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Still Time to Enter Action Medical Research's New Year Giveaway

by Nick Gregory

Essex 100 - 04/09/2016 - Colchester
York 100 - 14/08/2016 - York
Warwickshire 100 - 24/07/2016 - Stratford
Peterborough 100 - 26/06/2016 - Peterborough
Trossachs Ton - 19/06/2016 - Stirling
Davina's Big Sussex Bike Ride - 12/06/2016 - East Sussex National
Castle 100 - 15/05/2016 - Tonbridge, Kent
Suffolk Sunrise - 08/05/2016 - Framlinghham, Suffolk

There's still time to enter children's charity, Action Medical Research's New Year giveaway promoting the popular RIDE100 events this summer.

The charity is offering cycling fans the chance to win an Action jersey signed by Joanna Rowsell MBE, a Deuter rucksack and free entry to a RIDE100 event in 2016 by entering their details at action.org.uk/new-year-giveaway.

Other goodies in the bundle worth more than £150 include a Purple Harry cleaning kit, bike lights, a saddle pack, a signed photo of Sean Kelly and a Camelbak water bottle. Signed cartoons of John Mould and Hannah Walker and a Lezyne multi-tool are also up for grabs.

By taking part in one of Action Medical Research's rides in 2016, you're guaranteed a great day in the saddle while helping to save and change the lives of sick babies and children. Places are available on:

The Suffolk Sunrise 100 on Sunday, 8 May, a sell-out success each year which sets out from the stunning backdrop of Framlingham College
The Castle Ride 100 on Sunday, 15 May, from Tonbridge Castle where the Garden of England serves up a mixture of quiet villages and beautiful scenery
Davina's Big Sussex Bike Ride on Sunday, 12 June, which offers the chance to join the charity's celebrity ambassador Davina McCall on a stunning ride from East Sussex National Golf Club
The Trossachs Ton on Sunday, 19 June, which sets out from Stirling and takes in the Double Duke, two ascents of the Duke's Pass, on the Champion route
The Peterborough 100 on Sunday, 26 June, where the quiet lanes serve up a mixture of climbs and descents with ample opportunity to push it on the flat
The Warwickshire 100 on Sunday, 24 July, which sets out from Stratford Racecourse and journeys through Shakespeare's favourite county
The York 100 on Sunday, 14 August, which is supported by Welcome to Yorkshire and takes in some of the best scenery the county has to offer
The Essex 100 on Sunday, 4 September, a stunning ride through the North Essex countryside with which to close your cycling event season.

All events offer a choice of routes: Classic (60-70 miles), Champion (approx. 100 miles) while the events in Warwickshire, Essex and Peterborough also include a Cool route of 40 miles.

Davina's Big Sussex Bike Ride offers a Cool 21-mile route, the 40-mile Classic and the Champion 68-mile option.

With the help of its supporters, Action Medical Research has played a significant role in many medical breakthroughs for more than 60 years, from the development of the first UK polio vaccines to the use of ultrasound in pregnancy.

In addition to premature birth, it is currently funding research into meningitis, Down syndrome and epilepsy, as well as some rare and distressing conditions that severely affect children.

Entry to every event in the RIDE100 charity cycle series is £38, which includes chip timing, feed stations, marshals and mechanics.

For more information and to register for any of the events, visit action.org.uk/events/cycling/ride100-series. For full competition terms and conditions visit action.org.uk/new-year-giveaway.