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CHARITY PARTNER
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Marie Curie Cancer Care Charity reg no. 207994 (England & Wales) SC038731 (Scotland)
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OFFICIAL CHARITY PARTNER
Welcome Marie Curie Cancer Care
Etape Caledonia cyclists!
Contents
Sponsors6
Event Registration
8
Helpdesk8
Getting to registration
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Getting to the event
9
Parking9
Massage10
Bag and Bike Storage
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Lost Property
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Changing Facilities & Showers
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Catering10
Accommodation & Local Attractions 11
Bikes & Helmets
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Start Times
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The Course
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On Couse Support
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Cut off times & Sweep Vehicles
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Hydration15
Feed Stations
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Toilets16
Medical17
Results18
Event Photos
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On behalf of everyone at Challenger World, we are very
much looking forward to welcoming you to the 2015
edition of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia
in Highland Perthshire on Sunday 10th May. We trust
that your training is going well and that you are looking
forward to the event.
To ensure your event weekend runs as smoothly as possible,
please take a few moments to read through the information
provided in this brochure. Everything you need to know about
the event is covered within these pages, so please do read
through the details carefully.
The Etape Caledonia has sold out again this year. However,
without the support of numerous organisations the event would
not be the success that it is. I would therefore like to take this
opportunity to thank Perth & Kinross Council who have been
an incredible partner to the Etape Caledonia and provided
invaluable support in securing the necessary permissions to
enable the event to go ahead. A huge debt of gratitude must also
be extended to the local residents, churches and businesses
that have adjusted their schedules to accommodate the event.
Further thanks go to our sponsors, without whom none of this
would be possible. Particular thanks go to Marie Curie Cancer
Care who are the official charity partner of the Etape Caledonia.
Thanks also go to Endura, Zipvit, Cycleguard, Virgin Money Giving
and Strathmore. As well as our media partners Cycling Plus and
Bikeradar.
I would like to wish you all good luck with your final few weeks
of training and see you on the 10th May!
James Robinson
Managing Director, IMG Challenger World
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Marie Curie Nurses give free
hands-on care to people with
all terminal illnesses in their
own homes, and vital emotional
support to their loved ones.
We allow families to make the
most of the precious time they
have left together.
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Etape Caledonia will mean our
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Good luck to all our
Daffodil Team cyclists.
Esteban Abad, Rob Abbott, Simone Abram, Bruce Addison, Christine Adshead, Sandra Ainley, Alan Ainsley, Merljin Airth, Andrew Aitken, Suzanne Akers,
Duncan Alexander, James Allan, Jacqueline Allan, Jamie Allan, Victor Allan, Joanna Allen, Lynda Anderson, Alexander Anderson, Warren Anderson, Lisa
Anderson, Beth Anderson, Colin Andrews, Joe Arciero, Stuart Arnott, Lesley Atkin, Richard Auld, Barry Axiom, Allan Baillie, Iain Bainbridge, Anirvan Banerjee,
Kenny Barbour, Jennifer Barclay, Catriona Barker, Wayne Barr, Marco Bastianelli, Christopher Bates, Richard Baxter, Sian Baxter, Stephen Beardmore, Amber
