Mark Beaumont gears up for freshnlo Pedal for Scotland 2010 - pick from three different ride options!

Record breaking Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont will be joining thousands of cyclists for this year's new and improved freshnlo Pedal for Scotland. Scotland’s biggest bike ride just got even bigger, as you can now pick from three rides:

Challenge Ride – the classic 51 mile Glasgow to Edinburgh Challenge.
Sportive Ride – a 100 mile Glasgow to Edinburgh route aimed at the keen road cyclist.
Family Ride – a short off-road ride for families, youngsters and new cyclists.

Beaumont, who became the fastest person to cycle around the world, and recently completed a cycle ride from Alaska to the southern tip of South America, will start the ride on Sunday 12 Spetember.

Find out more about each ride here.

Start Times

Start times are now confirmed for each of the three rides.

Sportive Ride - 7.00am - 7.30am

Challenge Ride - 7.30am- 10.00am

Family Ride - 12.00pm - 4.00pm

Check out last year's event - Video

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If you want to get an idea of what taking part in freshnlo Pedal for Scotland is like, check out this short video from last year's ride.

freshnlo Pedal for Scotland wins two Marketing Society Star Awards

freshnlo Pedal for Scotland beat off strong competition on Friday to win two gold awards at the Marketing Society's Star Awards.

The event, which attracted 7000 riders in 2009, won the top prize for Event Excellence and also scooped the highest accolade for Best SME (Small to Medium Enterprise) Marketing.

volunteer

If you want to find out more about volunteering at this year’s freshnlo Pedal for Scotland click here.

Official Charity Partner - Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres

freshnlo Pedal for Scotland is pleased to announce that charity partner Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres raised over £230,000 from the 2009 event. If you still have funds to send in please send them to Maggie’s Events Team, Maggie’s Centres, 8 Newton Place, Glasgow, G3 7PR.

To find out more about the charity click here or go to www.maggiescentres.org

Transport

Transport is available to make planning for the ride easier. You can choose to add transport when you register for the Ride. If you have already registered and need to add transport, you can do so here.

freshnlo Pedal for Scotland Photos

freshnlo Pedal for Scotland is now in it's 11th year. View photographs from last year's event here.

Organised by Cycling Scotland

Sponsored by freshnlo

Supported by  Active Nation, Scotmid, Alpine Bikes and The Sun