MORE than 1,000 cyclists have already signed up for the first Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Ride to be held in Stoke-on-Trent.
And with it comes the Tour Ride – an amateur event allowing cycling enthusiasts to cycle the same route as the pros. The ride takes place on September 6, just 10 days before the professional race. It will have three different routes, the full 83-mile, a 43-mile ride, or a family course of 12 miles. Tour ride event director, Kevin Nash, said: “We have people coming from all over the country, from Aberdeen to Devon. We even have someone travelling from Switzerland. “We already have a seven-year-old doing the 12-mile route, and a 75-year-old doing the 43-mile.” The three rides have been designed for cyclists of different strengths. The Pro Tour Ride is for experienced riders who must be over 16, follows the pro route over 83 miles through a hilly course and costs £40 per rider
The Challenge Tour Ride, for over-14s only, is a 43-mile route through mainly gentle or rolling terrain and costs £30