Beare, Angus Bell, Lorraine Bell, Jonathan Bell, Elaine Bell, John Bell, Scott Belshaw, Gordon Bennett, Nigel Bennington, Gordon Benson, Howard Bentwood,
Michael Berkeley, Theo Bertram, Jason Berwick, Omer Bhatti, Ulla Hannah Bienge, Richard Bigland, Caroline Bingley, Damien Bird, Euan Birrell, Tony Birtley,
Allyson Black, Andrew Blackhall, Laura Blackie, Niall Blacklaw, Michael Blain, George Blair, Matt Blake, James Blythe, Douglas Boag, Graeme Bone, Mark
Bourke, Clare Bousfield, Raymond Bowdler, Dean Boyce, Simon Boyle, Mark Bramall, Derek Branton, Alison Brashier, Luke Brashier, Martin Bray, Jack Bray,
Stuart Bremner, Paul Brennan, Lee Britton, Albert Britton, Gail Britton, Gary Brocklesby, Martin Brolly, Iain Brotchie, Jonathan Brown, Allan Brown, Alan
Brown, Lindsay Brown, Gareth Brown, David Brown, Graham Brown, Kyle Brownless, Kevin Bryant, Scott Bryson, Colin Bucke, Paul Buckworth, John Bullough,
James Bunyan, Phil Burke, Gordon Burke, Philip Burnett, Scot Burns, Pauline Burns, David Burns, Robert Burt, Paul Byrne, Steven Byrne, Stuart Cairns, Graham
Calvert, William Cameron, David Cameron, Neil Campbell, Douglas Campbell, Teresa Cannavina, Scott Carlin, Alister Carmichael, Ian Carmichael, Alison Carr,
Sandra Carson, Paul Carter, Ben Carter, David Cathcart, Iain Cattanach, Daniel Celnik, Lou Challinor, Paul Chalmers, Billy Chambers, Lisa Chapman, Jeremy
Chase, Helen Chave, Simon Chisholm, Jackie Chisholm, Shirley Christieson, Philip Church, Nigel Clark, Steven Clark, Wayne Clark, Brian Clarke, Evonne Clayes,
Bill Clelland, Lisa Clubb, Leon Cohen, Simon Cole, Stu Collier, Marcus Collings, Jason Collins, Patrick Collins, Ben Conley, Maureen Conlin, Ronald Cook, Sarah
Cook, Ron Cook, Johnnie Cooper, Ronald Cooper, Alistair Copeland, Simon Cornish, Stuart Corns, Alastair Coulson, Sharon Cowan, Euan Cowieson, Robert
Cowieson, Dominic Cox, Martin Cox, Brendan Coyle, Suzanne Coyle, Dominic Crame, George Crawford, Stephen Crerar, Hilary Crighton, Edward Crisp, Neville
Critoph, Douglas Cross, Anthony Crowe, Derek Cumming, Gavin Cummings, Peter Dalby, Henry Dargie, Alistair Darling, Peter Darling, John Darroch, Brett
Davidge, Stewart Davidson, Mike Davidson, Stuart Davidson, Daniel Dawson, Sandra Dawson, Martin Dean, Dougal Deans, Mark Deere, Della Deme, Darren
Dent, Martin Denvir, Jak Deschner, Stuart Dickson, Brian Dickson, Tim Dobie, Lyall Dochard, Peter Doherty, Thomas Doran, Ian Downey, Alistair Downie, Scott
Drawer, Jonathan Dry, Sara-Jane Duffus, Alan Duguid, Carsten Duke, Alasdair Dunn, John Dunn, Nicholas Dunn, Tom Durham, Kevin Durnian, Ian Dyda, Keith
Eagleson, John Eddington, Eilidh Edgar, Andrew Edgar, Paul Edgar, Carol Ehrsam-Newton, Robert Elsey, Colin Falconer, Stephen Fallon, Liz Farnell, Alan
Farningham, Jonathan Farquharson, Dominic Farrugia, Nigel Fenn, Patrick Fenner, Neil Fergie, Mark Ferguson, Alistair Finlay, Brett Finlayson, Martin Finn,
Charles Finn, Kyle Finn, David Finnie, Paul Finnie, Steven Finnigan, Matt Fitchett, Mark Fleming, Peter Flett, Jonathan Flett, Chris Flood, Tom Foley, David
Footitt, James Forbes, John Forbes-Leith, Keith Fordy, Bruce Forrest, Peter Fotheringham, Alastair Fox, Keith Fox, Steve Fraser, Brian Fraser, Lesley Freeman,
Stephen Frost, Ross Fulton, Ross Gallacher, Julie Garbutt, Alexander Garden, Derek Garden, Mark Gardner, David Gathercole, Jennifer Gathercole, Neil Gauld,
Michael Gavin, William Gerry, Shirley Gibson, Steve Gilbert, Richard Gladwin, Ian Glasgow, Alasdair Glendinning, Vincent Glennon, Ros Goode, Jonathan Goode,
John Gordon, Martin Gordon, William Gordon, William Gow, Colin Graham, Iain Graham, Steve Graham, Penny Granger, Tricia Granger, Marie Clare Grant,
Stephen Grant, Euan Grant, Elizabeth Grant, Chris Gray, Philip Gray, Ally Gray, Michael Gray, Kenneth Gray, James Gray-Cheape, Alan Green, John Green, David
Gregory, Matthew Greig, Nicholas Griffin, David Griffith, Nico Gubbins, Paul Gurteen, Patrick Hackett, Leanne Haining, Ken Haldane, Rachael Halifax, Peter
Hall, Laura Halley, Christopher Halliday, David Halliday, Simon Halliday, Colin Hally, James R Hamilton, John Hamilton, Gary Hamilton, Mark Hamilton, Jason
