Only two days left until Pedal it Pink

Press Release For immediate release: 15 October 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Or Chloe Chaplin, Perfect Motion, 07967 341 343, Email: chloe.chaplin@perfectmotion.org Only two days left until Pedal it Pink There are only two days left until Nottingham turns pink in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. This Sunday (17 October), hundreds of women from across the Midlands will turn up to take part in Pedal it Pink, a women’s only cycle event which raises vital funds for research into breast cancer. The charity is still encouraging more women to take part so please get together with your mothers, daughters, sisters and friends at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont and help put the brakes on breast cancer. Karen Bolton, Events Manager at Breast Cancer Campaign, said: “We’re thrilled that more than 300 women have signed up for Pedal it Pink and we’d love even more ladies to get on their bikes and pedal for research. It’s a really fun event and it’ll be great to see so many people cycling together for this worthwhile cause. So please come down on Sunday and keep the pink revolution rolling.” Pedal it Pink, sponsored by Santander, has a variety of cycle routes to choose from so there is something to suit all abilities. Beginners can opt for the 5k Family Lap (which is also open to the men and children in your life) and those wishing to push themselves that little bit further can select either a half (13.1miles) or full (26.2miles) marathon distance. All routes are completely enclosed in the park, so it’s safe, traffic-free and suitable for all existing and aspiring cyclists. If you would like to take part in Pedal it Pink, please sign up at the registration desk at the National Water Sports Centre from 9.30am. It costs £15 for the marathon, £10 for the half marathon and £5 for the family 5k lap. Please visit www.breastcancercampaign.org for more information. At last year’s event 550 women cycled around the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont and raised a whopping £35,000. In total, four Pedal it Pink events across the UK have raised more than £200,000 to help Campaign fund vital breast cancer research. ENDS Picture caption: Cyclist at Nottingham Pedal it Pink 2009 Notes to editors • Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure • Currently it supports 104 research projects, worth over £16.1 million, in 38 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women • In the UK, nearly 46,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year - that’s 125 a day • Visit www.breastcancercampaign.org • Read Chief Executive Pamela Goldberg’s blog http://pamelagoldbergblog.blogspot.com/