What a Magnificat day on Sunday 13th June!

On behalf of The Magnificat Team Ken and Barbara would like to thank you for supporting our event on Sunday. Weather conditions were ideal for cycling and it was very pleasing to see the rain kept away. The new HQ location at Newbury Racecourse has worked extremely well providing excellent facilities for cyclists. We are already starting negotiations to fix a date at Newbury Racecourse for 2011.
Thank you for riding safely 
Our thanks go not only to the sponsors Verenti, Mavic and Torq but to the volunteer teams who have given up their time to ensure your day has been so enjoyable i.e.
 
Fire Fighters Charity
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
North Hampshire Road Club
443 Air Cadet Squadron
 Newbury College
 
The event photos taken by Phil O’Connor are now online for you to view, download and purchase for a wonderful memory. You can find the link in our results section.
 
Our new Results menu is now live where you can see the Official Results for all rides, download your e-certificate, and use the Ride Analysis service to get more insight into your ride. You can also look back to 2008 and compare this year’s performance to previous years.
 
The KiddiCat ride and cycling activities within Newbury Racecourse grounds have proved to be a great success with the young aspiring sportive cyclists. The following prizes sponsored by Verenti Bikes have been awarded:
 
  • Most Participation in all KiddiCat activities to Barney York Davies         
  • Highest Individual Points scored achieved by Graham Ludlow               
  • Highest Team Points scored by Katie Davies & Amelia Hart                    
  • Most points gained by pupils for their school and
Overall KiddiCat Primary School Champions for 2010  Streatley Primary School
 
West Berkshire Council, Andy Cook Cycling, and Britain by Bicycle will be continuing the primary schools cycling coaching initiative setup after Easter 2010, and introducing it to many more schools over the coming months.
 
Once again thanks for supporting The Magnificat sponsored by Verenti, and we look forward to seeing you all again with your friends in 2011 – Happy training and safe cycling.
 
Ken and Barbara Robson             
 
We are delighted to have Verenti Bikes as our title sponsors. Verenti Bikes, a division of Wiggle, will be supplying a new range of high quality sportive bicycles.
 
 We are very pleased to welcome back our main sponsor Mavic who will be providing fantastic bike support services during the event weekend. All cyclists will be able to benefit from their skilled team of mechanics. 
 
We are pleased to announce that Torq will be sponsoring the energy and nutritional supplements at our event for the first time. Torq have established an excellent range of nutritional and energy supplements which will be available to all riders at Village HQ and around the courses.
 
We have had a lively demand for entries since we opened the online entry doors on 4th December. Just click on the ride you are interested in entering to view full details and / or click the Enter button to register your place. Please note we had to close entries early for the event in June 2009 due to increased demand.
One of the reasons we decided to move our HQ to Newbury Racecourse was in response to your feedback requesting a wider range of facilities at the village HQ and easier access by public transport. 
 
This is what we now include:
  • Newbury Racecourse Village HQ
  • Registration on Saturday and Sunday
  • In-house catering with menus designed by cyclists for cyclists
  • Licensed bar
  • Changing rooms and showers
  • Comfortable relax areas inside and outside
Newbury Racecourse access
  • Conveniently located on the outskirts of Newbury town centre
  • Mainline Newbury station less than 5 minutes cycle time to Start
  • Overnight parking within grounds
  • Traffic Management
We will again be supporting The Fire Fighters Charity and welcome our second charity of choice Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Please try and find ways to raise donations for these charities through your efforts to ride your own challenge.