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Ullapool on the 25th of September brings a close to this years Events
This weekend will see over 250 riders come to Ullapool to ride round some of the most beautiful scenery Scotland has to offer.
There will also be a Ceilidh after the event on Saturday night so make sure as well your spd's you have your dancing shoes as well.
Over 200 sign up for Skye Cycle
This Saturday the 29th over 200 cyclists will be heading to Portree for the start and finish of the Skye Mor and Beag sportives.
The Skye Mor, 90 miles, and Skye Beag, 45 miles, will take cyclists around the wild and beautiful Trotternish Peninsula right at the Northern tip of Skye.
The start and finish will be in Portree, and the local community are, as always, providing extremely enthusiastic support, ensuring a warm welcome for all participants. The course leaves Portree and heads north up the east coast of the island, passing The Old Man of Storr, a 160ft basalt pillar left standing alone after the volcano which produced it has long since weathered away. The road continues around the remote Trotternish peninsula with the wild Atlantic ocean on your right to Uig – gateway to the Western Isles – Riders really will feel that they are on the edge of the world. As the route swings South the Cuillin Mountains are directly ahead. Mountains don’t get any more dramatic than this! At the Sligachan Hotel you rejoin a smooth newly surfaced road to sweep north back to the finish at Portree. Riders will all receive a bottle and mug which have been provided by Energy Consultancy Atmos.
There is also a free cycle ride for juniors and all are welcome to come along and ride. Registration for the junior event will be in the community centre at 8.30am and the ride will be 4 miles long, starting at 9.30am.
The event this year is also being filmed for the BBC2 Adventure show. Dougie Vipond will be out on the route following the riders around Skye with the team from Triple Echo productions. It will be broadcast later on in the year.
Photo's and Report's from the Bealach Beag
Steve Carter from Shieldaig forwarded us this link to the fantastic photo's he took from the event on the 8th of May. Please click the image and scroll down to view...
Click here for a report from the West Lothian Clarion cycle club.
Great Blog post from Beag Rider
Good luck to Owen and Click here to read more....
Charity Riders ride to the Skye Spotive 2010
During 27th, 28th and 29th May 2010, a small team of nine, including Douglas MacDougall from Portree and Jon Millar, will attempt to cycle from Aberdeen (East coast) to Portree, Isle of Skye (West coast).
The route will include a gut wrenching climb over the Lecht and covers a total of around 230 Miles. We are not hardened cyclists so this is a major challenge and we need your support! So why are we doing it ?
Our aim is to raise £2000 for a Skye based charity called Luck2bhere. This charity aims to provide publicly accessible Defibrillators in villages on Skye where access to life saving medical care is limited. If we raise £2000 Lucky2bhere will be able to purchase one Defibrillator and train ten people in its use and will most likely site the machine in Uig (which is on your Sportive route).
If we raise £4000....then we get two! We are looking forward to arriving in Portree on 29 May, safe and sound as I'm sure you are too...but as you go, spare a thought for luck2bhere who have already located a number of Defibulators on Skye, including ones at Dunvegan and Portree (which again are on your route) and in their small way provide reassurance to us all should we ever need their use.
Enjoy the day and please dig deep for us!
Many thanks Jon and Douglas
If you wish to sponsor Jon and Douglas please visit their Just Giving webpage
www.justgiving.com/Cycle2Skye-lucky
Shieldaig Bar and Coastal Kitchen
Highlander On Planet Fear
Congratulations to Tim Higginbottom and Chris Near for a superb runs on both Saturday and Sunday to reclaim the Highlander Trophy.
Loads of information and pictures can be found on the Highlander Home page.
An excellent report and photo's from the event can be found at www.PlanetFear.com
Thanks must go to Haglofs, Craigdon and Netgear for their superb support of the event.
Cheap Beer and accomodation for Highlander Mountain Marathon Participants!
