Comments
A brief summary of comments on the Tour d'Ilmington
The Tour has helped raise thousands of pounds for charities and other good causes and Club members have derived considerable satisfaction from organising and providing support to this popular event.
In 2024, we raised some £2500 for our charity fund. The money will be spent on local, national and international charities and good causes. As an example, we have provided signifcant support to Shipston Food Bank and Shipston First Responders.
About 117 riders participated and, without exception, feedback has been very positive:
Congratulations to you all, a brilliant day, amazing organisation and everyone involved loved it, a marvellous “normal” atmosphere after so long being apart from events like yesterday. You should all be very proud of giving the riders such a terrific day.
What singles the Tour d’Ilmington out from its many rivals is the signage and your wonderful support team. Please pass on my sincere thanks to them all. Having marked numerous routes in my life I know just how tedious it is; the temptation to cut corners is often great but the person who pays for it is the rider. The number of returnees you seem to get, judging by the number I spoke to, speaks far more eloquently than I about the ride admin.
We just participated in the 2023 Tour d'Ilmington. Please would you pass on my thanks for a well organised event. As before, the marshals were all super-friendly and jolly with a great sense of humour. What a fantastic event!
2024. Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say what a great event the 100k Ilmington Ride was on Sunday. The event was very well organised as usual with great people, great food & drink and the Cotswolds location is always excellent!
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