West Yorkshire Super Randonneur

A cycling challenge - A series of qualifying events for the 2003 Paris-Brest-Paris organized by the West Yorkshire District Association of the Cyclists’ Touring Club in association with Audax UK, the long distance cyclists’ Association. Qualify for PBP in 2003 by riding events based in West Yorkshire

The Other Fleet Moss Randonnee 202 km. (Entry fee: £3.50)

Start: 8:00 am, Sunday 23 March 2003: The Oddfellows Rooms, Coleridge Street, Halifax

Organiser: Chris Crossland, 14 Stanley Street West, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire HX6 1EF Tel: 01422 832853 email:chris.crossland@mcmail.com

Butty's Brid Trip 310 km. (Entry fee: £6.00)

Start: 6:00 am, Saturday 12 April 2003: Scouts HQ, Meltham, SW Huddersfield

Organiser: Andrew Butterworth, 31 Scholes Moor Road, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire HD9 1SJ

Tel: 01484 687506 email: Butty@scholes31.freeserve.co.uk

The Old 240 405 km. (Entry fee: £6.00)

Start: 10:00 am, Saturday 10 May 2003: Mytholmroyd Sports and Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Organiser: Frank Branch, 19 Gosport Close, Outlane, Huddersfield HD3 3FP

Tel: 01422 311161 email: frank_branch@lineone.net

The 3 Coasts 600 604 km. (Entry fee: £8.50)

Start: 6:00 am, Saturday 7 June 2003: Mytholmroyd Sports and Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd

Organiser: Chris Crossland, 14 Stanley Street West, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire HX6 1EF Tel: 01422 832853 email: chris.crossland@mcmail.com

These events are open to all cyclists. To qualify for Paris-Brest-Paris you must complete a series of rides at these distances. Even if you don’t want to qualify, completing one or more of these rides would represent a significant achievement for tourist, fitness, racing, or charity cyclists. Full details of these events can be obtained from the organisers who will be pleased to respond to any enquiries, or check out West Yorkshire Super Randonneur on the web at

http://www.WestYorkshireSR.org.uk.

To enter any event, use a standard Audax UK entry form (see overleaf – can be photocopied) and send with cheque made payable to the appropriate organiser, accompanied by 2 SAEs.

Discounted group travel to Paris-Brest-Paris – To find out how to save money on inclusive package travel to PBP with Sporting Tours, contact Chris Crossland (details above)