“Route YC, the organisation behind Yorkshire’s ultimate road trip, has teamed up with Dirt Dash Ltd to launch the Kinesis UK Yorkshire Coast Dirt Dash, a new bikepacking gravel event starting and finishing at the YHA in Whitby. The inaugural event, funded by the Yorkshire Coast BID, will take place on 13 and 14 July 2024. Riders can sign up online for £95 at www.dirtdash.cc/yorkshire.”
“Similar to the Lezyne Cateran Dirt Dash and Dunoon Dirt Dash in Scotland, the Kinesis UK Yorkshire Coast Dirt Dash is a self-supported gravel bikepacking event, taking cyclists in two days around the dramatic scenery of the Yorkshire Coast and North York Moors National Park.”
Markus Stitz, Director of Dirt Dash Ltd, said:
‘Route YC offers some of the most inspirational coastal and countryside scenery in the UK, as well as a huge variety of terrain to suit all kinds of cyclists. After six months of careful planning, designing and testing the routes with Mark Beaumont and Jenny Graham, we have successfully launched the new Route YC cycle network in January.’
‘By offering a bikepacking event like the Kinesis UK Yorkshire Coast Dirt Dash, which follows the same successful concept as our Dirt Dashes in Alyth and Dunoon, we give people the chance to get off the beaten track and discover what the region has to offer in a very sociable, friendly and supportive environment.’
Kerry Carruthers, CEO of Route YC, said:
‘We’re really excited to be offering people a variety of new ways to create their own adventure on the Yorkshire Coast as part of our new cycling campaign for 2024, encouraging visitors to think about more sustainable and eco-friendly ways to travel and immerse themselves in local experiences, as well as enjoy the best local food and drink along the way.’
‘The Kinesis UK Yorkshire Coast Dirt Dash event fits well into our efforts of attracting cyclists from around the UK as well as internationally, with a choice of easily accessible transport links, including the Hull Ferry Terminal as well as the national rail network connecting Scarborough and London Kings Cross in just three hours.’
Spaces for the Kinesis UK Yorkshire Coast Dirt Dash on 13 and July 2024 are limited at 150. More information on the event can be found at dirtdash.cc, on Facebook and Instagram. The new cycle route itineraries, developed in partnership with navigation and route planning app Komoot, are available at www.routeyc.co.uk/cycling. People can also follow Route YC on Facebook, Instagram and X (Twitter).
