Get involved with the
C2c in a day – even if you can’t do 140 miles
DATE Sunday June 11
PLACE Rookhope or
Stanley – mid afternoon start
Riders from across the region will be taking part in the new
venture for 2017. An organised Coast to Coast in a day.
Not for the faint hearted but family and social riders can
get on board with the event by adding to the group as they go!
Ed Tutty, who is organising the day cycle ride on Sunday 11 June,
is looking for social riders to give the ‘140 milers’ some support in the last
stages of the ride from Whitehaven to Roker:
“We will be starting on the west coast at about 6am and the
14 or so riders will set off with around 12 hours in the saddle ahead of them.
What I, and the riders, are after is local riders to get with them towards the
end of the route – just where they need some encouragement.”
Rookhope is about 90 miles into the route and has an ideal
area where good cyclists can join the peloton for the last 50 miles or so to
Roker. More social cyclists can join in
about 30 miles from the coast at Stanley / Consett area using the C2C route as
a guided.
“We are looking to encourage cyclist to join us at our ‘rest
areas’ on this side of the Pennines before the last big effort to get to Roker.
Commemorative T-shirt at the end, along with a nice goodie bag, Water stop,
insurance and emergency help along the way are included in the cost. Most of all you can encourage and help along
the ‘140 milers*’ with their quest to do the whole thing in a day!”
This will cost £25 and there are discounts for under 16 and
groups.
For more information on this part of the event, please
contact Ed Tutty on info@etcomm.co.uk or
see the Durham Big Ride Facebook page.
