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On The Day Entry Available For Wiggle Glastonbury Tor This Sunday - 22nd September

by Nick Gregory

Entry will be available on the day for the Wiggle Glastonbury Tor this Sunday. Come along to the event HQ at Hengrove Leisure Centre, Bristol, from 8am to pick up a day entry to ride one of two routes: 95 or 45 miles taking in the Mendips and the Somerset Levels.

Hengrove Park is a £30m flagship leisure venue selected to host the 2013 National Summer Games run by Special Olympics GB, the UK's largest multi-sports event for people with intellectual disabilities.

Somerset at the beginning of the apple harvest means just one thing - Wiggle Glastonbury Tor. Placed in the centre of the West Country area and starting from the southern edge of Bristol, riders take on the delights of the Mendips and the Somerset Levels. The magnificent Cheddar Gorge cuts right through the Mendips from the very bottom to the top and positioned at 20 miles, all riders get the opportunity to climb this impressive feature.

The long route comprises of 95 miles with 2,200m of climbing. After Cheddar Gorge, long route riders will head down on to the Somerset Levels with views across to Glastonbury Tor. From Castle Cary there's 25 miles packed with 800m of exhilarating climbing to the top of Devil's Punch Bowl, before 5 miles of beautiful fast downhill before heading back to the HQ.

The short route comprises of 45 miles with 1,200m of climbing. Following the long route through to Cheddar Gorge, the short route then continues along the top of North Hill before rapidly descending down to Chew Valley Lake and on to Chew Magna before heading back to the leisure centre.

Download the event manual from http://bit.ly/1euJHUD. There will be goodie bags and a medal for all finishers, and catering will be readily available at the HQ. Out on the course there will be paramedics, mechanics and a broom wagon to support any riders that fall into difficulty.

KILO TO GO has been running sportive events since 2007. All our events have Wiggle as our title partner, and are registered with British Cycling insurance. To find out more, head to the KILO TO GO event page.