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Arran Sportive is back next month

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The Arran Sportive is returning this year on September 9, bigger and better than before.

This exciting 56-mile charity cycle around the island will be filled with fast-flowing roads, lung-busting climbs and exhilarati­ng descents, promising to be a fun and thrilling event.

After you have completed this challengin­g and beautiful road cycle, Visit Arran will have a barbecue up and running with delicious local produce while Arran Brewery have some of their own local beverages on offer too. There may even be buskers and prizes.

The Arran Sportive is a charity event organised by and in aid of Ocean Youth Trust Scotland. OYT Scotland is an organisati­on which helps over 550 young people each year from all background­s and abilities gain valuable leadership, teamwork and communicat­ion skills as well as other beneficial qualificat­ions and experience­s through sailing.

If you don’t fancy the challenge of cycling round Arran yet still want to help support this worthy charity, why not become a volunteer? The Arran Sportive are still looking for enthusiast­ic people to help on the day with registrati­on, water stations, marshallin­g and many other jobs. To become a volunteer, email Rhona at rhona@oytscotlan­d.org.uk.

For more informatio­n on this amazing road cycle event and to hear the latest updates, follow the Arran Sportive on Facebook and Twitter. To sign up as either a normal rider or a charity rider, go to www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=3465

 ??  ?? Cyclists taking part in last year’s event.
Cyclists taking part in last year’s event.

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