The Steve Prescott Foundation are please to announce the first major challenge of 2014......The Engage Mutual SPF Tour De Yorkshire!
This will take place on the weekend of June 7th/8th
Day One 7th June
Stage one will start outside The Victorian Town Hall in Leeds. The tour will then move northwards towards Harewood House. After reaching Harewood the tour will then pass up the Wharfe Valley passing through Otley, Burley in Wharfedale and the home of the famous Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley. After this the race then heads north via the A65 to the market town of Skipton before passing into the spectacular scenary of The Yorkshire Dales National Park. After passing Northwards through the Dales into Wensleydale and through Hawes. The race then heads South through the Cathedral city of Ripon before finishing in Harrogate
Day Two 8th June.
The second stage of the tour starts at the historic Cliffords Tower in and travels into West Yorkshire thorough the towns of Knaresborough, Silsden, Keighley, Haworth, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Elland, Huddersfield, Honley and Holmfirth. The tour then climbs over the 'Le Col de Moss', Holme Moss at 524m then descends into the valley of the Woodhead pass. Passing into Derbyshire on the northern tip of the Peak District under the shadow of the Bleaklow plateau it then climbs over the Langsett Moors. Traversing across the moor the route crosses the Ewden valley and heads towards the village of Bradfield. From here the route descends towards the city of Sheffield and its urban sprawl.
Only a month later this route will test the best cyclists in the world!
How Do I Enter? Simply email martinblondel@steveprescottfoundation.co.uk
How Much to Enter? The cost is £100
How Much do i have to raise? £400
How Many will be taking part? We have a maximun allocation of 50 cyclists on a first entry pay basis.
What will does the entry fee include?2 Nights accomodation bedroom only - Friday 6th June in Leeds Town Centre, 7th June outside of York Town Centre (Sharing Twin Bedroom)
SPF Cycling Shirt
SPF Leisure T Shirt
SPF Water Bottle
Travel from Harrogate (End of Day One to accomodation and then start of Day Two
What it does not include? Food / supplements will not be provided, riders are free to stop at a cafe / pubs as they wish.
Transport from Sheffield at the end of the tour!
What Standard of Cyclists do i have to be? You have to be competent, it will be extremely tough. Please bring your own bicycle preferably a road bike.
You have to complete the first day by 1900. The organisers will pick up riders if they are not going to complete by 1900.
How will i know the route? The route will be clearly signposted along the way.
WE HOPE THIS EVENT WILL RAISE £20,000 PLEASE HELP US REACH THIS TARGET
GET INVOLVED!
