Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge

2011 Event

The 2011 Fred Whitton Challenge will be held on Sunday 8th May. Entry will not open until January. Full details of entry will be on this website in December.

Plenty of riders who've ridden the Fred Whitton Challenge in previous years have taken the time to record their exploits & publish them on the internet. These always make for interesting reading, whether you've ridden the event yourself or thinking of taking it on for the first time.

Here are a selection of some of these reports for your enjoyment.

2008 - Sahara conditions	Richyboy's cracking write-up of the melting pot that 2008's ride turned out to be.
Big Simon & friends 2007	The 2007 event, by Big Simon. (Need to log onto cyclosport.org to read this.)
Riders smash record for cycle challenge	Tony Greenbank's report of the 2007 event in the News & Star local paper
Of nerves - 2006	A report from 2006, by Andrew Crooks of Stewartry Wheelers
Tandem 2006	Local boys Allan & Konrad ride the 2006 'Fred' on a tandem
Route preview 2006	A recce of the route in April 06 by Allan Nelson including some great images

Thames Velo 2008 Thames Velo 2007 Thames Velo 2006 Thames Velo 2005 Thames Velo 2004 Thames Velo 2003	) ) ) Accounts by the ever present Thames Velo lads ) ) )


Southport CC 2003	A personal account of the 2003 challenge by Mark Wilson
Motorbike 2004	A report on the 2004 event from a motorcyclist's point of view