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