Etape Caledonia

Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia

The Etape Caledonia is an 81-mile cycle challenge taking place on traffic-free roads in the stunning scenery of Highland Perthshire.

Etape Caledonia is Britain's first closed road cycle race open to the general public. It offers the ordinary cyclists closed roads to cycle on in safety. We are all used to mass participation running races in the form of marathons and half marathons, now there is an equivalent for cyclists.

Why Etape Caledonia? Well 'Etape' is the name for a stage as in a stage of the Tour de France cycle race. Caledonia of course refers to Scotland, so what better name can you have for this race.

There are some 25 million people who own bicycles in Britain, so why shouldn’t they have a closed road cycle event where they can have the roads to themselves?

There cannot be anywhere better than Highland Perthshire to cycle, we assure you that you will find the scenery along the route absolutely fabulous. The air is clean, with none of your city high traffic fumes that other parts of Britain and Europe and the world suffer from.

The event on 16th May 2010 is open to individuals between the ages of 18 and 80. To ensure that the roads are reopened to the schedule agreed with the authorities, participants will need to maintain an average speed of 13-14mph around the course. This gives at least 6h 15mins to reach the finishing line within the closure window. Even if you are unable to meet this average you can continue on open roads and complete the full circuit.

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