Hammersley, David Hammett, Steve Hardy, Christopher Hardy, Neil Harper, Andrew Harris, Peter Harris, Chris Harris, April Hartley, James Harvey, Ed HarveyJamieson, Simon Hawkins, Jonathan Hawkins, David Hayes, Dan Hayes, Darren Hayward, Margaret Hebbourn, Mark Hebner, Katy Heidenreich, Ben Heidenreich,
Richard Hellen, Charlie Henderson, Matthew Henderson, Neil Henderson, Joseph Hendry, Michael Hendry, Fiona Henwood, Olive Herlihy, Karen Herlihy, Stuart
Hewitt, Keith Hewitt, Rory Hewitt, Jonathan Hickey, David Higgins, Graeme Hill, Ange Hilton, Alan Hodari, Colin Hogg, Peter Holden, Andrew Holliman, Graham
Hopper, William Horne, Anne Horrocks, Billy Horsburgh, Alan Horsburgh, Richard Hortin, George Hosie, Allan Howatson, Warren Howlett, Richard Hoyle, Rob
Hughes, Ian Hunter, Derek Hyde, Graham Hynie, Joanne Hynie, Colin Inglis, Graham Irvine, Carmen Irving, Craig Jagla, Richard Jardine, Bruce Jobling, Andrew
Johnston, Karl Johnston, Derrick Johnston, James Johnstone, Mark Jones, Christopher Jones, Kevin Jones, Iain Jordan, Martin Jowett, John Joyce, Mark Jubb,
Heiko Kacimi-Alaoui, Robert Kane, Aruna Karunathilake, Jim Kelly, James Kelly, Andy Kelly, Ian Kelt, Garry Kennedy, Archie Kennedy, Frank Kerrigan, Andrew
Kidd, Louise King, Andrew Kingsley, Daniel Kipps, Aaron Kirby, Martin Kirkpatrick, Patrick Knechtli, Peter Knight, Sedef Koktenturk, Jonathan Koslover, Mark
Kuhillow, Guy Kynaston, David Lafferty, Fearghas Lafferty, Philip Lafferty, Andrew Laing, David Laird, Scott Lambert, David Lane, Robbie Larg, Auben Lavery,
Thomas Leahy, Paul Leahy, Kevin Lee, Iain Leighton, Dominic Leonard, Fergus Leonard, Pippa Letchworth, Andrew Lever, Shelagh Levin, Matthew Lewin,
Stephen Leys, David Lindesay, Bill Lindsay, Allan Lithgow, Stephen Livesey, Bill Lloyd-Williams, Kristian Lokka, Rick Longden, Hamish Low, Nathan Lowndes,
Chris Lyons, Calum Macaulay, Gordon MacDonald, Alasdair MacDonald, Graeme Macdougall, Stuart MacGregor, Andrew Macintyre, Laura MacIver, Ewan
MacKay, Neil MacKay, Alan MacKenzie, Euan Mackenzie, Duncan Mackenzie, Anita Mackie, Scott Mackie, Nial Mackinlay, Andrew MacKirdy, Ian Maclachlan,
Maggie MacLean, Alexander Maclean-Bristol, Colin Macleod, Alastair Macleod, David Macmillan, Philip MacRae, Steve Magowan, Elizabeth Mailer, Alexander
Main, Andy Makepeace, Stephen Makin, Susie Malcolm, David Malin, Scott Malloch, John Maloney, David Manson, Graeme Marks, Julie Marples, Jennifer
Marr, Lynsey Marshall, Dorian Marshall, Gavin Marshall, Alexander Marshall, Archie Marshall, Susie Marshall, Sharon Marshall, John Marston, Niiall Martin,
Anthony Martin, Paul Martin, Eric Martin, Ross Maskew, Paul Mason, Harriet Mason, Donald Matheson, Richard Mathieson, Andrew Maxwell, Anthony
Mcatear, Ian McAvoy, Ian McCabe, Gerry McCaffrey, Jimmy McCaig, Ian McCallum, John McCallum, John McCann, Andrew McCaughtrie, John McCay, Jason
McCay, Colin McClung, Iain McCluskey, Lyndsey McConnell, David McConnell, Mary McConville, Jennifer McDermott, Christopher McDermott, Amy McDonald,
Ian McDonald, Marc McDougall, Joanne McDowall, Neil McEwan, Eileen McGeechan, Bill McGeechan, Tom McGibbon, Damian McGowan, Malcolm McGregor,
Catriona McGregor, Mark McGregor, Neil McHaffie, Jenny McInerney, Allan McIntosh, Stuart McIntyre, Peter McKeown, Euan McKie, Mark McKinlay, Andy
McKinnell, Mairi McLachlan, Fiona McLaren, Sinclair McLaren, James McLaughlin, James McLaughlin, Brian McLaughlin, Ric McLaughlin, Derek McLean,
Steven McLean, Steve McManus, Paul McMenemy, Allan McMillan, Fiona McMurray, Gavin McMurray, John McNally, Steven McNamara, Martin McNeill,
Alister McNicoll, Ross McOuat, Gordon McPherson, Angus McRae, Michael Mesrie, Matt Meyer, Dougald Middelton, Kieran Middleton, Craig Mill, Johanna
Millar, Martin Miller, John Miller, Andrew Miller, Graeme Miller, Norman Mine, Dennis Mitchell, Brenda Mitchell, Andrew Mitchell, Marc Moffat, Jan Moffat
Osband, Justina Molloy, Paolo Monachello, Andrew Monaghan, Mike Moncrieff, Kevin Moon, Angela Moran, Paul Morledge, Marcus Morley, Andy Morrell, Glen
