Shaftesbury Rotary Club’s North Dorset Cycle Ride is gearing up for May 16 following careful planning to meet covid regulations after the event was cancelled last year.

The event will start at Castle Hill, which will allow more space for a socially-distanced start. Riders will be given a staggered start time, with all cyclists having registered online prior to the event. Riders will cycle up Gold Hill for the finish.

Cyclists can choose from three routes, a family friendly 12-mile route, a tougher 25-mile route and a serious 50-mile ride.
The club is pleased to announce that the main sponsor of the charity event is BV Dairy.

BV Dairy’s commercial director Harry Cowan said: “We are both excited and privileged to be involved as sponsors of this important event. It was disappointing that due to covid restrictions the 2020 event had to be postponed, but we are certain that the excellent work carried out by Shaftesbury Rotary Club and its volunteers will result in an even bigger, better and well supported event for 2021 – and with that raise vital funds for Prostate Cancer UK research.”

“As a local company we wish the organisers a successful event and look forward to entering our own competitive team which, no doubt, will be headed up by our managing director Jim Highnam, who himself is a keen cyclist.”

With many charities suffering financial hardship due to covid-19, the event is more important than ever and Rotarians are urging everyone to get on their bikes to raise much-needed funds for this year’s charity, Prostate Cancer UK. Registration will be online and will cost £25 for the 25- mile and 50-mile rides and £20 for the 12-mile route. Young people aged between 10-16 are half price and children under 10 are free. Should the event be cancelled, entry fees will be refunded or held over to the following year.

Register at cycleride.shaftesburyrotaryclub.org or ring Martin on 07341 866941.

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