For the thirsty marathon runners we have just started to brew our own real ale at our sister hotel The Old Inn (just a 5 minute walk away), and would like to offer your participants a special introductory price of £2.00 per pint for our brew. For those health conscious participants, our freshly squeezed orange juice will be available at a special 50% discounted price of £1.00 per half pint.
Nanny's Cafe open for the Bealach Beag!
Do you want to be on the telly?!
Charity for 2010
Highland Hospice is proud to be the nominated charity for Hands on Events in 2010. Those that take the limited edition fundraising entry places will help ensure the highest quality of specialist palliative care continues to be provided free of charge throughout the Highlands. For more information on the services the Hospice provides please visit our website at www.highlandhospice.org.uk
Handson Events 2010
We are very pleased to announce that entries to all our cycling events
will open at 23:00 on Monday 7th December 2009
The dates for 2010 are:
Bealach Beag 8th May 2010
Skye Mor & Beag 29th May 2010
Cairngorm Classics 12th June 2010
Bealach Mor 4th September 2010
Ullapool Mor & Beag 25th September 2010
The entry fee for all our cycle events in 2010 will be £37.00
However, please be aware that if you enter either the Bealach Beag or
the Bealach Mor you will be required to wear a fluorescent bib
throughout the event. This is a condition that we need to abide by in
order to secure the road closure over the Bealach na ba to Applecross.
We will endeavour to source as cycle friendly bibs as possible but they
must be worn.
Hope to see you in the Highlands in 2010
The Handson Team
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4th September 2010 Bealach Mor 90 Miles 8th May 2010 Bealach Beag 43 Miles |
Events 2010
Due to unforeseen circumstances we will not be able to open entries for our 2010 cycle events on Tuesday 1st December as planned.
We will post an update on the website on Monday 7th December.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
The HandsOnEvents Team
New Forum
There is now a brand new HandsOnEvents Forum. Please log in join up and make some new friends!
Highlander 2010
Haglofs, Craigdon Mountain Sports and Netgear all get behind the Highlander Mountain marathon! Please read the newsletter for details.
November Newsletter
Here is a link to our November Newsletter.
Highlander Gallery
The Highlander gallery page has now been updates with new galleries from right place right time and video footage from the Adventure show from the 2007 event in Strahconon.
Skinny Tyres
New for 2010, Skinny Tyres will be providing event entry packages for all
Hands On Event Sportives.
All trips will be 3 night packages, fully inclusive. Every detail will be
catered for, allowing you to turn up, relax, ride and enjoy some of the best
riding in
Visit www.skinnytyres.com
The package will consist of:
Local accommodation
Event entry
All meals inclusive
Complimentary energy & recovery products provided
Pre event warm up reconnaissance ride of key sections
of route
Experienced guides on warm up ride
Vehicular and mechanical support on warm up rides
Transport to and from event start
Pre event massage
Accommodation will be based on sharing a twin room. Single supplement
will apply if requested.
If you have non riding partners and family coming with you, accommodation
can also be arranged for them. We can also arrange for activities for them
while you are out riding and support them if they wish to spectate at the
event.
Email ride@skinnytyres.com for
full details
Prices and more details will be on our website from December 2009.
New Photos from 2009
New photo's are now available to view on or Flickr page. Best looking event pictures in Scotland. Thanks to NorthSport for all their support.
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Events Dates 2010
Highlander Entries will be open on the 1st of November 2009!
All other entries will open for entries on the 1st of December 2009!
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29th
of May 2010 New sportive around the stunning north coast of Skye. 95 or 48 Mile Courses |
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12th of
June 2010 Scotland's answer to the Alpe D'ueze! 96 or 49 Mile Courses |
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25th of September 2010 Scotlands most Northerly Cycle Challenge! 130 or 65 Mile Courses |
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10th and
11th of April 2010 Two day hill running and navigation event in the Highlands - with a Ceilidh! |
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All entries will open for entries on the 1st of December 2009!
