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MCN’s Ride5000Miles campaign has been a huge success and 2019 will be even better
When MCN started the Ride5000Miles campaign back in July 2017, we had no idea it would become so popular. It’s gone from nothing to more than 8000 members (on the Facebook group #ride5000miles) in just 18 months. That incredible biking community has shared advice, routes and great tales and pictures from some of their amazing adventures. Want to know which gloves work best in freezing conditions? Or which is the best Alpine route? Or what bike to buy to make the most of Scotland’s epic twists and turns? Head to the #ride500miles Facebook page and post your question. You’ll be amazed how quickly you get useful advice from this amazing community. And because it’s positively promoting biking, we have great partners on board, too. They’ll be giving away superb products and providng special offers to the R5K community during the year. So don’t miss out, join the group now. MCN will also be ramping up the action for 2019 with even more amazing routes and places to ride as well as special supplements. There’ll be posts across social media to highlight amazing tales from bikers who have been inspired to ride that bit further than they normally would. We are also planning more R5K get-togethers in 2019. Last year saw the first ever R5K meetup at the H Café in Wallingford in September. Despite slightly dodgy weather the response was phenomenal with hundreds of riders turning up for prizes, tales of derring do and a sausage bap or two. John Jess even rode all the way from Barcelona on his CBR500 to meet fellow R5k members. He said at the time: “I left Spain at 4.30pm the day before and rode through the night to get here. But it was okay as the thunder through the Pyrenees kept me awake!”
We hope to run more R5K meets, so keep an eye on MCN and our R5K Facebook page. There’s a weekly R5K report, loads online and on social media; all you have to do is sign up!