Your chance to ride from one end of a country to the other whilst conquering some sizeable peaks along the way. The 75km route of the Isle of Man Sleepwell Hotels End to End Challenge incorporates 1500 metres of climbing with a thrilling mixture of fast fire roads, sweeping moorland paths, country lanes and forest singletrack. You’ll also experience stunning views and great support from the local spectators whilst you gain a real sense of satisfaction as you make your way from the northern most to southern most points of the island. A full range of rider abilites are represented, a small number of top riders make the trip but most of the field is made up of weekend riders just looking to complete the challenge and enjoy themselves while having a laugh with likeminded mtbers. The course is usually completed within 3 hours for the leaders and anything up to 6 hours for the more relaxed riders. The event is a challenge but times are provided and category, as well as spot prizes, are awarded.

The first Isle of Man End 2 End was held in 1996 and with this being the 12^th running of the event we at the Manx Mountain Bike Club have learnt a lot about how to make sure you, and the other 400 ish riders, have a great time and go home wanting to do it all over again.

Thanks once again to generous sponsorship from Sleepwell Hotels and support from Isle of Man Tourism and Leisure, we are able to offer one of the best value entry packages for a UK Enduro. Entries are limited and fill-up fast. No entries will be accepted after the 1^st September and to ensure smooth running of the event we don’t accept entries on the day. Entry Form

With all of us in the Manx MTB Club being regular riders we know how important food is when your tackling a challenge like this. Hence, the competitors at the End 2 End have to be the best fed riders at any Enduro event. Not only do we include a meal at signing-on on Saturday evening but we also give you a slap up meal at the presentation event on Sunday night. You won’t go hungry here and yes both meals are included in your £25 entry fee! Both events are hosted by Sleepwell Hotels. For event locations see our event map on the Instructions page. The food is not just limited to the evening meals, each of the three checkpoints along the route will have a selection of free energy drinks, gels and bars. As hard as we try we cannot guarantee the availability of the nutrition at checkpoints through the whole event so please ensure you also carry liquids and food with you.

As if you didn't know, the Isle of Man is situated in the Irish Sea, midway between Ireland and Cumbria. Travel to and from the Island is either by ferry from Heysham (near Lancaster), Liverpool, Dublin or Belfast - or by air from around a dozen UK and Irish airports. Our title sponsors Sleepwell Hotels have worked together with Travel Services Isle of Man Ltd to put together a great value package to make organising your trip as simple as possible. See the ‘Travel’ section for more details.

For the past three years the event has been filmed by local production company Greenlight television and subsequently shown several times on Sky Sports. This year we will also be pleased to welcome Singletrack Magazine to the event as two of their staffers will be riding and reporting on the event in the mag.

Douglas has two great bike shops with friendly service, workshop facilities and a full range of good quality spares, accessories, clothing and bikes. The staff at both shops are local riders so will be an invaluable source of knowledge concerning trail conditions, tyre choice and what you need to carry with you. The time of year means both shops will just be stocking in their 2009 bike ranges so check them out to see some of the latest top-end bikes in the flesh

Stockists of Specialized, Trek, GT, Mongoose

01624 624 909

8a Victoria Road, Douglas

IM2 4EY

Stockists of Giant, Scott, Cannondale

01624 673576

Bucks Road, Douglas
IM1 3AD

Thanks to Seb Rogers for allowing us to use his images of the End to end route. www.sebrogers.co.uk