


The ‘Tour de Furness’ charity cycle event is organised by the Rotary Club of Furness to raise money for the St Mary’s Hospice and other local charities. The idea of the event is to get cyclists of all abilities joining in to have fun and raise money for local charity.
We have a choice of three routes, from 5 to 50 miles to test your physical fitness, but remember, ‘this is not a race!’
The Rotary Club of Furness has been organising the Tour de Furness, charity cycle event for the past 12 years and has seen the event grow bigger and better every year. The 2007 event raised over £20,000 for the St Mary’s Hospice and other local charities and shows the generous nature of Furness and South Lakes people, when it comes to fundraising events.
Click here to read the North West Evening Mail article for the Tour De Furness Charity Cycle Event.
During 2008, the cycle routes will be very similar to the routes used last year, (to view the routes, click on a route on the menu bar). We will again have a family fun ride of 5 miles, the Tour de Furness route of 13 miles, which passes by Furness Abbey and for cycling enthusiasts we have the, Furness 50, which covers approximately 50 miles to Coniston and back in a figure of eight. Remember that the event is not a race, it is for fun, so please enjoy our new website and let us hope for fine weather on Sunday 7th September.