Stunning Views…
Stunning Views…
The Fred Whitton Sportive takes you past some of the most breath-taking scenery in the UK
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Rider registration for 2015 now closed
Entry is now closed. Click Here for the list of riders who have places in this year’s event. We’re really sorry we can’t accommodate everyone who wanted to ride the event. Cancellation places that come available will be offered to people on our reserve list.
Thank you for taking the time to enter, and sorry to the riders that were unsuccessful in gaining a place. It’s a problem for us that so many riders want to take part, but we do our best to be fair to everyone.
If you want to guarantee your place on next year’s ride (2016) we do have some volunteer places available and you will not have to enter the draw next year. Please contact us if you are interested.
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The Fred Whitton Challenge is one of the most popular sportives in the UK and is also famed as being particularly difficult. Riders rank it alongside European events such as the Marmotte in terms of difficulty.
The Fred Whitton consists of a 112 mile sportive around the Lake District, starting at Grasmere and taking in climbs of Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott & Wrynose passes.
As the name suggests, it is run in honour of Fred Whitton. Fred, who died aged just 50 in 1998, was an extremely popular member of the Lakes Road Club.
The very top riders complete the route in just under six hours but eleven hours and over are not uncommon for the average Sportive rider. This is a very tough route and going on rider feedback the hardest one day ride in the UK, the event includes all the Lakeland passes, one with a 30% gradient and this comes at 98 miles.
We are pleased to announce the final total of sponsorship raised on this year’s Fred Whitton Challenge is a staggering £214,000.
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Amazing Final Total
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We are pleased to announce the final total of sponsorship raised on this year’s ride is a staggering £214,000. (from both the riders and the surplus on the event). We have now managed to increase our funding to our main charity Macmillan Cancer Support to £140,000, and donations to Air Ambulance of £30,000 and…
Aug
CREDIT, WHERE CREDIT’S DUE
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Paul Loftus, is the 2014 recipient of Cumbria Tourism’s Bernard Gooch Tourism Personality of the Year Award on behalf of The Fred Whitton Challenge Paul was presented with the accolade at Cumbria Tourism’s Annual General Meeting, held at the North Lakes Hotel, Penrith, at the end of June. Each year…
Jul
Fit as a butcher’s dog
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Look who we found outside Tyson’s shop in Broughton in Furness. Ian Tyson the ‘shopkeeper extraordinaire’ rides the Fred Whitton each year and also supplies 2000 Bananas free to the event – looks like he now has a new member of staff, for express delivery around the Village!
