Big Ben to Portsmouth, 83 miles, overnight ferry to St Malo
TBC – St Malo to Nantes, 110 miles
TBC – Nantes to La Tranche sur Mer, 97 miles
TBC – La Tranche sur Mer to Royan, 84 miles
TBC – Royen to Arcachon, 92 miles
TBC – Arcachon to Biarritz, 108 miles
TBC – Rest day, transfers to and from Bordeaux Airport
Stage 2
8 days, Biarritz to Gibraltar
728 miles and 40,000ft climbing
TBC – Biarritz to Tafalla, 92 miles
TBC – Tafalla to Almazan, 101m
TBC – Almazan to Guadalajara, 78 miles
TBC – Guadalajara to Toledo, 96 miles
TBC – Toledo to Puertollano, 101 miles
TBC – Puertollano to Montilla, 109 miles
TBC – Montilla to Ronda, 82 miles
TBC – Ronda to Gibraltar, 69 miles
TBC – Depart Gibraltar
Stage options:
Option 1 – Big Ben to Portsmouth
Option 2 – Biarritz to Guadalajara
Option 3 – Guadalajara to Gibraltar
For more info and to register your interest in the Clock to the Rock 2022 please email wints@rideofthelegends.co.uk
Routes
Read Chris Gore's
Clock to the Rock Diaries
Clock to the Rock poetry
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