A team of 11 senior staff and key associates from the University of Nottingham are riding from John O’Groats to Lands End in late August-early September to raise funds for the Sue Ryder Care Centre and other charities.
 
To support the team there are two events for all the public to join in:

 

The Nottingham Life Cycle includes a community fun ride from the University Park Campus to the Sutton Bonington Campus.

 

The Community Life Cycle takes place on Saturday 3 September. It starts from The University of Nottingham's University Park Campus and ends at the Sutton Bonington Campus, where a celebratory BBQ will be waiting!

 

Your family and friends are welcome to join in the BBQ fun - more details will be added soon on how they can purchase a supporter's ticket at a cost of £10 each. Riders' BBQ entry is included as part of the Community Life Cycle.

 

The route is suitable for families and inexperienced cyclists.

• Start will be approximately 1pm (tbc) so that you will finish your ride at Sutton Bonnington to coincide with the finish of that day’s leg of the John O’Groats to Lands End ride.
• Minimum age for participation is 10yrs.
• Anyone 17yrs or below must be accompanied by a parent / designated adult.
• Approximately 12 mile ride
• Maximum number of entries is 300
• No transport will be provided – participants are required to make their own arrangements to get home at the end of the event.
• The ride will be signed and self-navigated. There will not be any marshals on route, but there will be route support vehicles.
• The route will follow cycle-ways away from the highway as much as possible. 
• A supply of bottled water is to be provided at the start and finish.
• Participants are to pay an entry fee (£11.50 adult  & £6.50 for anyone 10 to 17).
• There is no minimum sponsorship but why not try and raise some much needed funds for these worthwhile charities.

 

66 mile, 1 day leg of The Nottingham Life Cycle

Public riders can join the University team on the leg from Doncaster to Sutton Bonington.

 

• Start will be early morning (tbc) to finish at Sutton Bonnington around 3pm, which will coincide with the finishers of the community family ride and the start of the free BBQ fun.
• There is no entry fee but you will be asked to raise/donate a minimum sum of £500.
• The minimum age for participants is 18yrs.
• Approximately 66 mile ride
• Maximum number of entries is 100
• No transport will be provided – participants are required to make their own arrangements to get to the start and get home at the end of the event.
• The ride will be signed and self-navigated. There will not be any marshals on route, but there will be route support vehicles.
• A supply of bottled water is to be provided at the start and finish.
   
  

Ride Criteria

 

FEE	Route	Criteria	Max time for completion.
£11.50   ADULT ENTRY	The Community Life Cycle   Approx 12 miles	Open to all ages 18* and over and should be capable of completing the distance within the allocated time.	3 Hours
£6.50   JUNIOR ENTRY	The Community Life Cycle   Approx 12 miles	Open to ages 10 - 17* and riding their own bikes.  This ride is suitable for tag-a-long bikes. All ages 17 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult. It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian of the entrant to ensure that participants aged 17 and under are capable of completing the chosen route within the allocated time.	3 Hours
There is no entry fee but you will be asked to raise/donate a minimum sum of £500   ADULT ENTRY	A leg of The Nottingham Life Cycle   Approx 66 miles	Open to ages 18* and over only and must be capable of completing the distance within the allocated time.	6 Hours

 

*Ages stated are minimum age on the day of the event