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About the event
Learning from, and developing from, the 2021 virtual challenge we have four, yes FOUR different virtual challenges to get us through the winter and into the warmth of summer 2022. These challenges start on 10th November 2021 and will remain open until the day of our 2022 sportive - 18th September.
With the Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham in 2022 we felt that we should use this wonderful sporting event as our theme, and travel virtually around the home countries by various means. And of course, Tommy won medals at the 1950 Games (called Empire in those days).
The standard entry is £20. After platform costs of £6 per entry, all the receipts will go to Marie Curie West Midlands. There are £25 and £30 entry fee options if you wish to donate an additional £5 or £10 to the hospice. However, if this your second (or 3rd or 4th) of our 2022 challenges then the discount entry of £15 can be used if you wish.
Cycle Long - England - 2000 miles. Start at the site of the old Birmingham velodrome, heading to the North West then a clockwise loop all around the edge of England back to the Welsh Borders then finish at the London Velodrome. En-route it takes in velodromes at Manchester, Calshot, Derby, pays homage to the old national velodrome site at Leicester, and of course, the famous Herne Hill.
Organiser
The Tommy Godwin Challenge sportive was set up in 2013 to honour the memory of 1948 Olympic cycling medallist Tommy Godwin and raise funds for Marie Curie. So far we have raised over £150,000 through entry fees, donations and personal fundraising.