March 5th, 2010
This June, the annual British Heart Foundation Norwich 100 cycle ride is taking place in the beautiful County of Norfolk. This ride takes you through perfect cycling country with quiet roads and picturesque villages.
When starting you can choose a estimated completion time to push yourself or just take you time and enjoy the scenery.
The starting point is in the Cathedral grounds where both routes head north from there to Reepha the shorter 50 mile route looping back past Blickling Hall while the 100-milers head up to the coast and then east to the half-way point (20-minute compulsory rest here) taking in the broads before finishing back at the Cathedral.
Wilier will be attending the event and will have a display of there road bikes in the Cathedral grounds.
We’re also pleased to announce that our sponsored cyclist Elaine Serjeant will be taking part in the event.
Please note that all ride details are subject to confirmation
| Ride Details |
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| Start |
Cathedral Grounds, The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH
Map |
| Finish |
Cathedral Grounds, The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH
Map |
| Distance |
100 miles |
| Getting There: Car |
Parking available at St Andrew’s Multi-Storey, Duke St - £5 all day until 6.30pm (will be signposted).Height restriction 2.1m |
| Getting There: Train |
National Rail Enquiries 08457 484 950 |
| Start Times |
07.00 - 08.00 - individual start times printed on Entry Pack envelope & Time Card |
| Local Info |
More Info |
| Other Info |
Minimum rider age 16 years. |
| Pricing |
Entry Pack (£17.00)
Team Entry (6 or more, per person) (£16.00) |
If you would like to enter the ride please print off this Entry form
Route Subject to change, Actual route may be slightly different.
Tags: Elaine Serjeant, Norwich 100, Norwich cycle ride, Wilier
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March 1st, 2010
Cycles UK keeping the Dallaglio Cycle Slam going
Former England rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio is cycling 2,800km across Europe covering all countries in the six nations rugby tournament to raise £1m for Sport Relief and the Dallaglio Foundation, with a little help from Cycles UK Maidstone…
Cycles UK Maidstone have been on hand to help Dallaglio and his team of 70 riders complete the stage between Paris and London. Dallagilos team arrived in Maidstone needing various emergency repairs to get them back on the road by 8am on Friday.
Cycles UK boys Mark, Danny, Karl and Dean came to the rescue gathering spares from various Cycles UK stores and carrying out gear adjustments and brake pad fittings. Thanks to their efforts The Dallaglio Cycle Slam team were back on the road safely and on time!
“The guys really showed they are ‘Experts in Cycling’ and very definitely ‘Specialists in Service’. This really is exceptional service, well done! (and you did your bit for sport relief).”
Cycles UK Managing Director Richard Schofield
If you’d like to donate money to the Dallaglio Cycle Slam for the Dallaglio foundation and Sport Relief you can do so at the
Dallaglio Cycle Slam website.
Tags: Bike rides, cycles uk, Cycles UK Maidstone, Dallaglio Cycle Slam
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February 25th, 2010
Cycles UK are pleased to announce we are sponsoring road cyclist Elaine Serjeant from this this season.
Cycles UK director Alan Gifford:
“We have sponsored Elaine this year to race for Cycles UK. Elaine will be testing key models for us throughout the year from the best brands in the world including Specialized, Trek, Cube and Wilier.
She will be testing clothing, parts and accessories which will then help us to continuously improve our range and make sure we are stocking the best products out there.
Elaine will also be at our Chelmsford store on Saturdays sharing her knowledge and talking to customers and helping them with any enquires they may have.“
Elaine’s racing CV:
Elaine’s racing calendar for this year:
Tags: 2010, Cycles UK Chelmsford, Elaine Serjeant, road
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February 22nd, 2010
Our Greenwich store have their first Trek Project one bike in-store. (See below)
Trek’s project one allows you to customize your trek road bike to meet your budget or the spec you require.
To Customize the Madone 6.9 Pro CLICK HERE
The Madone 6.9 Pro currently in stock at our greenwich store -£5800
“The best ride in the world, designed for the best riders in the world”
Specification of Madone 6.9
Brakes: Shimano Dura-ace w/Shimano Dura-ace STI levers
Cassette/Freewheel: Shimano Ultegra 11-25 or 11-28 (compact), 10 speed
Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace 53/39 or 50/34
Forks: Bontrager Race XXX Lite w/E2 full carbon steerer
Frame: OCLV Red Carbon, DuoTrap compatible
Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Gear Levers: Shimano Dura-ace STI, 10 speed
Handlebar: Bontrager Race XXX Lite Carbon VR, 31.8mm
Headset: Cane Creek IS-2 Integrated w/cartridge bearings, sealed, alloy; 1-1/8″ top, 1.5″ bottom
Pedals: N/A
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Saddle: Bontrager inForm Race X Lite
Seat Post: Carbon seatmast cap
Stem: Bontrager Race XXX Lite Carbon, 7 degree, 31.8mm
Tyres: Bontrager Race X Lite AC, 700×23c
Wheels: Bontrager Aeolus 5.0
Tags: madone, project one, trek
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February 4th, 2010
As Valentines day is just around the corner we have decided to offer £50 off all women’s bikes up until the day.
