Get on your bike
Taking part in a sponsored bike ride in aid of Nordoff Robbins is a great way to fundraise – you can do it on your own or with friends, it’s speedy, out of doors, good for you and you get to sit down!
Join an organised bike ride
There are plenty of organised bike rides taking place up and down the country to suit all levels of experience. Visit www.bike-events.com to find one to join and enlist friends and family and collect sponsorship for your efforts.
Organise your own sponsored bike ride
Decide how far you’d like to cycle, for how long and over what terrain. Then plan your route including stop overs if necessary. You could cycle form A to Z (e.g. London to Brighton, coast to coast), map out a trip taking in places of interest (e.g. visiting all local landmarks in a particular area) or take your cycling abroad (London to Amsterdam, London to Paris, cycle the Nile, cycle Cuba). Or why not take on the ultimate cycling challenge and ride the length of the country; from Lands End to John O’Groats?
Drum up support
Invite friends, family and colleagues to join you in your challenge and build the excitement. The more people that take part, the more funds you will raise and the more fun you will have as you train and take part together. Set up a Just Giving Page to gather sponsorship and use your social networks to promote your event and link to Nordoff Robbins using Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, email, websites etc. Use our sample press release on the resources page to contact your local press to tell them about what you’re doing.
Enjoy your event and pedal fast!
Cyclothon UK
Looking for the ultimate cycling challenge? The Cyclothon UK each year takes place in September and is an endurance, team relay, road cycling race around the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit. There's an 8 hour or 12 hour challenge and it's your chance to push yourself to the limit and challenge yourself against some great names fromt he world of sport (Graham Bell, Rory Underwood, Phil de Glanville and Victor Ubogu).
Entry details can be found at www.vultd.co.uk/cyclothon. Let us know if you're entering and would like to fundraise for us!
