The Biking Belles Cycling Grand Prix 2015

This is a women's only cycling event to be held at the fabulous Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex on Sunday August 30, 2015.

The Biking Belles Grand Prix 2015 now in its second year is a celebration of women's cycling and an invitation to welcome novice and elite cyclists alike to experience an extraordinary day of cycling.

We have a new dedicated website: www.bikingbellesgrandprix.com

This year the Grand Prix is supporting a well deserved local charity: St Wilfrid's Hospice which provides skill and compassionate care and treatment for people living with a life limiting illness.

http://www.stwhospice.org/.

£3 from each entry fee will be donated directly to St Wilfrid's. Sponsorship forms will also be available from: fundraising@stwh.co.uk and by calling 01243 755827.

If you would like a sponsorship form please email your request to: events@bikingbelles.co.uk

For the second year running we have the support and backing of British Cycling, we are delighted with this partnership.

Once again we will be offering Cycle The Circuit to all those ladies who would like to just cycle around the circuit at their leisure and enjoy the experience. The cost will be £15 and you will receive a Cycle The Circuit certificate at the end of your ride. Just turn up on the day and have fun! This option is available as from 1pm - 2pm.

For the first time this year we are offering a Starter Sportive for those ladies who are new to sportives. It's a comfortable 12 mile route starting off by completing one lap of the Goodwood circuit. This will be a guided sportive with a ride leader, a back rider and a first aider present. As an added bonus the ride will stop briefly for a cup of tea and cakes in a nearby cafe, so please bring with you some money for this. This will be a great introduction to sportives - the first of its kind in the southeast area!

So this year we are offering four sportives - 12m, 35m, 50m and 70m all once again completing one lap of the Goodwood motor circuit and then off cycling in the surrounding Sussex and Hampshire countryside. Goody bags will be given to all participants.

Following the sportives we will commence the thrilling Ladies Elite Racing. Once again we are proud to have the support of our patron: The Countess of March & Kinrara. The first Elite race will be named in her honour: The Lady March Grand Prix.

**Here follows the confirmed timings of the various sections of the 2015 Biking Belles Grand Prix on Sunday August 30:

7.30am - 9.30am Sportives section - further details will be posted here on on the BC website and the GP website shortly.

11am - Cat 3/4 race
Noon - Cat 1/2/3 race
Both races will be offering good prize money
2pm - Go-Race

3pm - 4pm - Cycle The Circuit

3pm - 4pm - Dame Sarah Storey / Team Storey Masterclass

Tickets are now on sale for the Masterclass. This is a unique opportunity to meet Great Britain's most decorated female paralympian and her team.

Also - enter a sportive or a race before midnight on June 30 to win a seat at supper on Sunday August 30 with Dame Sarah Storey and Team Storey. Another fabulous opportunity to meet Dame Sarah and her team. The winner of this money-can't-buy prize will be notified by email on July 1st.

Full details are available at:
www.bikingbellesgrandprix.com

The race details are as follows (start times to follow):

The Lady March Grand Prix - Cat Elite 1/ 2 / 3 (one hour)

followed by

The Biking Belles Chase - Cat 2 / 3 Race (45 mins)

and the final race:

The Eaton, Bedhampton Go-Race (20 mins)

Please help raise funds for St Wilfrid's Hospice:

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BikingBellesCyclingGrandPrix

Info for Riders

An event for women 18 years and over. £3 of your entry fee will be donated straight to our chosen charity this year which is St Wilfrid's Hospice: http://www.stwh.co.uk/ www.bikingbellesgrandprix.com An additonal £5 will be charged for all entries taken on the day.