Simply add any womens bike to your basket and £50 will be deducted automatically at checkout.
Here are a few bikes
Specialized Myka 2010 - £299.99
Halcyon Samara Slim 2009 - £349.99
Firefox Eclipse Ladies - £129.99
Tags: valentines day, Womens Bikes
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January 21st, 2010
As a company, we will be having a annual stock take on February 1st.
All of our stores (excluding harrods and norwich) will be closed from 9am untill 12pm on this day.
If you need to contact your local store, please find there numbers on our website HERE
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January 13th, 2010
In January we’re offering 10% off all
2010 Specialized bikes.
This won’t last beyond January so grab a brand new Specialized bike bargain while you still can!
We’ve put together some highlights of the Specialized range to wet your appetite…
Specialized Hardrock
Specialized Hardrock - from £269.99
New riders looking for the perfect starting point to cross-country trail riding or just a versatile and reliable hardtail mountain bike for kicking around town will love the lightweight benefits, value and style of the Hardrock®. One ride on this capable mountain bike and you’ll know it’s worth much more than you paid for it.
Specialized Rockhopper
Specialized Rockhopper - from £629.99
Built primarily for enthusiast riders in search of adventure and fitness, our light and efficient Rockhopper SL hardtails are just the right amount of bike to feed a new obsession for tree-lined trails, open fire roads or wherever the pavement ends.
Specialized Tarmac
Specialized Tarmac - from £1599.99
From the thrill of the start line to the rigorous group training ride, competitive road riders’ need for speed lead them to bikes like the Tarmac® that put light weight, stiffness and razor-sharp handling above anything else. Proven fast at every level of competition, by the world’s best racers.
Specialized Allez
Specialized Allez - from £449.99
A tried and true speedster at an exceptional value, the Allez® family delivers all the light weight, precision handling and unrequited efficiency demanded by expert road riders everywhere.
Specialized Myka
Specialized Myka - from £269.99
Women looking for adventure and fitness will love the simple speed of the Myka Hardtail. From open fire roads to tree-lined trails, the Myka blends all the right elements for a fun and confident ride—balanced handling, women’s geometry and an easy to handle lightweight frame.
Check out the sale section on our website for a massive range of bikes, accessories and clothing in our biggest ever sale.
Tags: 2010, allez, Bike Sale, Hardrock, Myka, Rockhopper, specialized, Tarmac
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January 6th, 2010
Due to weather conditions delivery of items/bikes may take longer than expected.
Our Courier service have made this announcement on there site.
“The persistent cold spell of snow and ice continues to cause rolling disruptions to delivery service across the country. Information relating to localised problems will be updated on our Twitter page as it becomes available from our depot and regional management team.
Local depots are working around the variable conditions to ensure the best possible service is still provided during this unavoidable disruption.
We apologise to our customers and consignees that these issues exist, and hope you will bare with us while we work to achieve successful deliveries as soon as we are physically able.”
We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause
Tags: Deliverys, Disruptions, Snow, Weather
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January 5th, 2010
The big mountain bike sale
Our biggest ever bike sale is well under way and we’ve got some fantastic mountain bikes on offer…
Firefox Ranger - Mountain bike sale
was £159.99
now £79.99
Diamondback Peak - Mountain bike sale
was £319.99
now £249.99
Kona Hei Hei - Mountain bike sale
was £2,543.69
now £1653.4
Whyte E-120 Xt - Mountain bike sale
was £2,935.12
now £2,348.10
All these bikes come fully assembled (just turn the handlebars round and screw the pedals in) and with free UK delivery. Check out the Cycles UK website for our complete sale range.
Tags: Mountain bike, Sale
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December 29th, 2009
This month it’s all about our BIG Sale. Starting from right now until the end of January. You can save up to 50% on bikes, clothing, lights and accessories.
Our big bike sale is here! We’ve got some great discounts whether you’re a mountain bike, road bike or BMX fan.
In store you will find our helpful staff can find the right bike for you to fit you’re budget.
Find your nearest Cycles UK store
Online there are huge discounts on our 2009 bicycle stock all with FREE UK Delivery.
Cycles UK online store
Tags: Sale bikes
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