REGISTRATION is still open for the 3 Counties Cycle Ride which will take place this Sunday.
The annual event is organised by the Rotary Club of Easthampstead and features three rides through three counties – 15, 33 or 54 miles. The club says they are well-signed and marshalled routes, mostly around Berkhsire, but the longer rides dip into Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Each course starts and finishes at Garth Hill College in Bracknell, where there is free on-site parking and refreshments. There are also drink stations and rest stops on the longer routes, and a 3CCR support vehicle.
Charlie’s Angels from Bia Cycling will be riding to assist 3CCR cyclists.
“It’s a charity cycle ride,” says Dave Donaldson, long-term 3CCR Steering Group leader and Easthampstead Rotarian. “Over its almost 60-year history, it has raised well over a million pounds for local charities.”
This year’s beneficiaries will be the WAYZ youth centre in Bracknell, The WADE day centre for the over-60s in Wokingham, and Easthampstead Rotary Club whose members live in Bracknell, Wokingham, and surrounding villages.
Derek New who now heads up the 3CCR Steering Group reports “And it’s thanks to TREK Bicycle Bracknell, who are again sponsoring this year’s 3CCR, that more funds from the ride will go to our chosen charities.
“Over 300 riders have already registered for this year’s 3 Counties Cycle Ride on Sunday, June 4, and while you can simply sign up on the day, to save time why not register on-line today at https://3ccr.org/”
The website has maps of the routes and hundreds of photos from previous 3CCRs.
“So ride with us. E-bikes are welcome, as are trikes, tandems, recumbent bikes, bikes with baby seats or trailers. Even monocycles, penny-farthings and pandas have taken part over the years,” Mr New said.
Easthampstead Rotary raises more than £20,000 for charities over the course of the year, and welcomes new membWokinghamers.
It has fortnightly meetings with guest speakers.
For more information, call Brian on 07720 321526, log on to: www.easthampsteadrotary.org, or www.facebook.com/easthampsteadrotaryclub
For more on the charities, log on to: www.thewayzyouth.co.uk, and www.wadecentre.org.uk
