CC Giro Midland Monster Sportive

This is the original Midland Monster Sportive. CC Giro have been promoting the sportive to 4 years now, on a not for profit basis, using the original route designed by John Perks. 

Any profit made from the event will be donated to the Air Ambulance Trust to help them, to help you and your friends in times when needed. 

The event HQ is at the Rosliston Forestry Centre, right in the heart of the National Forest. The start for both rides is relatively easy for the first 15 Kms taking in some nice quite flattish roads in the Trent Valley. 

Once the River Trent is crossed the roads become ever more undulating as the route goes north along the Dove Valley. Some narrow lanes and short climbs will be the first test for the riders. Going further north we encounter the Weaver Hills for the longer ride and Stanton Bank for the shorter ride. The Mini Monster misses both these climbs. 

As the rides enter the Peak District National Park the roads go upwards and the hedgerows disappear giving ever more challenging terrain to ride over with great views. The longer rides takes riders through Ilam, the beautiful Dovedale and Thorpe to rejoin with the shorter ride before Asbourne. 

Riders then face Old Hill a nasty short steep climb out from Ashbourne before more rolling roads heading back towards the Trent Valley and the Finish at Rosliston. 

Ride Options
Again there will be routes for all abilities, with 3 options: 165km/103m, 117km/73m and a new route The Mini Monster of 70km/43m.