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Thursday Mar 29, 2007

Etape Caledonia

What is the Etape Caledonia?

The Etape Caledonia will break new ground in the UK as the first-ever timed mass participation cycling event on closed roads. Scheduled for Sunday June 24th 2007, the event will appeal to road racers and cycling enthusiasts, but will also be accessible to the fast-increasing audiences entering triathlons and duathlons across the UK. The event will be promoted and staged by a new division of Quintus Group, who also stage the London Triathlon, The Blenheim Triathlon and The London Duathlon.

Start & Finish Location Pitlochry, Highland Perthshire, PH16 5BX

Race Distances

With two distances available the event caters for all ability levels:

Challenge Course Distance - 134 km / 83 miles. Total Ascent 2,078m
Intermediate Course Distance - 45 km / 28 miles. Total Ascent 964m

Who Can Enter?

The event is open to individuals between the ages of 18 and 80.

All participants will be required to maintain a minimum average speed around the course. This is to ensure that roads are reopened to the schedule agreed by the authorities. See website for more information - Click Here

Posted at 10:42AM Mar 29, 2007 by Simon Bullen in Cycling | Comments[2]

Comments:

Is there anything special about the event that makes it appeal to triathletes? Thanks! You might like the Triathlon Forums

Posted by Scott Hughes on March 29, 2007 at 02:09 PM BST #

Nothing tri specific here, the main appeal is the closed roads, even the tour de france stage 1 from London is on open roads. Good training with all those hills is suppose !
Thanks for the link, I will check it out.

Posted by simon bullen on March 29, 2007 at 02:19 PM BST #