Tour of Britain Newsletter

25.07.2010

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The Official Tour of Britain Newsletter

Welcome to the Official Tour of Britain Newsletter, presented by Outsourcery, the UK’s leading provider of unified communications and hosted IT solutions for business.

There are just over seven weeks until The Tour of Britain gets underway and the search for the successor to Edvald Boasson Hagen’s yellow jersey begins.

Eight exciting stages will then take The Tour from Rochdale to London, via Blackpool, Stoke-on-Trent, Wales, the South West, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, before finishing in the Olympic and Paralympic Borough of Newham.

Beginning the countdown to The Tour we’ve got a packed newsletter with details on the new Barclays Cycle Superhighways from our Partners Transport for London, all the information about volunteering at this year’s Tour of Britain; a recap on The Halfords Tour Series; and the chance to win two places in an official Tour of Britain race car by signing up to The Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Ride.

Over the coming weeks we’ll be confirming the identities of the teams and riders taking part in The Tour, while more detailed information on the route the race takes will be added to the official website, ensuring you have all the information you need to spectate at the roadside.

There’s nothing to match the exciting crowd atmosphere as a professional cycle race speeds past, so why not get out there and join the crowds as they cheer the riders in The Tour of Britain on? We look forward to seeing you there!

Barclays Cycle Superhighways

Barclays Cycle Superhighways are new cycle routes that run into central London from outer London to provide cyclists with safer, faster and more direct journeys into the city. The Superhighways are:

• Direct and continuous with easy to follow, clearly marked routes

• Comfortable and convenient with improved road surfaces and over 5,000 cycle parking spaces along or near the route

• Safer cycle lanes at least 1.5m wide, that will continue through junctions, with more space for cyclists and advanced stop lines at every traffic light to help you get ahead of traffic

The first two launched on 19th July, with ten more planned for the coming years. One of the first routes to have launched runs from Barking to Tower Gateway very close to Canary Wharf, this could be your best and quickest way to get to the event.

Brush up on your on-road cycling skills with Commuter Cycle Training or join a free guided cycle ride along one of the routes. The rides help cyclists get to know the new routes and will set off from strategic start points regularly.

For more information, and to find out where your nearest Barclays Cycle Superhighway is, visit www.tfl.gov.uk/barclayscyclesuperhighways

Volunteers!

If you want to be a part of The Tour of Britain in 2010 then now is your chance! The application process to be a volunteer on Britain’s biggest professional cycle race is now open, so if you fancy getting close to the action and being a part of The Tour of Britain team, get signing up!

Volunteers are needed at every stage start and finish, as well as at every King of the Mountains and Sprint point, so there should be a location to suit everyone.

Roles vary from marshalling crossing points to assisting with team parking, plus many other roles. Exact duties will be informed on the day.

As a thank you for giving up your time and helping put on The Tour of Britain, every volunteer will receive a Tour of Britain Goody Bag on completion of their duties, while everyone will be entered into a prize draw to win a signed Tour of Britain leader’s jersey and VIP Hospitality at the 2011 Tour.

To find out more and to volunteer, go to www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_volunteer/

The Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Ride

The Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Ride gives people of all abilities the chance to enjoy all the spectacular scenery and amazing thrills of the professional race. Cyclists will be able to ride the actual official route of The Tour of Britain in the South West, London and Stoke-on-Trent. There are different length courses to suit everyone, from first time bikers to serious sportive cyclists. Whether riders fancy a fun day out with the family or the full experience, The Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Ride has got it covered.

John Neate, The Prostate Cancer Charity's Chief Executive, said: "Last year’s events proved hugely successful and we received extremely positive feedback from participants about the organisation of the day and the fact that they could take on a leg of the actual Tour of Britain for the first time. “Of course, everyone who takes part, as well as completing a personal challenge, will be helping the Charity to raise awareness of prostate cancer and helping us to raise funds to fight the disease, which kills one man every hour in the UK. We are delighted to be entering into the second year of our successful partnership with The Tour of Britain.

Sign up before the 9th August to be entered into a prize draw to win two once in a lifetime places in an official race car on an actual stage of The Tour of Britain including VIP hospitality.

Sign up now at www.tourride.co.uk

Win a jersey!

After ten exciting and action packed races, Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta ran out as the 2010 winners of the Bob Chicken Trophy, heading off the challenge of Endura Racing and Rapha – Condor – Sharp to win The Halfords Tour Series.

You can catch up on all the results and reports by going to www.tourseries.co.uk

If you did come along to a round of The Halfords Tour Series and you’d like to be in with a chance of winning a leader’s jersey, then all you need to do is fill out a simple survey and you’ll be entered for the draw.

Go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/tour-series-2010

Good luck!

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