Etape Caledonia,
Britain's first mass closed road cycle race.
The 2008 Etape Caledonia closed road cycle race is now taking bookings. If you wish
to experience cycling on closed roads in fresh unpolluted
air amongst beautiful Highland scenery, this is where to
come. Many cyclists also raise money for their charity too!
This year the event is being run on Sunday 18th May 2008.
If you would like to learn more about the
2007 Etape Caledonia closed road race you can flip thorough
these pages to capture some of the images from last year.
The 2007 Etape Caledonia held on Sunday
the 24th June 2007 was a great success. All the cyclists
I spoke to at the finish said the organisers should be
congratulated on a fabulous job. Other comments from the
Etape Cyclists were the people who turned out to see them
all over Highland Perthshire gave them a great reception.
The rain stayed off, even though 35mm fell over night, so there was some surface water at one or two places
on the course. But the weather was mainly dry for the actual
event giving ideal conditions for the cyclists.
New photos.
 Etape
Caledonia is Britain's first closed road cycle race open to
the general public. It offers the ordinary cyclists
closed roads to cycle on in safety. We are all used to mass
participation running races in the form of marathons and
half marathons, but there is not equivalent for cyclists
until now.
Why
Etape Caledonia? Well 'etape' is the name for a stage as
in a stage of the Tour de France cycle race. Caledonia of
course refers to Scotland, so what better name can you have
for this race.
There
are some 25 million people who own bicycles in Britain, so
why shouldn’t they have a closed road cycle event where they
can have the roads to themselves.
Highland Perthshire - There cannot be anywhere
better than here in Highland Perthshire, to cycle, we assure
you that you will find the scenery along the route
absolutely fabulous. The air is clean, with none of your
city high traffic fumes that other parts of Britain and
Europe and the world suffer from.
 The event is open to all fit individuals between 18
and 80 (who can complete the route at an average speed of 12
mph or 20km per hour).
For the 2007 course times and road closure details
The course:-
For those who want the marathon length equivalent course
there is the 83 mile (134 Km) route which takes you from
Pitlochry to Tummel, around Loch Rannoch, around the side of
the majestic mountain called Schiehallion (the fairy
mountain), down to the Loch
Tay and along Strathtay back to Pitlochry.
For more details
www.etapecaledonia.co.uk
We are looking forward to welcoming Etape Caledonia
back to Highland Perthshire in 2008.
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