Date
Date(s) - 1 Jul 2024
Location
Stamfordham
Category(ies)
Details: Following the acquisition of Northern Rock, the previous sponsors of Cyclone, Virgin Money are going to continue to sponsoring the UK’s biggest cycling festival.
Sunday sees the Elite races, the Women’s National Series Road Race, The Curlew Cup.
The first event of the day will be a Women’s National Series Road Race which will attract some of the best riders in the Country. The race starts at 9.30am and will use the Ingoe Circuit which passes through the villages of Stamfordham and Matfen. Competitors will complete 4 laps of 13.9 miles each before finishing in Stamfordham.
Event organiser, Peter Harrison, said: “Northern Rock has supported the event since the very beginning, and I am delighted that this relationship will carry on through Virgin Money. The event has firmly established itself on the cycling calendar and, with the backing of Virgin Money, I am sure that it can continue to go from strength to strength!”
Past Cyclone event have seen over £500,000 raised for charity, Virgin Money Giving is now the official not-for-profit sponsorship website of the Virgin Money Cyclone, offering fundraising support to Cyclone Challenge riders who raise money for charity. Virgin Money Giving also collects Gift Aid for free, so charities could receive £12.15 in total for every £10 a rider is sponsored.
You can follow the event on Twitter @vmcyclone and join the group on Facebook.
More info: www.virginmoneycyclone.co.uk