Morris, Steven Morris, Iain Morrison, Jamie Morrison, Robert Moryoussef, Andy Moscrop, Fiona Mosgrove, David Moutrie, Michelle Moutrie, Jill Mowat, Colin
Moyes, Graeme Muir, Nicola Muirhead, Will Mullen, Scott Munn, Alec Murchie, Ishbel Murdoch, Helen Murgatroyd, William Murphy, Calum Murray, Stuart
Murray, Colin Murray, Morag Napier, Ross Napier, Aaron Neave, John Nelson, Bobby Nelson, William Neville, Miles Newman, Michael Newton, Steven Nicholl,
Angela Nicholls, John Nicholson, Craig Nicol, Bruce Nicoll, Paul Nisbet, Robert Niven, Graham Niven, Richard Nixon, Mark Nolan, Daniel Norris, Will Nulty,
David O’Leary, Martyn Olesen, James Oliphant, Christophe Ollerenshaw, Spencer Ormsby, Valerie Osband, Martin Otvos, Dave Pacione, Ian Park, Pamela Parker,
Christopher Parker, David Parker, Francois Passemar, Colin Paterson, James Paterson, George Paterson, Susan Paterson, Richard Paterson, Iain Paul, Phillip
Paul, Andrew Peace, Nick Pears , Alun Pearson, Matthew Pearson, Roger Peart, Iain Penman, Andrew Petrie, Duncan Petrie, Simon Pettigrew, Maggie Pettigrew,
M Elizabeth Phillips, Barry Philp, Alan Pinder, Will Pollett, Michael Pollock, Lila Preston, Martyn Price, Alexander Proctor, Greg Proll, Lewis Proll, Alastair
Protheroe, Susanne Pugh, Katharine Pulford, Nick Purshouse, Steven Purves, Duncan Pye, David Quigley, Jason Quinnell, David Rae, Brian Raffan, Mike Ramsay,
Andy Rankin, Darren Rea, Joe Reade, Richard Readman, Carl Reavey, Andrew Reid, Barney Reilly, Joe Reilly, Brendan Reilly, Alasdair Reston, David Richards,
David Richardson, Sandy Richardson, Claire Richardson, Iain Riddell, Anthony Riley, Dan Ritchie, Mark Rivers, Andrew Roberts, Bryn Roberts, Alan Roberts,
Julian Robertson, Keith Robertson, Alastair Robertson, George Robertson, Andrew Robertson, Andy Robertson, Stephen Rodger, Grant Roger, Karen Rogers,
Charles Rollo, Malcolm Rose, Joel Rosenblatt, Gillian Ross, Ian Ross, Steven Ross-Watt, Ian Rough, Alastair Rough, John Rowley, Stephen Roy, Gael Roy, Keith
Ruff, Keith Rusell, Andy Russell, Iain Russell, Mairi Russell, David Russell, Rebecca Rutherford, Rebecca Rutherford, Pamela Rutherford, Alasdair Ryder, Kirsty
Ryder, Vicki Saint, Umar Saleem, David Salter, Donald Sayers, Philippa Schofield, Karen Scholefield, Calum Scott, Anthony Scott, Avril Scott, Ewan Scott,
Alastair Scott, Robert Scott-Dempster, Martin Scougall, Thomas Seivewright, Alan Sellers, John Semple, Angela Seymour-Jackson, Garry Sharpe, Daniel Shaw,
Andrew Shaw, Daniel Sheard, Robert Sheils, Andrew Sheridan, Steven Simmons, Neil Simpson, David Simpson, Joe Simpson, Brian Sinclair, Alan Sinclair,
Richard Sinnerton, Gary Sked, Mary Slater, Colin Smaill, Peter Smith, Alex Smith, Liam Smith, Robert Smith, Jonathon Smith, Gordon Smith, Brian Smith, Alan
Sneddon, David Snodgrass, Jeffrey Snyder, Melanie Somerville, Vikas Sood, Bill Spence, Julie Spenceley, Martin Spiller, Alex Stanic, James Stark, Zara
Stevenson, Andrew Stevenson, Michael Stewart, Ryan Stewart, Iain Stewart, Robert Stewart, John Cameron Stewart, Patrick Stewart-Blacker, Aileen Stirling,
Geoff Stockdale, Robert Storrie, Lisa Stove, Grant Strachan, Michael Strauss, Ray Stuart, Gordon Stuart, Gordon Stuart, Christine Stuart, Edward Stuart,
Graham Sutherland, Frank Sweeney, Mark Sweeney, Sheonagh Tait, John Tavendale, Jason Tavener, Alan Taylor, Ross Taylor, Steven Taylor, Neale Taylor, Gary
Taylor, Douglas Taylor, Sandy Teenan, Neil Thomas, Stephen Thomas, Derek Thompson, Gordon Thomson, Susan Thomson, Michael Thomson, Iain Thomson,
Gary Thomson, David Threadgold, Frances Tierney, Darren Tindall, Richard Tiplady, Marlof Tjaden, Iain Tomlins, Greg Tooke, Mark Totten, Trish Tougher, Juan
Tovar, Jen Townshend, Dave Townshend, Neil Traynor, Guy Tremayne, Jonathan Tuck, Gordon Turk, Shona Turnbull, Chris Tweed, Colin Urie, Kevin Urquhart,
Parisa Urquhart, Bill Uttley, Jane Valentine, Erik Van Der Marel, Mike Van Geffen, Kenneth Veitch, Anna Verrion, Christopher Vitty, Belinda Vohra, Andrew
