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John Allan

Claudio Lima

Miles Resso

Kurt Edmonds

Philippa Battye

Ollie Smith

Martin Taylor

Steven Moatt

David Sherrington

David Knee

Helen Adams

Ian Carter

Peter Clifton

Adam Hughes

Tim Roberts

Andrew Jeffries

Peter Cashman

Bryn Dukes

Alistair Macleod

Alex Andrews

Alun Lewis

David Wilson

Jo Britton

Jonathan Sharp

Vera Ngosi-Sambrook

Douglas McLaren

Oliver Herdsman

Laura Owler

Charles Beasley

Colm Day

Christopher Naughton

Kevin Still

Will Hale

Keith Ellis

Christopher Brettell

India Landy

Tom Dawkins

Charles Thomas

James Craven

Simon Spreyer

Anthony Elgar

Emily Stoddart

Tom Oliver

George Leslie

Saiorse Pottie

Jason Hoad

George Dimopoulos

Mathew Lee

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### The countdown begins! tick tock........

Just Two days to go now until this years inaugural edition of the Dorset Divide, with the weather gods on the riders side this year its set to be a hot, sunny and I imagine a very sweaty ride! 

### Facts N stats

The Dorset divide route is made up of a mixture of terrains winding its way aorund Dorsets iconic landmarks and best kept secret spots. With 322 miles and around 6200 meters of climbing its sure to be a tough route on the legs. The grand depart is 5:30am on Friday 15th of July from the iconic Portland bill lighthouse. The riders have until Monday the 18th at 5:30pm to complete an offical finish of the route. Riders who are back by Sunday the 17th at 8pm will arrive in time for a finishers gathering to talk and share their experiences from the route over some food and drinks. The route can be broken down into 3 main 100ish mile sections with some very different landscapes.

### Section 1

Portland bill - Lyme regis 
The first section of the route tracks along the famous Jurassic coastline with cliff top views looking out in to the atlantic ocean, this part of the route will be in all its glory with the clear sunny skys! Although the scenry may be amazing the hills begin to roll in very fast with some tough off road climbs!

### section 2

Lyme regis - Alderholt
This section of the route will take riders in land where some of the real climbs begin. Although these climbs are not high and long they are steep and frequent which will take its toll fast on riders. In this part there are some amazing spots taking in the views of local village life in the county following briddle ways and country lanes whilst the route zig zags over some famous monuments. There are also some longer sections of road in this section in the middle to offer riders some roadcovery from the tough off road. 

### section 3

Alderholt - Portlandbill
the Third and final section starts off with nearly 35 miles of fast off road gravel as it heads back towards the coast line weaving its way between forests and more land. The first view riders will se as they return to the coast will be Old Harry's rocks before heading along the purbeck ridge towards Lulworth cove. The route then takes one last dog leg back in around Dorchester before tracking its way back towards Portland bill. 

As for previews its short and sweet but there is sure to be some great riding and storys that will be coming out of this inaugural event, with sone even better photos! The sun is set to be shining and Dorset will be ready to show case its beauty to all riders and Dotwatchers! updates will start Thursday evening so be sure to check back. 


If it only feels like yesterday since they set off, that's because it was. In a blisteringly fast and hot 530km we have a winner!

An incredible ride by John Allen with an even more impressive time of 31hours 37 minutes.

He takes first place and wins this year's inaugural event whilst also setting the first offical FKT for the Dorset Divide. The organiser is sure it's going to be round for a while after a perfomance like that!

Is there anything more bikepacking than a winner's photo in front of a portaloo?

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It's simply too exciting!

Claudio Lima has all but sealed second place with 7 miles to the finish but the fight for third place is ON! 🔥🔥

Phil Battye has been making her way up from fifth place to fourth and closing in on Kurt Edmonds who currently sits in third place. There's less than 1.5 miles between them with 20 miles to go. We're too excited we've forgotten to breathe.


Dorset, the home of the Jurrasic coast. Well known for its beautiful landscape and coast line this 320 mile route takes in its iconic places and best kept secrets! Although the landscape may be breathtaking so is the route, with lots of climbing and challenging off road section. The inaugural edition is set to be a special one!

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