Evie Strachan's Rough Ride Fundraiser

Name: Evie Strachan's Rough Ride Fundraiser
Start: 2024-12-28T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-28T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Run And Ride

Schedule

Sat Dec 28 2024 at 09:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Run And Ride | Stafford, EN

Grab your bike and test yourself on the undulating terrain of Cannock Chase and surrounding areas!
This gravel ride is a fantastic opportunity to test yourself on a pre-planned route of around 30 miles on the best mixed terrain Cannock Chase & surrounding areas of South Staffordshire & Shropshire have to offer, 90% of the ride is off road, and you’ll also be helping a local and passionate rider.
This gravel has been organised to help and support local rider and racer Evie Strachan, who is part of the British Cycling Olympic development squad.
Evie Strachan is a young local girl done good! She's the current age-group National XCC Champion and a passionate racer who wants to progress in her sport by racing abroad next season.
In this ride we hope to promote some of her favourite routes in order to encourage donations to help fund expenses to achieve her goal to travelling to more World Cup UCI races to improve her world ranking and gain experience.
As you might expect, this is incredibly expensive so every penny counts! There are multiple entry options where you can tailor your donation. Please, please dig as deep as you can afford, your generosity will help Evie enormously.
The route is a single loop which at its furthest will take you approximately 20 miles from the Milford start point. The prioritises gravel and fire roads to create more enjoyable ride for all but also uses road and canal paths so there is something in everyone comfort zone.
Please be aware this is NOT a signposted event. You will be required to navigate your way around using the supplied GPX file.
This event is open to anybody & everyone but please be mindful that you are out at your own risk. Run & Ride take no responsibility for you & your bike when you are riding the route.
There’s a complementary coffee & cake (1 each per rider) back at the store for every finisher when your entry confirmation email is presented to one of our team at the time of ordering.
It would be great to see you sign up today! Click the link below:

Recommended bikes:
- Gravel Bike
- Cyclocross Bike
- Mountain bike
- E bike
- Hybrid Bike

Basic information:
- Entries will be a donation fund with a minimum of £5
- We plan a route on Strava taking in some local lanes/hills/roads. Expect a mix of on and off road.
- You download the GPX file onto your Garmin so you know where you are going. The file will be supplied via email before the event.
- You pick the start time based on what avg speed you expect to ride at.
- You complete the ride and have fun doing so.
- There’s no need to sign-on on the day, just get going when you are ready.
- The Milford store (Run and Ride) is the official end point. There you can expect a warm welcome that includes FREE coffee and cake should you want it.
Minimum donation to participate is £5 but larger donations are available to help fund Evie’s goal.
It’s open to anybody and everyone but please be mindful that you are out at your own risk. Run & Ride and Evie take no responsibility for you or your bike when you are riding the route.
Staggered Start Times:
- 9:00 -9:30am – I’m just aiming to get round
- 9:30 – 10:00am – I’ll push on but I’m not fast
- 10:00 – 10:30am – Show me the Strava segment!
Please make sure you book your place so we can plan for the post ride catering. It’d be a shame is you couldn’t get any refreshments afterwards if we weren’t expecting you.