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2009 Event News

Thanks to all the riders this year, a total of £4000 was raised for The Eden Valley Hospice and a further £800 for the Great North Air Ambulance. A donation of £750 was also made to the Special Needs Department of Ullswater Community College in memoriam of our websie designer's wife who had died earlier in the summer as a result of cycling accident.

A great effort and well done to all those involved.

Read rider Fleccy's report on the event.

Photographs taken during the event are available to view and purchase online at our official photographers web site www.mybibnumber.com.


2008 Event News

Thanks to all the riders this year, a total of £6836 was raised for The Eden Valley Hospice and a further £1000 for the Great North Air Ambulance. A great effort and well done to all those involved.

Special mention to local rider, Simon Long, who completed his first Cumberland Challenge this year.  In addition to a £100 donation to the Eden Valley Hospice he raised a further £6000 for Community Action Nepal for his achievement.  Well done, Simon.

For photographs of this years event go to http://www.mwphotography.net/


2007 Cheque Presentation

Organisers of the Cumberland Challenge recently presented a cheque for £5000 to the Eden Valley Hospice from the proceeds of the 2007 event.  It was excellent to discover that the Eden Valley Hospice had also received an additional £3,300 raised by individual sponsorship from entrants.

Hospice Cheque Presentation

The organisers also recently presented a cheque for £1000 to the Great North Air Ambulance.

2007 Photos
Our photographers braved the harsh weather conditions. We took over 1200 images of the riders climbing the cobbles of Alston and struggling up the final climb to Kershope.

Go to the photographers website at www.kennedyimages.co.uk to view.


Our own gallery of the 2007 event has been uploaded and is available via this link

The '2006 Event Gallery' has now moved to this link


Feedback
A PDF of feedback we have recieved from cyclists who took part in the this years event is available by clicking this link - 2007 feedback


2006 Event News
£1000 presented to the Great North Air Ambulance.

On Wednesday 22nd November 2006 the Challenge organisers and 2006 Cumberland Challenge Sponsor, Initial Fire and Security, gathered with the crew and paramedics of the Pride of Cumbria Air Ambulance to present them with a cheque for £1000 on the helipad outside Carlton Hall Police Headquarters in Penrith.
The team offer the public a vital service that we all hope we will never need. Travelling at 140 mph they can reach the furthest boundaries in our region within 20 minutes, the average time from take off to scene is 8 minutes, well within the ‘Golden Hour’ & can land almost anywhere.




£2500 presented to Eden Valley Hospice


On Monday 13th November 2006 the organisers of the Challenge were pleased to present Eden Valley Hospice with a cheque for £2500 from the proceeds of the 2006 Cumberland Challenge.




For more details on the Hospice and the excellent support and services it offers to those with terminal or life-limiting conditions please click on the Eden Valley Hospice logo above.

We would also like to thank all the volunteers from the Hospice that gave up their time to help us on the day of the Challenge. We are also aware of the many competitors that personally raised monies for the charity for which the Hospice have expressed their gratitude.

Thanks for 2006
The organisers would like to thank all the volunteers and marshals who helped to make the event run smoothly. They did a fantastic job and judging from the numerous emails we have already received should get medals as well.

We would also like to thank all those companies and individuals who have supported this event whose help we very much appreciate and we hope you will all be back next year to make the 2007 event bigger and better.

Finally thank you to all the riders who battled through some pretty tough conditions but hopefully you were rewarded with some good riding though our great countryside and once the aches and pains have passed you will look back on the 2006 Cumberland Challenge with fond memories and be back next year.

Thank You,

Mike, Andy, Dave, Chris & Karen