London Revolution

  • About

    2 days, 180 miles, 2,500 riders, 1 iconic city. Join the cycling revolution and celebrate an incredible year for the capital.

    The London Revolution is split over two days of scenic, iconic and history filled riding right around the capital. It’s fully supported and above all, the ride is designed to be accessible for people who might be new to cycling and are looking for a challenge.

    However, it is also a uniquely challenging route for those who know their Ultegra from their Dura Ace with a section up Box Hill that will be featured in the Olympic Road Race where you can live out your King of the Mountains dreams.

    Event details

    Date: Tuesday, 29 May 2012
    Time: Starts at 12:00 am
    Location: Day 1 - ExCeL Centre London to Windsor, via Epping Forest, Lee Valley Park and the Chilterns Day 2 - Windsor to Tower Bridge, via Box Hill and the Herne Hill Velodrome
    Distance: Day 1 - 102 miles, Day 2 - 80 miles

  • Details

    Day 1 starts at the ExCeL Centre in London, and takes riders along 100 miles of scenic back roads North then West from the Isle of Dogs round to Royal Windsor before arriving at the overnight camp and party.

    Here riders doing the full 2 days will enjoy a cracking night of music, bars, dinner and a few other secret cycling attractions the organisers have up their sleeves before setting off the next morning to ride South and East for another 80 miles before crossing Tower Bridge to finish on Sunday afternoon.

    For more information about the route, click here. 

    Event details

    Date: Tuesday, 29 May 2012
    Time: Starts at 12:00 am
    Location: Day 1 - ExCeL Centre London to Windsor, via Epping Forest, Lee Valley Park and the Chilterns Day 2 - Windsor to Tower Bridge, via Box Hill and the Herne Hill Velodrome
    Distance: Day 1 - 102 miles, Day 2 - 80 miles

  • 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

  • What you can expect

    The organisers of the London Revolution will look after everything to make this the highlight of your summer. Here's what's included:

    Training Guides
    Kit guides and someone to answer all the worrying questions
    Special Offers on Kit from the event partners
    Signed route celebrating the best of London
    Pit Stops with sports nutrition, tasty food and mechanical support
    Toilets along the way
    Chaperone riders to help you along the tough bits
    Broom Wagon
    Mechanical Support – they do ask you to bring spare inner tubes, a multi-tool and a pump to fix your own punctures though
    Medi Bikes
    NEG bikes slowing traffic at busy intersections
    Goodie bag at the end of the day
    Event timing
    Huge hot dinner
    Tented Accommodation
    Powerful Hot Showers
    Loos
    Overnight bike security
    Local beer and ale bars
    A cracking evening of entertainment 
    Medal and Certificate
    Rider Photos
    Event Videos