Walker, Craig Walker, Douglas Walker, Hazel Walker, Ben Wallace, Daren Wallwork, Shaun Walsh, Tim Walsh, Karen Walters, Alison Warnock, Gary Warren,
Ralph Watson, Stuart Watt, Lien Watt, Jordan Webster, Fraser Weir, Paul Welsh, Colin West, Mark Westgarth, Alicja Weyer, Chris Wheal, Patrick
Whelan, Loretta White, Alastair White, Peter Whitfield, Richard Whyte, Iain Whyte, Colin Wightman, Tom Wilkinson, Camilla Willett, Sean Williams, David
Williams, Wilfred Williamson, Nick Williamson, John Wilson, Simon Winton, Sarah Withey, Mark Wood, Jack Wood, Alison Wood, Simon Woods,
Barry Woods, Kevin Worrall, Alistair Wright, James Wright, Derek Wylie, Stuart Wyness, Karen Yearsley, Neil Young, Rebecca Young, Jim Yuille, Davy Zyw.
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Sponsors
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Endura
Endura are excited to be back for their fifth Marie Curie Cancer Care
Etape Caledonia and look forward to seeing you on their stand in the
event village and out on the beautiful roads of Highland Perthshire.
Endura have produced a new range of official merchandise which you
can buy now from their online shop or from their stand over the event
weekend.
Endura will also be offering riders the chance to be fitted for the perfect
bibshort pad using their innovative gebioMized-Endura PadFit System,
which matches a rider quickly and easily to the correct pad according
to their physiology, riding style, and saddle.
Zipvit
We are delighted that Zipvit are the official nutrition sponsor of the event for a sixth consecutive
year. To celebrate they will have some very special offers throughout registration, so please make
time to visit their stand in the Event Village where you can pick up last minute energy supplies and
advice from Zipvit’s team. As with any nutrition for a big event you should aim to get used to your
choices during training rather than trying things for the first time during an event. We all have individual
preferences in taste and tolerances to dilutions and ingredients – so make sure you try everything
in training and not just once, your success will be down to not only fitness, but motivation, comfort
and fuel. All four can be controlled and enhanced by a well thought out pre-event program and a
clear and pre-rehearsed nutrition strategy for the event itself. Zipvit are offering all Etape participants
25% discount on their full product range – simply enter the code ZVETAPE at the checkout at
zipvitsport.com to achieve your discount.
They will be providing energy products such as bars, drinks and gels out on the route at the four feed
stations. Zipvit staff will also be on hand to provide nutrition advice and sampling pre and post event.
The newly developed sports nutrition range is formulated to maintain health and significantly improve
recovery and performance. For further information please visit zipvitsport.com.
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Partners
Cycleguard
Cycling has never been as popular and for many cyclists insurance will be as necessary as car
insurance is for motorists – they face exactly the same problems of theft, damage and, of course, the
liability they face should they cause an accident either injuring a person or damaging their property.
Did you know that your bike may not be covered by your standard household insurance policy
whilst competing or racing? For more information on insuring your bike, cycle accessories, cover for
race fees and much more, please visit cycleguard.co.uk/img10 where you will also be entitled to a
10% discount.
Virgin Money Giving
Virgin Money Giving is a not-for-profit fundraising website and the official fundraising website for the
Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia. With one aim of ensuring more money goes where it’s
needed, directly to your chosen charity, Virgin Money Giving don’t take a penny in profit from donations
and Gift Aid is reclaimed and passed onto your charities in full.
Simply visit virginmoneygiving.com to set up your page.
