OVO Energy Tour Ride 2018 FAQs
The OVO Energy Tour Ride supporting Breast Cancer Care will take place on Sunday 1 July 2018 on a route inspired by Stage One of the Women’s Tour in Suffolk.
The OVO Energy Tour Ride supporting Breast Cancer Care will take place on Sunday 1 July 2018 on a route inspired by Stage One of the Women’s Tour in Suffolk.
Got a question? Find out all the vital information about this year’s event with our handy FAQs page. Participants can also contact the Tour Ride on Twitter.
The OVO Energy Tour Ride is a non-competitive cycling event open to the public in support of Breast Cancer Care. The event is NOT a race; it is a personal challenge and each participant will be individually timed for their own merit.
The 2018 event takes place on Sunday 1 July, starting and finishing in the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold.
Participants riding the 80-mile Pro ride will depart Southwold at 8.30am.
Our 30-mile Challenge sportive begins at 9.30am.
The ride is a sportive open to both men and women.
This year’s event is supporting Breast Cancer Care.
Riders under the age of 12 are not permitted to take part in the event.
Junior riders are deemed to be anybody who is between the age of 12 and 15 on the day of the event. No parental responsibility attaches to the organisers at any time.
Any junior rider who enters agrees to ride in the company of a parent, guardian or other responsible adult at all times during the event.
All junior riders will need to provide a completed parental consent form.
Visit www.tourride.co.uk to enter online.
Entries cost £35 (including a £5 donation to Breast Cancer Care) or £15 with a commitment to raise a minimum of £150 for Breast Cancer Care. Both entry fees are inclusive of VAT.
Included in the entry fees are:
– Rider timing
– Event village at finish
– Brother Support Cars
– Feed stations stocked by HIGH5 and Soreen
– Finisher’s medal
– Rider photos from SportivePhoto.com
Advance entries will close at midnight Tuesday 26 June.
However, subject to availability, riders will be able to sign up on the day.
The start/finish area in Southwold will be completely closed to traffic.
The rest of both courses will take place on open roads, as per the majority of other mass participation events in the UK.
All bikes must be in a roadworthy condition.
Tri bars and other handlebar extensions are not permitted.
The wearing of an approved cycle helmet is compulsory.
Any participant without a helmet will be refused permission to start.
Any participant not wearing a helmet will NOT be covered by event insurance.
There will be three feed stations on the 30 and 80-mile rides; exact locations will be confirmed nearer the event date.
Feed stations will have products from HIGH5 and Soreen along with other snacks that will be provided free of charge to participants.
There will also be the opportunity to fill up water bottles at these locations.
