The Wee Eightsome (part of The Capital Series)
Haymarket Railway Station Edinburgh
Graeme Fraser
600 km
Summary
604Km cycling event starting from Haymarket Railway Station Edinburgh.
Controls at
- Haymarket - start
- Berwick upon Tweed
- Hawick
- Newcastleton
- Longtown
- Abington
- Carnwath
- Haymarket
- Auchterarder
- Dunblane
- Haymarket
- Plus 5 information controls
E-Brevet permitted.
Description
A new event for 2027. A 367km loop round the Borders on Saturday back to Edinburgh. Fife, Angus Perthshire on Sunday finishing with a crossing of the iconic Forth Road Bridge. Happy to cater for riders wanting to start a little later must be by 7am if arriving by train from further afield.
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Event Date and Location
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Date: Sat, 29 May 2027 Add Event to my Personal Calendar
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Event Opens:
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Time: 06:00 to finish by 22:00 (+1 days)
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Distance: 600 km (604 km) in 40h00
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Starting from: Haymarket Railway Station Edinburgh
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Closing Date: Fri, 7 May 2027
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Entries close at: 999 riders
Event Information
Speed:
15-24 km/h
Climb:
5893m
AAA:
0
Category:
BRM[PBP]
Body:
Audax Ecosse
Audax Points:
6
Event No:
27-1055
Facilities
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Secur(ish) luggage storage at start
Downloads
The organiser may only provide these to event entrants