Lap the Lough 2012

  • About

    Lap The ​Lough is not exclusively for the elite or club cyclist but for anyone up for a challenge.

    The event aims to encourage as many cyclists to do 1 lap of Lough Neagh, the big water feature in the top half of Ireland. The event organisers do their best to make sure everyone makes it all the way around!

    This event is all about getting back on your bike and taking on a challenge, and the organisers are determined to help you do it. With training plans and other helpful resources, you'll struggle to find an excuse not to take part in this one. Best of all, nearly everyone taking part in Lap the Lough is fundraising for a charity close to their heart. 

    Event details

    Date: Sunday, 26 August 2012
    Time: Starts at 9:30 am
    Location: Maghery Country Park, County Armagh, BT66 6NJ, Northern Ireland
    Distance: 81 miles

    Entry fees

    £30 until 30 June 2012, £35 from 1 July 2012

  • Details

    This year you'll be going anti-clockwise.

    You'll leave Maghery, go through Portadown, cross the Bann river and then toward Kinnego, Gawleys Gate, Glenavy. You'll stop at Shane's Castle (outside Antrim) for lunch then Randalstown, Toome, Ballyronan and back to Maghery. Marshalls patrol the main junctions to help riders to cross safely.

    On average there is a stop every 20 miles. At the first stop there will be water and a snack. The lunch stop is at Clotworthy Gardens in Antrim town, roughly half way and the third stop at roughly 60 miles in Ballyronan. Back at the finish there'll be tea/coffee and a bite to eat.

    Event details

    Date: Sunday, 26 August 2012
    Time: Starts at 9:30 am
    Location: Maghery Country Park, County Armagh, BT66 6NJ, Northern Ireland
    Distance: 81 miles
    Entry fees: £30 until 30 June 2012, £35 from 1 July 2012

  • Entering the event

    If you want to take part in this event and still be part of The Unstoppables team, here’s how you can:

    1. Get yourself signed up on the event website

    2. Let us know you’re entered and that you’d like to fundraise for us
    We’ll send you a fundraising pack including sponsor forms, a t-shirt, and a guide to all the ways we can support your training and fundraising

    3. Set up an online fundraising page for us – it’s the best way to fundraise!

    4. Train hard, fundraise hard and be unstoppable!

  • Raise money

    A great way to boost your fundraising if you're doing a sponsored event is to raise money online.

    Setting up an online giving page with JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving is a great way to raise money, enabling people to sponsor you really easily. All you need to do is visit the site, select Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research as your charity and then create your page. You can then personalise it with photos and messages and send the link to everyone you know.

    Use social networking websites

    A great way to increase awareness of your event is to add details to your social networking site; be it Facebook, Twitter or MySpace. It's even possible now to link these sites directly to your online giving page, making it even simpler for people to donate. Another way to inspire people, and raise awareness, is to blog about how your preparation is going. If people see the amount of time you're committing, and why you're doing your event, then they'll be more likely to dig deep!

    Email your family and friends

    Target your most generous supporters first. People tend to match the amounts already listed on the page.

    Be persistent

    Try re-sending the link to your page one week before the event to get some last minute sponsors. Then send it one more time once you've done the event - it's never too late!

    Raise money while you shop

    If you shop online, you can raise money for us simply by signing up with easyfundraising. Visit your favourite online retailers through this site and they will donate a percentage of your purchase to us at no extra cost to you!


    Sponsorship forms

    General sponsorship form.pdf