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The Fred Whitton Challenge is a charity cyclosportive event held annually in the English Lake District, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support Cumbria's Air Ambulances The Mountain Rescue and various Youth Cycling projects. It is held in memory of Fred Whitton, racing secretary of the Lakes Road Club, who died of cancer at the age of 50 in 1998. The event started in 1999 and has been held every year since, except for 2001 when it was cancelled due to the foot-and-mouth epidemic. The event has raised over one and a half million pounds and is Macmillan's biggest fundraiser in Cumbria. [1] Starting and finishing in Grasmere, the route is {{convert|114|mi|km}} and takes in:
See also{{Portal|Cumbria}}
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=One million reasons to cheer the Fred Whitton Challenge|url=http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/14109168.One_million_reasons_to_cheer_the_Fred_Whitton_Challenge/?ref=mr&lp=17|publisher=The Westmorland Gazette|accessdate=5 November 2016}} 3 : Sport in Cumbria|Cyclosportives in the United Kingdom|Charity events in the United Kingdom |
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