MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE ETAPE PENNINES ROUTE ANNOUNCED
IMG Challenger World, organizers of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Pennines, the first closed road sportive in England, are pleased to announce route details for the 7 October 2012 event.
The 2012 Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Pennines route has been released and promises to showcase the beautiful countryside of the North East of England with a 78 mile route round County Durham.
Starting at Ushaw College, just a few miles from Durham city, the route heads south towards Witton Park, host to the first climb of the day, before turning west through the rolling countryside in Middleton-in-Teesdale for the second climb. Following a quick descent, its north again via St John’s Chapel to Blanchland with a few climbs along the way before heading east back through Castleside to the finish at Ushaw College. With well stocked feedstops, mechanical back up on the route and marshals at strategic points, the priority is on rider care and providing a safe and enjoyable day’s riding.
The event will be run on closed roads at all times and in order to make this traffic free environment possible, the route will have to cross several main arterial roads. At these points specially trained marshals will be operating level crossing style crossing points for the duration of the event, stopping vehicle traffic and cyclists in turn to make safe crossing possible. Timing mats will be on each side of these crossings so riders times will not be penalised if there is any delay at these points.
James Robinson, Managing Director of IMG Challenger World, has been working closely with the event team on the route since the event’s inception, “We are really pleased and excited to be bringing the first closed road sportive in England to County Durham as the course has been designed to offer riders a challenging and rewarding ride in the stunning countryside of the North East. Rider safety and enjoyment is paramount at all times and to this end we have been working with the Police and Durham County Council to ensure a traffic free route for the entire event. We will be working very hard over the next 11 months to make sure the first closed road sportive in England will be every bit as successful as its sister event - the Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia. ”
Marie Curie Cancer Care is the official Charity Partner of the Etape Series 2012. All funds raised by cyclists taking part in the Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Pennines will enable Marie Curie Nurses to provide more free care and support to terminally ill people and their families.
For more information and entry details on the Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Pennines please visit
ABOUT IMG Challenger World
IMG Challenger World owns six events in the UK and 24 events globally. UK events include…
Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia - The UK's first and only closed road mass participation cycling event. The event appeals to cycle club
enthusiasts, recreational cyclists, gym members and those looking for a new physical challenge in the stunning highland Perthshire. 13th May
2012.
Sky Ride Etape Hibernia - Sky Ride Etape Hibernia is a closed road cycle event, taking in 82 miles of breathtaking scenery in County Clare, West
Ireland on 26th August 2012.
Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Pennines – The first closed road sportive in England with 78 miles of stunning scenery in Durham on 7th October
2012.
Run to the Beat powered by Nike+ - Run to the Beat is London's first half marathon and the UK's first music marathon. This unique event starts
and finishes at The O2 in Greenwich, with the route passing through three Olympic venues. Live music will be played at strategically placed
points around the course to help motivate competitors. 2012 date TBC.
ABOUT Marie Curie Cancer Care
Marie Curie Cancer Care is one of the UK’s largest charities. Employing more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, it
provided care to more than 31,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in its nine hospices last year and is the largest provider of
hospice beds outside the NHS.
Funding
Around 70 per cent of the charity’s income comes from the generous support of thousands of individuals, membership organisations and
businesses, with the balance of our funds coming from the NHS.
Marie Curie Nurses
The charity is best known for its network of Marie Curie Nurses working in the community to provide end of life care, totally free for patients in
their own homes.
More information is available at www.mariecurie.org.uk
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