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Cycling Events
Cycling is one of the most popular pastimes from around the World – a survey in 2002 estimated that approximately 27.3 percent of the population age 16 or older, rode a bicycle at least once during the summer of 2002. In the UK that means around 20 million bike users!
The benefits are tenfold, cycling is good for the environment, good for your health and also a fantastically rewarding way to see parts of the UK (and further) that you have never seen before. Cycling between major destinations is also a very rewarding and challenging thing to do!
Eight Point Two are proud to present our cycle challenges. As clients will be aware, we are actively promoting our cycling events, with challenges such as Lands End to John O’Groat’s, Trans Pennine and London to Paris at the forefront of our cycling programme. These events take in some of the finest cycle routes that the UK and Europe has to offer.
Our open events cycling calendar has a selection of great classic rides to choose from and are all fully supported and guided! These rides are perfect for you if you want to complete a personal challenge or if you want to raise money for a charity through a classic cycle tour. Either way you can expect the best from us! Here is a list of this coming years open cycle challenges:
Trans Pennine Cycle Challenge
Newcastle to Edinburgh Cycle Challenge
Granite City Cycle Challenge
Lands’ End to John o Groats Cycle Challenge
London to Paris Cycle Challenge
We are also very heavily involved in a number of exclusive cycle rides and in 2011 alone we ran both charity and corporate cycle rides from 15 mile local circuits through to London to Paris with 50 riders! Charity and corporate cycle customers have included
O2 – London to Paris
Paris National Bank – Henley to Oxford
RNLI – Anglesey cycle challenge
MAG – Buxton Cycle Challenge
Ventura – London to Paris
Event Support
Riders will be supported by cycling guides, support vehicle and cycle mechanic/driver. We also ensure that a qualified paramedic is present on our rides!
The support vehicle will carry rider’s luggage (when appropriate) between accommodation stops. The support vehicle will also carry two spare cycles and a limited range of spare parts to deal with minor maintenance difficulties during the course of the challenge. The driver of the support vehicle will also be a qualified cycle mechanic who will be able to deal with certain on-road repairs. Nonetheless, it is the rider’s responsibility to ensure that their bicycles are fully roadworthy.
Safe and productive events
The Myasthenia Gravis Association is delighted to be associated with Eight Point Two. We are extremely grateful for their expertise and support in helping us to achieve safe and productive events
Barbara Buxton
Myasthenia Gravis Association
