The Virtual & DiY TdM

Everyone is welcome to ride the Virtual / Do it Yourself Tour de Manc (VTdM / DiYTdM). However, to qualify for prizes and medals you must have either:

• Have already signed up for the proper 2020 (Covid-19) Full, Half or Mad Manc events (unique registration number will be emailed to ticketed riders) OR….
• Should you not already be a registered rider, you can pay a small fee to enter via the ticketing link below. It should be noted that this entry is limited the to VTdM/DiY TdM only and is not valid for the 2021 ride!

Your Virtual TdM or DiYTdM ride can be completed on any day between Saturday 19th September to Wednesday 30th September.

This must be a single ride of a route of your choice, however it must have similar minimum characteristics of the 2020 TdM routes as listed below; namely:

• Half Manc: 62m/100Km distance 4000ft/1200m climb - Strava Link
• Covid19 Manc: 100m/160Km distance 6000ft/2000m climb - Strava Link
• Full Manc: 115m/175Km distance 7750ft/2500m climb - Strava Link
• Mad Manc: 125m/200Km distance 9000ft/3000m climb - Strava Link

Proof

Regardless of whether you undertake a DiYTdM or VTdM, you must be able supply and demonstrate evidence of your ride by emailing this proof to evidence@tourdemanc.co.uk. We'll be sending out “proper mint” Tour de Manc medals for those who complete a ride as per the stated criteria.

Prizes

There are PRIZES to be won! We’ll have lots of prizes kindly donated by our sponsors such as Brightside Beer, Trek, Soreen, Secret-Training and others. We'll be posting more about the prizes and prize rules in a follow up post.

Charity

Whilst we are aware many charities are struggling at the moment we would still strongly encourage you to ride for charity - after all, that's why the Tour de Manc was set up in the first place.

Charity Links

You may wish to donate to our headline charities here:
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital - Donate Here
Haematology & Transplant Support - Donate Here
Seashell Trust - Donate Here