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Schwag Grab! Stoke on Trent Tour Ride – We have winners

Your chance to get out and ride over some of the best and most beautiful roads in the country

The road.cc random number-o-meter in association with the fickle finger of fate has done its thing again and we have five winner each of which get a pair of entries for the Sunday's Stoke-on-Trent Tour Ride the weather forecast looks good (well it did when I wrote this) so it should be a corker. The lucky winners are…

fasted
flandrian
alexlnumber1 (Blimey! he won the Fantasy Tour de France too)
munded
demoff

Okay, Flandrian can't make it - got to ride up Alpe D'Huez or something, tsk call that an excuse. Thanks though Flandrian, much appreciated. Malcolm Binns the fickle finger is now pointing at you! 

Update alexlnumber1 can't make it - so Simon E - you're in!

 

All five then went in to a fickle finger of fate mini-league play off to decide who gets the signed Prostate Cancer Tour of Britain Sprint jersey signed by the Rapha Condor Sharp team, last man in demoff came out on top for that one. All the winners have been contacted and as soon as we have their details we'll be passing them on to the ride organisers - If any of them can't go we'll try and draw a replacement - so if you are one of the winners and can't make it please let us know asap.

The Stoke-on-Trent ride offers a choice of Pro, Challenge or Family rides and neither of the first two will be a walk in the park as they take you over the tough roads of the Peak District including Gun Hill, another legendary British knee crusher – it certainly looked like a challenge even for the pros during last Sunday's ToB stage over the same course.

Based on the feedback from riders on the South West Tour Ride and  last year’s Tour Ride in Stoke, you can expect slick organisation, several well-stocked feed stations, mobile mechanics and good signage. All the Tour Ride sportives and fun events are raising money and awareness for The Prostate Cancer Charity so if you can make a donation (the entry fee is usually £40) or even raise a bit of sponsorship (yes we know there isn't long) it will certainly be appreciated and even if you can't well you'll be doing your bit by being there, helping to make it a success and telling all your friends for next year.

We'll fire up the random-number-o-meter next Tuesday, mid-tiffin and the fickle finger of fate will do it's pointing schtick. Winners will be informed and we'll pass your details on to the ride organisers who will either sort you out with your timing chip etc on the day or post it to you. As ever normal Schwag Grab rules apply.

*despite appearances to the contrary. 

road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.

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charliemac74 | 14 years ago
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Top giveaway, count me in please

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jezzzer | 14 years ago
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i'm up for the one on the 5th as long as it finishes in time for me to play piano at church in the evening...  1

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High Cadence | 14 years ago
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Yes please

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cslattery | 14 years ago
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Sounds exciting, me please!  4

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andyspaceman | 14 years ago
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Count me in for a pair.

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winprint | 14 years ago
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Alez le Tour Ride for Grandad in the Sky.  20

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andylul | 14 years ago
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Seeing as my step-dad died on Tues from prostate cancer I'd better pledge my support...

Cannot do either 5th or 26th but will raffle/eBay places if I'm lucky enough to win. All proceeds to Prostate Cancer

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