The 2nd Clean Race of 2025. The classic Northern Delights 180km route taking in Anhui and Zhejiang. Rolling with one main climb on fast open roads. As always, there will be stunning scenery, yummy food, and drinks!
Itinerary
Friday:
8pm Briefing for new riders.
Saturday:
6 am Breakfast
7 am Challenge start
5:30pm Challenge Ends
BBQ at 7pm
Awards at 8pm
Sunday:
8am Breakfast
9am Morning activities, cycling, running, hiking, relaxing.
1230 Lunch
2pm departure.
Route
Clean 2025 #2 Basic Info
- Distance: about 180km
- Elevation: less than 2000m Elevation Gain
- Segments: 6 segments on climbs and flatter sections.
- Sufaces: 90% Tarmac & 10% Concrete
- Climbs: one main one.
- Steepness: 2.0 out of 5 in the steepness scale.
- Toughness: 3.5 out of 5 in toughness scale. Suitable for a high level of fitness and skills.
- Bike Type: Road bike or gravel bike with road tires.
- Gear Type: Suggest puncture proof road tires 28 to 32c. Lots of gears makes for a funner day. Also suggest disk brakes, fresh tires and fresh brake pads.
- Support: food & drink stops / support stops. After Challenge carbs.
Course Notes:
We will double-check the exact course conditions a week or so before the event so exact course routes might change. A WeChat group will be set up for this challenge and we issue GPX / Maps / Route / Strava segments to that and during race briefings.
Clean 2025 #2 Categories & Awards
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Female & Male Overall Winner
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Master Winner
- Big climb special segments awards.
Recap:
2022 ND
Different to the last two years Northern Dellights we take the same course as the 2022 edition.
Please understand these rides are not professional races but small scale cycling challenges. To maximize social fun and safety, points are given for various challenging segments. The rest of the day is meant to be spent riding and chatting in groups. Cool refreshments provided on-route, along with a few fun awards in the evening. Please be realistic, these are not aimed at the beginner and are demanding, in amazing but challenging landscapes.
How To Order
Please go to our WeChat channel booking system or Mini Site booking system to book using alipay. First please choose a room. If rooms are full we can help organize other places in the area! Various local new places have come online so contact our service account. Then choose your challenge entry and bike (if you need one). Confirmation will be wechated or emailed and please make sure you leave your wechat id. We will add you to a wechat group and the final itinerary, GPX / waiver and info will be provided through that group and during a briefing.
- Entry for ND is 298 RMB
- Shared rooms start from 296RMB for 2 nights including breakfast.
- Saturday post race food is included in sign up and the evening bbq is 150RMB per head including free flow beer and soft drinks.
Checkout our main DC page and recaps of many challenges: www.dirtyclean.cn
Need a bike?
Need to rent a great Specialized Diverge adventure bike for the Clean? A bit slower than a road bike (hardly) but more comfortable and better gearing!
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