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UK's Tour of Cambridgeshire organisers receive surge of new year Gran Fondo entries

Jan 13th 2016, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

CYCLISTS across the UK are looking set to challenge themselves in 2016, if recent Tour of Cambridgeshire entries are anything to go by.

Introduced for the first time last year, the mass cycle sport event takes place on June 4-5.

Tickets for both races (the Time Trial and the Gran Fondo) went on sale on November 8, but there has been a significant leap in the number of entrants this week.

David Harmon, PR director of the event's organisers Very Cool Events, said: "Over the new year there has been a real upturn in entries.

"We have sold 3,500 places so far, the majority of which have been sold in the last week and a half alone.

The Time Trial event has sold out – in fact, they sold out within the first week – but the Gran Fondo still has places available."

The Gran Fondo event starts at the Peterborough Arena and Showground on 12pm on Sunday, June 5. The route will take riders through Alconbury, Great Gidding and Ramsey St Mary's before returning to the arena for the finish and prize-giving ceremonies.

The race will be held on fully closed roads over 80.2 miles, but the option to participate over a shorter route of 58.2miles is also available for leisure riders.

Riders finishing in the top 25 per cent of their Masters Age/Gender Classification will be invited to the UCI World Amateur Road Championships.

David said: "We have capacity for 8,000 riders but this year we are aiming for about 6,000 riders. For 2016, we have organised new entrances and exits to make it more accessible for a big group of riders."

"One of the good things about the Gran Fondo is that it's one of those events where there is a real mixture of riders. You have your professional and strong riders towards the front and then going through the leisure riders towards the back."

Very Cool Events has more than 200 volunteers on hand to help out over the weekend, but is still on the lookout for more help.

David added: "There is a real party atmosphere to the weekend and we are looking to involve more members of the local community.

"We welcome people who want to help to come along. We really want to get the local community more involved in the event this year."

The UK’s first true fully closed road UWCT Gran Fondo and UWCT time trial events. The UKs first truly authentic continental style closed road Gran Fondo.

The overall winning male and female will receive a first prize of £1500 in each event. A revolution taking place in UK cycling. Held on fully closed roads the weekend incorporates the first ever authentic continental Italian style Gran Fondo mass participation race and ride on English shores. Whether riders want to race or to be part of UK cycling history by having a leisurely ride on closed roads, they can participate and feel the experience of a pro rider. Kicking off a spectacular weekend Vericool Sports Management are proud to host the first ever UWCT (UCI World Cycling Tour - the amateur world championships where anyone who has qualified can ride for a world championship jersey) qualifying event to be held in the UK. Riders from all over the world are expected to compete in this prestigious event

To enter this year's Gran Fondo visit tourofcambridgeshire.com

Volunteers can email their interest to enquiries@tourofcambridgeshire.com.

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