Twin Towns Challenge
Posted by Chris Rowe on Mar 06, 2009
On Saturday 28 February, Wattbike were in attendance at the Northampton Saint RFC game against Newcastle Falcons. Wattbike had been invited to the day by the charity Autism Concern who wanted to raise money and promote their Twin Towns Challenge charity cycle ride. The organisers set up 2 Wattbikes in a public location and challenged the thousands of fans, coaches and players to get their peak power using the Wattbike, and donate lots of money to the charity ride. Lots of people had a go and raised a great deal of money for charity.
Organiser and charity rider Richard Sturt said "We raised £1300 on the day, a great contribution to the overall fundraising effort for Autism Concern. We had a queue of people wanting to have a go on the bikes from 12:30 until 2:45 when we stopped for the game. The high score in the Iceni Max Power challenge was over 1700 watts! The lucky winner took home two tickets for a hospitality box for a Saints game."
Ex-England rugby player and rider Jon Sleightholme added "The Wattbikes proved to be a great success, they helped to create interest for the Twin Towns Challenge and raise money for Autism Concern. There were lots of people keen to see how their maximum power compared to the power of the Olympic champions. A big thank you to Wattbikes for supporting this event"
The Twin Towns Challenge is a charity bike organised by ex-England star and Northampton Saints winger Jon Sleightholme to raise money for Autism Concern. The riders will cycle 1000 miles from Northampton to it's twin towns Poitiers and Marburg in 8 days . To find out more visitwww.twintownschallenge.co.uk
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