Congratulations to all Riders

Well done to all who rode the Fred Whitton Challenge today - a good effort! And on a pretty hot day.

Camera & Sunglasses found at top of Kirkstone Pass

We've heard from someone who found a camera and sunglasses that had been left at the top of Kirkstone Pass today (the day of the Fred Whitton Challenge). If you think they're yours then use the Contact Us page on this website to send us a message giving your contact details and saying what type of camera / sunglasses you lost. We'll then put you in touch with the person who has them.

Rider Registration

Riders can EITHER register on the Saturday afternoon (1-4pm) OR on the Sunday morning (from 6am) before doing the ride.

Registering just involves telling us your rider number and signing the start sheet, being given your rider number card and then collecting your dibber. The dibber is a timing device that is strapped around your wrist, and which you 'dib' (push into a timing box) at the start, at each of the two checkpoints, and at the finish. The rider number card needs to be tie-wrapped onto your bike (normally to the handlebars - tie wraps supplied).

The advantage of registering on Saturday is just that it gets these things out of the way and means that on Sunday all you have to do is turn up, 'dib' your dibber with the start marshal and set off. Registering doesn't usually take long - for most riders only a few minutes. But we do tend to get a bit of a queue when we first open up on the Sunday morning (6am) and it also tends to get a bit busy with people registering round about 7:30am. And of course you need to allow time to tie the rider number card to your bike.

Event Leaflet & Photographers

The event leaflet will be sent out to all riders in mid-April. Kennedy Images will be the photogaphers for this year's event, out on the course to capture the ecstasy and agony, and the images will be available to view and purchase on their website.

Thanks to All Volunteers

Many thanks to all those who have volunteered to help at this year's event.

Accommodation + Printing Route

Our Links page now has suggestions on where you could look for accommodation for the Fred Whitton Challenge. And our Route Details page now has a link to a pdf version of the route map, profile and description, which is suitable for printing.

The full rider listing for the Biketreks Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 is now available here. (It's a large page so be patient!!)

We would like to thank everybody who entered the ride & also to offer our sincere apologies to those who have been unsuccessful this year. We really do try to be as fair as we possibly can when sorting out the entries, & realise that it's extremely frustating when the event fills up so quickly & riders are unable to get in.

This year we have increased the total number of riders to 1000, but we still fall a long way short of accommodating all the people who want to ride. With the narrow Lakeland roads and tourist traffic we believe this is our absolute limit.

2008 Event Entries Now Closed

Entries to the 2008 Biketreks Fred Whitton Challenge (Sunday 11th May) are NOW CLOSED.
Click here for details.

We would like to welcome Biketreks as our main sponsors. The specialised shop in Ambleside has helped the Fred Whitton Challenge from the first event in 1999, and again this year they will be offering a mechanical service on the event. Visit their new shop in Ambleside for all aspects of cycling.

Website : www.biketreks.net