I'd like to introduce the Fort William 1000 being held over the weekend of
05 - 08 July 2019. A few brief details:
Starting and finishing in the Lancashire seaside town of Lytham St. Anne's, the route heads north to Carlisle and into Scotland, to a control at Paisley at roughly 300 km where food/sleep arrangements are being made. There's a drop-bag to Paisley.
The route then follows a 400 km loop around central Scotland, passing through, or close to Inveraray; Oban; Fort William and Glen Coe before returning to Paisley at about 700 km.
The 300 km south-bound route from Paisley back to Lytham is the exact reverse of the north-bound route.
Entry fee of £57.40 includes, but not limited to:
Brevet card with detailed route-sheet
3rd party insurance for UK-based participants
Breakfast on the morning of the event (Friday 05 July 2019)
Basic sleeping facilities; showers; food & drink at the Paisley control (roughly 300km & 700 km)
Bag drop from Lytham to Paisley
Breakfast on the morning after the event (Monday 08 July 2019)
Validation with AUK & ACP for successful riders
Commemorative water-bottle & medal
Any photograph's taken by the organiser during the event
There likely be a commemorative event cycling jersey available for purchase (typically £40 each) in the new year.
1000 km not enough?
If 1000 km isn't enough for you then you can perhaps try your hand at the Inverness 1200 which is being run con-currently. Both events start and finish at Lytham at the same time and more or less follow the same route to and from Fort William (see other YACF post for further information). Both events are run at the same speeds (13.3 - 30 kph).
Transfer of entries:
If, after you've already entered you decide you'd prefer to ride the Inverness 1200 instead, we'll transfer your entry from one event to the other free of charge up to anytime prior to the event start time (subject to the completion of a little bit more paperwork obtainable from the organiser).
Transfers won't be allowed after the event has started as this is against the original Audax ethos.
More information available on the event website:
https://burnleyccevents.com/fort-william-1000-05-july-2019/For the AUK calendar webpage:
http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/19-586/Good luck to anyone who decides to enter.
Andy Corless
Organiser
Fort William 1000