HISTORY
Kimbolton Charity Cycle Ride 2007
Some statistics -
Thank you to all who supported these rides.
Nearly 178 riders started in the rain!
Including:
Ø Toby Bennett/Ben Griggs as Santa Claus and a present on a tandem
Ø George Beverley and Anna Dack also on a tandem
Ø Five 6th Form lads on the off-road: they picked up a lot of dirt on the route!
Other riders:
Ø Nick Scrivenger, Oliver Crawshaw, Nick Borkett, Luke Bucklow, Alice Irwin, Jonathan Wells, Tom Parkin, Andrew Tuke and Seaulone Liu: 50 miles
Ø 9yr old Henry Farrer and Madeleine Kluth: 25 miles
Ø Mr Tusting completed his first 100 after only 4 weeks of cycling
Ø Gentleman again in training for Ironman completed 100 miles
2 press photographers were keen to record the ride for the local press
Money raised for the Children in Belize
This has risen to a new record of over £8000!
This includes £920 from one family! (Durrant twins in Prep)
Plus generous donations from 3 companies, including Fyffes (+ 400 bananas)
Frank Burns
Kimbolton Charity Cycle Ride 2006
Another very successful event!
Blessed by warm sunny weather, great food, Black Thunder and Li’l Miss G (Sarah Garrett) from Chiltern FM, who joined the off-road ride and spent several minutes describing her experience on the Breakfast Show th morning. Everyone had a great time, and many riders broke their own personal distance records (19 completing 100 miles, and 41 completing 50 miles). The off-road ride, held for the first time this year, was especially popular, and is likely to be repeated in the future.
Amongst the 175 riders taking part we had
Ø Babies in back carriers and 5 year olds riding their own bikes
Ø Cyclists from distant parts of the country
Ø Someone who was in training for an Ironman event
Special mention must be made of Miss Morrell and Elise Spiers who both completed the 13 mile off-road route on horseback. This was another “first” for the event, and they should be congratulated.
Money raised for Children in Belize:
The response this year has been particularly generous. The income from registrations and sponsorship, along with spontaneous donations from members of the public, raised in excess of £7000. This is a new record for this event.
Thanks to everyone for their support!
Frank Burns
Kimbolton Charity Cycle Ride 2005
What an exhilarating day for both school and community! With perfect weather for cycling, 193 riders registered and set off on one of the many routes provided, ranging from 3 mile circuits of the Castle parkland, to 10, 25, 50 and 100 miles through quiet country lanes. The longer distance riders actually cycled through 4 counties on the day!
The variety of routes attracted families with small children (sometimes with a baby in a bucket seat on the back!), hardened club riders and super-fit athletes who made riding 100 miles look like a “walk in the park”. One of our parents at the school, Dr Irwin, actually added a 10 mile run (yes, on foot!) at the end of his 100 mile bike ride. I’m not sure this is a trend we really want to encourage for the future, but we were sincerely impressed!
The team of volunteers behind the event has been enormous this year. Parents and friends from the community helped generously in a variety of capacities: registration, feeding stations, baking cakes, medical back-up, breakdown service and much, much more. But a special vote of thanks must go to the central ride committee, so dynamically led by Teresa Ferland, and supported indefatigably by Fiona Williams, Jenny Burns, Andy Crawshaw and Dec Downey. Furthermore, two people who gave up so much of their time (especially their own biking time on the day) were Mark and Elisabeth Ferland, who were pillars in helping to make it happen.
Money raised for the Children in Belize Appeal:
We have hit a new record of over £6000! Thank you to all our supporters.
Frank Burns
Kimbolton Charity Cycle Ride 2004
This was the second year of this increasingly popular event. Last year we fielded 25 riders, this year it was 76, of whom 28 were pupils from Kimbolton School ( 8 from the Prep Department and 20 from the Main School). As well as the 25-100 mile route on the highways, we established a traffic-free route around the Castle Estates for families with young children, with a feeding station groaning with cakes and chocolate that provided constant incentives to ride another lap! (I believe two of the Headmaster’s children, Danni and James, completed seven laps of the Estate, totalling 21 miles and several chocolate chip cookies and sandwiches!).
Sponsorship money? We surpassed our initial target of £5000. The enthusiasm to raise sponsorship and increase donations was greatly enhanced by the donation of two magnificent Saracen Vice bicycles (kindly donated by Paul & Liz Fenney, and John & Clare Martin). One was offered as a prize in a draw for those who raised at least £100. The draw took place at Kimbolton School on July 5th and the winner was Vicki Thomas, a 6th Form pupil in the school. Here she is pictured, along with some friends, receiving the bicycle the morning after their farewell summer ball on the last day of term! (Vicki completed 50 miles on a tandem along with Gemma Buckley, who is standing to the left of Vicki). The second bicycle was won in a separate event at Buckden Towers by one of the parishioners.
