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Tour Series 2010 Canary Wharf (copyright Simon MacMichael) 9WE HAVE A WINNER! VIP hospitality at Halfords Tour Series in Southport on Tuesday
The Halfords Tour Series is now approaching its halfway point, with the fifth round of ten taking place on Tuesday evening in Southport, and thanks to the generosity of the organisers, one lucky road.cc user will enjoy VIP hospitality with a pair of tickets up for grabs.
The VIP area enjoys great views of the start and finish line, putting you in the thick of the action, and before racing begins you’ll be treated to some fine food, with a free bar throughout to boot.
And with Kuota-road.cc looking to close the gap on teams ahead of them, you’ll be in prime position to cheer the boys on.
Hospitality opens at 5.30pm, so you’ll need to be able to arrive in Southport by then, with the race beginning at 7pm and podium presentations are at 8.45pm. The prize, for two people, includes:
• Exclusive views of the finish line and end-of-race podium presentations
• Buffet Dinner with accompanying wines
• Complimentary bar (alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages)
• Tea and coffee served all day
• A few words from Tour Series Chief Executive, Hugh Roberts or Technical Director, Mick Bennett
• Official Tour Series programme
• Experienced hostess and wait staff to ensure the smooth running of your day.
We’re running a similar competition for all remaining rounds of the Tour Series with the exception of the final round in Woking, so if you live in or near Kettering, Peterborough, Stoke-on-Trent or Chester, watch out for news of VIP tickets for those here on road.cc.
To enter, just put your name down on the comment thread below – normal road.cc competition rules apply, so only one entry per person, and good luck. We’ll be drawing the lucky winner’s name at Tiffin time on Monday.
In the meantime, there are two podcasts online now to help you get the inside scoop on the Tour Series to date – the first, featuring Technical Director Mick Bennett and Endura Racing’s Rob Hayles, can be found here, while another, with Thursday night’s winner in Exeter, Dean Downing of Rapha-Condor-Sharp, is available here.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Well, Tiffin has been taken, the random number generator has done it's, er, random number generation business, and the winner is... twinklydave!
Congratulations and enjoy the evening, Dave, and look out for an email arriving from us very soon.
Commiserations for those who were unlucky, but don't forget there will be three more opportunities to win VIP hospitality at the rounds in Kettering, Peterborough and Chester, so look out for details of those soon here on road.cc.
VIP competition - Gemma Johnson
Please enter me for the VIP competition, would love the opportunity to attend! Thanks
Ooh that sounds ace!
Please enter me: David Powell
Taa!
ooooh i hope i win ;-)cheers, steven roebuck
Enter me please
VIP for me please! Pretty please with a cherry on top!
Please enter me, looking forward to it, a few local lads racing!!
Please enter me into the competition; Peter Mangham-Jones, Southport, pgmjones [at] yahoo.co.uk
B) 
Please enter me for the competition to win Southport tickets.
I'm looking forward to watching the Southport round with my mate Bob again this year. Please throw our names into the hat for the VIP comp. Let's hope it's as sunny as it was last year!!
please enter me for the competition in southport, thank you
Please put me down for the vip competition in southport.......Thanks
Good Luck riders
Hi, entry for the competition please.
Michael Burt
Thanks
Hi there
Stephen Tweddell
Thanks
please enter me for the competition great viewing places in southport and whether rain or shine great to watch and experience the race
I've been looking forward to the Tour Series coming back to Southport again since last years event. I took some great pictures last year, and hope to do the same again so would love the chance to be stood with a great view of the finish line! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed on Monday! See you all there
Please put me in the hat for this as I would love to see this event with my wife at a good viewing point, thank you. Peter.
Great to see this fantastic race in Southport again.
Watched last year, amazing how fast they go, maybe if I win tickets for the VIP area this year I will get a better view of the riders toned bums!!!, so hell yes enter me!!!
watched it last year with my Children and had a wonderful time so watching it in the v.i.p.area would be a bonus, plus it falls on my birthday.
I'd love to be there-Claire Holloway.
Andy Hilton - enter me please!
The Halfords Tour Series is by far the best sporting event that comes to Southport each year. It has inspired me to get off the couch and take up cycling again after a long battle against cancer. I'll be coming along again this year and as a VIP would be wonderful.
Have a great evening!
B) Can you enter me please
witchy79 [at] hotmail.co.uk
Could you please enter me in the competition to win the tickets. Thanks Linda
hope I win live in Southport would be great
Me too! David Jackson - jackman10 [at] gmail.com
Competition entry - yes please !
Jim Solan
email = Jimsolan [at] yahoo.com
Me to please, Paul Hargreaves
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