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GB Mountain Bike Marathon to return to Island

Seond year in a row for Manx 100

The Isle of Man is to host the British Cycling National Marathon Championships for the second year in a row.

The 100km Mountain Bike race over a single lap covered a large area of the Island and was won by Tom Bell in 5 hours and 16 minutes with Ben Thomas just 18 seconds down in second.

The start will be at the TT Grandstand at 6.30am on Sunday 29th July 2018.

Organiser Nigel Morris says they met or exceeded British Cycling's requirements this year and riders were impressed by the single lap route:-

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