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Etape Caledonia: entries open today and new charity partner for 2012

5,000 places up for grabs and 6,000 people have already registered their interest...

If you've already pre-registered your interest in 2012's edition of the Etape Caledonia – and 6,000 people have – then today's the day you can officially enter. Emails are going out to all pre-registered applicants today, and it's a first-come-first-served allocation, so don't hang about: there's 1,000 fewer places available than there are people registered. If there's any spaces left for non-registered applicants, they'll go on sale on Monday at 1pm.

The 81-mile Etape Caledonia is the UK's first closed-roads sportive and a fixture on the domestic sportive calendar. The 2012 edition will tale place on May 13. Its in its sixth year, and the organisers are confident that next year's ride will be a sellout. 2012 marks a change in charity partner too. In the last three years the event has raised over £1m to help people living with cancer through Macmillan Cancer Support; for the next three years the charity partner will be Marie Curie Cancer Care, who provide care to 31,000 terminally ill patients through a network of 2,700 healthcare professionals.

Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Director of Fundraising, Fabian French, said, “We are extremely proud to be on board as the new charity partner of this premier cycling event and excited to have such an iconic challenge to offer new and existing supporters. Participants will be invited to join our Daffodil Team where we will offer support and advice all the way to the finish line.”

For more information on the Etape Caledonia, head over to www.etapecaledonia.co.uk

Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.

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arrieredupeleton | 12 years ago
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I did it last year and thoroughly recommend it as an event. As a ride, the novelty of haring down hills on the racing line (wrong side of road) was great. However, I think I'll do the route or similar under my own steam next time. £61 is a lot of cash for a medal, energy bars/gels and a timing chip. Plus, its not the most heavily trafficked route in the world be any means. Perhaps they should offer a better deal for those who generate a certain amount of sponsorship?

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TrimmDich | 12 years ago
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£61 to enter.

I've never done it before so have signed up.

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arrieredupeleton | 12 years ago
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How much to enter these days?

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issacforce | 12 years ago
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just booked my place!! roll on may!!

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Vili Er | 12 years ago
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Signed up. Let the training begin...

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VC Bicycles | 12 years ago
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Email recieved and place booked - should help with motivation through a hard Perthshire winter...

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