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Event Registration
Registration for the event will take place on Friday
8th May from 18:00 – 21:00 and Saturday 9th May
from 09:00 – 20:00 at our marquees in the Event
Village. The Event Village is located in the car park
next to the Tourist Information Centre on Atholl Road
in Pitlochry. You must attend one of the registration
sessions in order to take part in the event on Sunday.
During the registration process, you will be required
to show a form of photo identification in order to
receive your event pack. If you are unable to attend
registration and wish to send a friend or relative to
collect your event pack on your behalf, they must
bring a form of photo identification for themselves
as well as a signed letter of authorisation from you
confirming that they can collect your event pack.
Fundraising for Marie
Curie Cancer Care
If you secured a pledge place with Marie Curie
Cancer Care, agreeing to raise £350 by event day,
you will need to collect your race pack from the Marie
Curie stand on the registration days.
Fundraisers who have joined the Daffodil Team and
raised £350 for Marie Curie can also collect their
Endura Daffodil Team jersey from the Marie Curie
stand, those who have raised £500 can pick up their
bibshorts too.
Helpdesk
Our Helpdesk will be open in the Event Village during
registration on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday,
our Helpdesk will be located in Fishers Hotel (next
to the start line) from 04:45 – 07:30 and then in the
Event Village from 09:00 – 16:00. Please note that
Helpdesk on Sunday is for last minute queries only
and not for event registration.
Within your event pack, you will
receive the following:
• E
vent number – must be displayed on your
back during the event.
• H
elmet number – a sticker which should be
affixed to the front of your bike helmet.
• B
ike number – a sticker which should be
affixed to the handlebars of your bike with the
number facing forward.
• T
iming Chip – this must be attached to the
front wheel of your bike.
The timing chip is registered to your event number
and will provide your official times for the event if
used correctly. Please ensure that you follow the
fixing instructions which will be at registration in the
form of a diagram and a demonstration. The timing
chip will be detected as you pass over key points
during the event providing split times including
the all-important Endura King and Queen of the
Mountain stage! There will be a £20 charge if you
lose your timing chip once in your possession.
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Getting to the Event
You can find maps on the Marie Curie Cancer Care
Etape Caledonia website which show the location of
the official car park (Pitlochry Recreation Ground),
access routes in Pitlochry (which will vary during the
event day due to road closures), the Event Village,
the start and the finish.
The event is working together with Traffic Scotland
to help make your travel to the event as smooth
as possible. The Traffic Scotland website provides
a dedicated real-time traffic and travel information
service including useful information on public
transport options to help you plan your journey in
advance.
We have been informed that there will be road
works (with average speed cameras) in place on
the A9 between Stirling and Pitlochry during the
weekend of the event. If you are planning to travel
along this road, please ensure you leave early as
delays are inevitable.
Parking
For registration on Friday 8th May, please use the
various public car parks in Pitlochry. Please do not
park on the main road or the residential roads close
to the Event Village as there will be restrictions that
are being enforced by Traffic Wardens. Note that the
Atholl Road car park next to the Tourist Information
Centre is the Event Village and therefore will not be
available for parking on the event weekend.
For registration on Saturday 9th May, the event car
park will be open from 08:30 – 21:00 and parking
will be free of charge. Please note that the event car
park is for parking only – overnight camping is not
permitted and tickets will be issued for offenders.
You can pre-purchase a parking space at the reduced
rate of £4.00 by visiting the parking page on the Etape
Caledonia website or clicking here. Vehicles will be
charged a £5.00 parking fee.
Please note that the parking is available on first come
/ first served basis. Due to the number of participants
at the event, parking is limited and we strongly advise
pre-purchasing to ensure you get a space.
If you do not pre-purchase your parking, please bring
the correct change to pay on the day although please
note that this will not guarantee you a parking space.
All cars will need to pay for parking on EXIT. If you
have already pre-paid please show the marshal your
pre-paid ticket either in printed or digital format on
your smart phone.
From the event car park it is a short walk to the start
on Atholl Road.
On event day, please ensure you arrive as early
as possible to park as queues are likely due to the
large volume of cars and single access route into
the event car park. Make sure you are aware of the
road closure timings on event morning and plan your
journey carefully. We strongly advise car sharing or
cycling to the start if you are staying locally to reduce
congestion on the day and help us to ensure the
event begins on time.
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Massage
Lost property
Massage will be provided by Perthshire Fitness
Therapy, and bookings will be taken in their tent in the
Event Village on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday
of the event weekend. Treatments will be available
during registration on Friday and Saturday, as well as
event day, offering relief from any pre or post-event
aches and pains, or just for pure relaxation.
Please hand any items found to our Helpdesk
next to the registration marquee. We will keep lost
property for one month after the event. Please email
[email protected] to register any lost
items, giving as much detail as you can about the
item and where it may have been lost.
