Etape Loch Ness

[just jim]

You can preregister for this new 67mile closed road event, following closely behind the Caledonia Etape. Anti clockwise starting from Inverness, round the loch with a nice climb out of Fort Augustus to Foyers then back to Inverness.
http://etapelochness.com/index.htm

 

[just jim]

Think I'm gonna do it, it's not far!

 

[tug benson]

I`ll be doing it..the girlfriend has family in drumnadrochit so i`ll be staying there for it

 

[Herbie]

You can preregister for this new 67mile closed road event, following closely behind the Caledonia Etape. Anti clockwise starting from Inverness, round the loch with a nice climb out of Fort Augustus to Foyers then back to Inverness.
http://etapelochness.com/index.htm

Sounds good...how much is the entry fee?

 

[just jim]

I don't know - I've signed up for more news though. Hopefully the organisers will set the fee at reasonable price and not the eye-watering cost of that more established closed road event, the Caledonia Etape.

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

Anyone know when the Etape Caledonia opens for entries?

 

[tug benson]

Am sure it`s about December

 

[Thomk]

I've done some cycling round there as my father-in-law has a house in Foyers. I will definitely be entering although the climb from Fort Augustus to Foyers is scary (I haven't ridden that bit but was tired just driving up it).

 

[Angus444]

Anyone know when the Etape Caledonia opens for entries?

For the 2013 event, for those who pre-registered, they had the 26th,27th and 28th November 2012 to enter, and then it was open to the general public...however, many who had pre-registered in May/June 2012 did not receive notification of the early entry.......

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

Thanks both Tug and Angus.
Cheers
Stig

 

[tug benson]

Am signed up...

Etape Loch Ness‏@EtapeLochNess3m
Due to overwhelming demand, the entry for the Etape Loch Ness has now closed

 

[doonhaemer]

Why only 1000 spaces on closed roads? But for those who entered, it should be good having the roads closed and room to move.

 

[tug benson]

Looking forward to this at the weekend, stupidly when they asked me my estimated time to finish this event when i signed up well i wasn`t at a good fintess level and it made me guess the wrong finish time and now am starting in the very last wave..

 

[Mo1959]

Looking forward to this at the weekend, stupidly when they asked me my estimated time to finish this event when i signed up well i wasn`t at a good fintess level and it made me guess the wrong finish time and now am starting in the very last wave..

You can draft your way to the front Looks a good route. The profile looks like there is only really one biggish climb?

 

[tug benson]

You can draft your way to the front Looks a good route. The profile looks like there is only really one biggish climb?

Looks like this is only the real climb in the route

http://www.strava.com/segments/723617