Events like these always throw up lots of interesting statistics, and the greatest satisfaction comes from not simply seeing people ride long distances, but especially seeing riders break their own personal records. Not only did several ride 100 miles for the first time in their lives, but also many achieved new personal goals of 25, 50 and 85 miles.
Our youngest rider, Henry Farrer ( 5 years) rode 6 miles, and our oldest riders (in their 60s) achieved 100 miles. Here is a list of riders with their achievements:
Castle Estate route:
Henry Farrer 6m
George Whitmore 9m
William Bennett 3 m
Thomas Atkins 21m
Thomas Butts 6m
Callum Moore 10m
Danielle Belbin 21m
James Belbin 21m
Thomas Cullen 12m
Lian and Blake Reddy 21m
James O’Connell 9m
(Accompanying adults have not been listed)
25 miles
David Hutchinson
Michael Nutkins
Priya Das
Tony and Emma Lawless
Catherine Lessard
Peter Miller
Paul and Elizabeth Fenney
35 miles
Hannah & Helen Slater
50 miles
Mark and Elisabeth Ferland
George Beverley/Oliver Crawshaw (tandem)
Gemma Buckley/Vicki Thomas (tandem)
Andrew and Luke Bennett
Iain Riddell
Andrew Riddell
Michael and Rachel Whitlock
Matthew Cook
Andrew Crawshaw
Jim and Catherine Riddell
Helen Cassady
Anne-Marie Latham
Alan Powell
John and Steve Breslin
John Hinsby
60 miles
Marc-Andre Langlois
Duncan Hannay-Robertson
85 miles
Francis Williams
James Booth
100 miles
Matthew Townsend
Nick Brandler
Will Briggs
Nick Gilbert
Paul Sansby
Terry Cooke
Derek Wisbey
Nigel Burns
Tom Caldwell
James Hopperton (90m)
David Irwin
Howard Banks
Paul and James Cooper
Chris Forrest
Andy Lilley
Andy Murfin
Liz Whitaker
Frank Burns
None of this could have happened without the support of an enormous and dedicated army of helpers at feeding stations, the registration tent, breakdown and technical support, and much more. Special thanks go to: Freya and Mrs Freestone, Asha and Dr Aggarwal, Anne Hughes and Liesbeth Sant, Teresa Ferland and Sue Hook, the Campbell and Rose families, Fiona Williams and Jenny Burns (both of whom spent the whole day at basecamp organising everything!). We also appreciated important further support from Mr Tony Claridge, Mr Keith Elsom, Mrs Debby Clark, Miss Hughes, Mr Bennett, Mrs Vincent-Bennett, Mr Rob Wilson and Mr French.
Frank Burns
Kimbolton Charity Cycle Ride 2003 Ride
"Land’s End to John O’Groats"
Cycle Challenge
In aid of the Children in Belize Appeal
Successfully completed!
Total distance actually covered by all the cyclists as a team: 1,675 miles!
What started out as a good idea for only three colleagues on Kimbolton School Staff, eventually mushroomed into a full-blown public event that attracted the attention of a lot of people. We put together a team of 23 cyclists, nine of whom were members of staff, two were former pupils and one a current pupil of the School. The rest of the team was made up of enthusiastic parents and friends. Some were experienced club riders, others rode bikes as a hobby, but many were breaking new ground by entering such an event. Several were amazed at the mileage they finally covered and, before departing homewards, were talking about next year’s event and what they were going to achieve!
Sunday September 21st dawned with great promise. The route was to take us from the undulating west side of Cambridgeshire, across the southern fens, skirting north Bedfordshire, and back into Kimbolton. The total distance was exactly 100 miles, and 14 of the 23 riders anticipated completing the entire course (12 of whom succeeded!), others aiming to complete 25 or 50 miles. Let me reveal their identities!
25 milers: John Greening, Ian Stokes, Jonathan Belbin, Simon Campbell-Butcher and Fiona Brown
50 milers: Bill Skinner, Matthew Cook, Gareth Williams and John Norton
75 milers: Mark Thompson and Paul Clark
100 milers: Terry Cooke, Richard Williams, Wayne Bennett, Joe Cox, James White, Richard Jolley, Liz Whitaker, David Irwin, Peter Cook, Philip Elliott, Carl Jones and Frank Burns.
As fit and enthusiastic as these riders were, they could never have completed the distances without the support of an army of helpers at checkpoints and feeding stations. We owe a debt of gratitude to the following families for their enormous generosity: Freestones (Gt Gidding,) Aggarwals (Bury), John & Clare Martin (Cottenham), Hodkinsons (Eaton Socon), Patels & Rigbys (Grafham), Ferlands (Kimbolton), and Fiona Williams and Jenny Burns at “base camp” outside Kimbolton Castle.
The money raised on this event was just under £2000 . The amazing generosity has been due entirely to the parent body and pupils of Kimbolton School and, on behalf of the Children in Belize Appeal, I would like to express our deep gratitude to everyone who has supported us.
Frank Burns
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