Prices will be charged at £10 for 15 minutes and £20
for 30 minutes. To avoid disappointment on the day,
you can also pre-book your treatment, please call
07784 119 377 or 07719 201 626 or email
[email protected].
Changing facilities
and showers
There will be no changing or shower facilities at the
venue. We recommend that you arrive ready to take
part and bring some warm clothes for afterwards.
Bag and bike storage
There will be no facilities for storing bikes overnight
pre-event or bags or valuables at the event. All items
left in vehicles parked in the event car park are left at
the owner’s risk.
There will be bike racking in the Event Village on
registration day as well as the event day but you are
advised to lock your bikes and they will be left at your
own risk.
Catering
There will be a variety of catering units in the Event
Village offering both hot and cold food. These will be
open throughout registration as well as on the event
day. If you are looking to grab some breakfast prior
to the race on the Sunday there will be catering units
opened early to ensure that you are fully fed and
watered prior to the event start.
Just a reminder that it is a very busy weekend for
restaurants in the area so please book ahead to
ensure you eat the evening before.
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and share:
• Your best event memories
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Accommodation and
local attractions
If you require accommodation we recommend
contacting the local Tourist Information Centres or
click here. The website regularly updates availability
of accommodation in Highland Perthshire and also
provides details on activities in the area on both the
event weekend and throughout the year for family
and friends.
Bikes and helmets
Bikes which are not of standard design must be
approved by the organisers before the event. The
organisers reserve the right to withdraw a participant
from the event if their bike is considered, in the
organiser’s opinion, to represent a danger to the
cyclist or other participants. Please note that fixed
wheel bikes (bikes that use the pedals as a brake)
are not permitted.
An approved bike safety helmet must be worn by all
participants at all times whilst cycling in the event.
Your helmet must comply with the various accepted
standards such as ANSI Z90.4, SNELL B90, EN 1078
or equivalent national standard. NOTE: the British
Kite Mark is not sufficient.
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Start Times
field, participants are being challenged by those of
similar ability to allow participants to make the most
of the closed road environment and for safety.
Participants will be released from the start in waves of
around 200 participants at 2 minute intervals between
06:30 and 07:22. You will be informed of your specific
start time / wave letter prior to the event when a list
of all event numbers and start times will be posted on
our event website.
The organisers will seed as much of the field as
possible (based on participants’ estimated finish times
as provided on entry) to ensure the fastest riders are
at the head of the event and that, down through the
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Please allow plenty of time to travel to the start. We
advise you to arrive in the start area 40 minutes prior
to your allocated wave.
Failure to arrive at the start in time for your wave
may result in you not receiving an official time for
the event and/or being unable to take part in the
event.
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The Course
The Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia course covers a distance of 130km (81 miles) and has a total
ascent of 1,196m. The route map is available for download here.
• T
he event takes place on roads closed to all forms of traffic (access is allowed for emergency
services).
• M
ake sure that you know the route! Whilst the route will be clearly signed throughout, it is your
responsibility to navigate the course successfully and safely.
• Please cycle on the left unless overtaking.
• Please take care when continuing straight through or stopping at feed stations – there are a lot of
cyclists stopping at each of these, signs will be in place giving adequate warning of what side of the
road the feed station is on. Please pay attention to these and keep to the appropriate side if stopping
or continuing. Pay particular attention to riders around you, as some may stop or change direction
suddenly at these points.
• T
he roads around the route vary in width and there are steep descents and sharp bends. It is up to
you to judge the safe speed at which to negotiate any part of the course.
• T
he course is marshaled for your safety with motorcycle marshals from the National Escort Group
patrolling the route and static marshals covering identified points. You must be prepared to slow down
when necessary and obey the instructions of marshals.
• P
lease take care when passing other participants, and always look over your shoulder before
overtaking. Equally, please allow faster cyclists to pass you when possible.
• Several church services will be held along the route during the event. Please be aware of pedestrians
walking on sometimes narrow roads, particularly around the 56 – 58 mile and 65 – 68 mile marks
– look for signs warning of their possible presence and ride accordingly. Any riders seen to be
intimidating pedestrians by our marshals or moto team will be disqualified and will not receive an official
event time.
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Cycling etiquette - riding
in a group
If you get into real difficulties, like a significant injury
or mechanical problems, other riders may be able to
help you out which is always reassuring.
“Whether it’s a training ride you’re taking part in, the
Etape Caledonia sportive or the Tour de France, it is
worth mastering the technique of group riding as the
skills you’ll learn will benefit you hugely on the day.
I’ve ridden in groups as small as three cyclists and
as many as 150 and the benefits can be immensely
advantageous.
Firstly, you get to meet some great people. At an
event like Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia
filled with passionate cyclists, people just love to talk
cycling and the ride can just fly by.
