26 April 2017
The first cycling event in the Brewin Dolphin Velo Series, in conjunction with UK Cycling Events, took place on Saturday 22 April in Oxfordshire. The sold-out sportive event saw 1,600 riders, of varying cycling ability, depart from Kassam Stadium, home of Oxford United FC, and undertake the challenging Ridgeway Rouleur course.
The Ridgeway is Britain’s oldest road, and the course offers the best of Oxfordshire’s stunning rolling countryside, passing through picturesque villages and scenic terrain. The course catered for seasoned as well as fledgling cyclists with a choice of 34 mile, 52 mile or 87 mile routes.
A highlight of the day was the participation of seven-time Paralympic gold medallist Jody Cundy OBE, who had received his honour from the Queen the week before, and former British cycling champion Dean Downing. Both took to the road alongside Brewin Dolphin Velo Club cyclists before then giving a candid interview about their cycling careers.
With the success of the first Brewin Dolphin Velo Series in Oxfordshire, participants are now looking forward to the next three sportive events in the cycling series (The Peaks Tour, Derbyshire on 14 May; Ochil Hills, Fife on 3 June; and the New Forest Summer on 1 July).
Stephen Jones, co-head of private clients at Brewin Dolphin and keen cyclist said: “We have witnessed a huge surge in participation in cycling over the last few years and many Brewin colleagues are active participants in the sport. It was fantastic to see so many enthusiastic riders brave an early start and I am thrilled by the response we had to our first Velo Club sportive.
‘We were also delighted to welcome UK cycling champions Jody Cundy OBE and Dean Downing, who rode with and supported many riders on the day, and also provided a unique insight into their successful cycling careers.”
Link to image library
https://www.brewin.co.uk/group
PRESS INFORMATION
For further information, please contact:
Richard Janes richard.janes@brewin.co.uk Tel. +44 (0) 20 3201 3343
Payal Nair payal.nair@brewin.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 3201 3342
NOTES TO EDITORS
A video of the event can be found here: https://vimeo.com/214461764
About Brewin Dolphin
Brewin Dolphin is one of the UK’s leading independently-owned providers of discretionary wealth management. With £36.4* billion in funds under management, we offer award-winning personalised wealth management services that meet the varied needs of over 100,000 account holders, including individuals, charities and pension funds.
We give clients security and wellbeing by helping them to protect and grow their wealth, in order to enrich their lives by achieving their goals and aspirations. Our services range from bespoke, discretionary investment management to retirement planning and tax-efficient investing. Our focus on discretionary investment management has led to significant growth in client funds and we now manage £30.1* billion on a discretionary basis.
In line with the premium we place on personal relationships, we’ve built a network of 28 offices across the UK, Channel Islands and Ireland, staffed by qualified investment managers and financial planners. We are committed to the most exacting standards of client service, with long-term thinking and absolute focus on our clients’ needs at the core.
We are proud of our success and have the vision and ambition to grow into the UK’s leading provider of discretionary wealth management. We were awarded a 5 star Defaqto 2016 rating for DFM Managed Portfolio, the City of London Wealth Management Awards for Best Discretionary Service Award 2015 and the Portfolio Adviser Gold Award for Best Cautious Portfolio Manager 2015 – Large Firm. We are committed to building on our strong track record and delivering continued value to both our clients and shareholders.
*as of 31 December 2016.
The value of investments and any income from them can fall and you may get back less than you invested.
About UK Cycling Events
ukcyclingevents.co.uk is a dedicated cycling events company, which is passionate about encouraging all abilities of rider to experience the best cycling the UK has to offer.
www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk/about/