You can also save over 25% of your energy by
drafting, enabling you to cycle further and faster
than you would have done otherwise. If you get
really tired you can sit at the back of the group for
the rest of the ride (useful in headwind!).
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Riding with others can also help your motivation.
When you’re tired or cold, it’s more tempting to cut
rides short. If you ride with experienced, fit cyclists,
it should encourage you to cycle harder and further
than you may do normally.”
London 2012 Olympic Team Pursuit gold
medalist, Steven Burke.
Shimano Support
The iconic Shimano neutral support car, as seen
at the Grand Tours, will be on the route providing
technical assistance for the riders. If you run into
any mechanical difficulties, the Shimano mechanics,
who will be located at feed stations, will help you
get back on the road. It is recommended you are
equipped with basic tools, as you may experience
difficulties between feed stations making it quicker
to attempt the repair yourself.
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Cut off times and
sweep vehicle
Once the last wave of cyclists has left the start,
our sweep convoy (consisting of a sweep car and
a minibus with trailer) will follow cyclists along the
route at a fixed speed of 13mph. The roads will
be reopened behind the sweep car. Cyclists who
fail to maintain this minimum average speed and
are therefore overtaken by the sweep car are out
of the event. They may continue on the route at
their own risk but must understand that the roads
will be open to traffic and that the Highway Code
and usual Road Traffic laws apply. In this instance,
cyclists will be asked to submit their timing chip to
the minibus staff before continuing. This acts as an
acknowledgement that they are no longer part of the
event, they will be cycling on open roads and that
the event infrastructure such as medical support
and feed stations will no longer be available to them.
For those cyclists who no longer wish to compete due
to mechanical breakdown or for physical reasons,
the minibus and trailer will transport cyclists with
their bikes back to the finish.
Please note that the organisers also reserve the
right to reduce the length of the course for those
cyclists who are unable to complete the route at the
minimum average speed.
Hydration
Endurance cycling is a very intensive activity,
and we would like to remind all cyclists of the
importance of keeping well hydrated for the
duration of the event. There are adequate
supplies of food, Strathmore water and Zipvit
energy product at the feed stations around the
course, however water will NOT be provided at
the start of the event. Please arrive to the event
carrying adequate supplies to begin your ride,
and more drinks and water can be obtained at the
feed stations.
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Feed stations
Toilets
There will be four feed stations around the course,
located as follows:
There will be toilets at all feed stations, at the event
car park and also in the Event Village. For the
consideration of residents and those in the local area,
we request that you use the toilet facilities provided.
• Feed station 1 – Kinloch Rannoch
(approx. mile 20)
Littering
• Feed station 2 – Innerhadden
(approx. mile 40)
• Feed station 3 – Schiehallion
(approx. mile 50)
Litter bins are provided at each feed station, at the
finish and in the Event Village. Please use them and
do not drop litter on the course.
• Feed station 4 – House of Menzies
(approx. mile 67)
All feed stations will provide water from Strathmore,
energy product from Zipvit and bananas. However
we recommend that participants take sufficient food
with them for their ride and start the event with a
full water bottle. Bins will also be available at each
feed station.
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Medical
Ambulance Service vehicles will be positioned around
the course and will be supplemented by first aiders
who can assist with minor injuries. Medical support
will be available at each of the feed stations.
If you see another participant who is experiencing
difficulty on the route and needs assistance, please
report it to the nearest event official (static marshal,
motorcycle marshal or medical team). Please give
way to any emergency vehicles that require access
to the route during the event.
If you are at the side of the road and need to stop
a moto for any reason, please stand clear of the
road facing oncoming traffic, and raise your right
hand, clearly indicating to the moto’s that you need
assistance. When doing this, please make sure your
hand is raised in enough time to allow for the moto to
see you and stop safely.
Whether or not you have a medical condition, if you
feel unwell on the event day we strongly recommend
that you do not cycle. The organisers reserve the right
to prevent participation on the day due to medical
grounds.
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Results
Event photos
Every participant will receive a finish time (subject
to proper use of the timing chip) and a time for the
Endura King and Queen of the Mountains.
Marathon-Photos are the official photographers of the
Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia and will
be taking photographs of all participants at various
points along the route.
Results will be sent via a SMS text message
service on the day of the event (as long as you
provided us with your correct mobile number
when you entered) and will also be available on
etapecaledonia.co.uk after the event.
A medal will be given to every participant who
completes the event within the allocated time. These
will be handed out at the finish once you have returned
your timing chip. You must collect your medal on the
event day.
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Photographs will be available for purchase online
at marathon-photos.com within 24-48 hours after
the event where you can search for your photos by
race number or name. These can then be purchased
and either downloaded or burnt onto CD and posted
to you.
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