At the beginning of the month we ran a competition in collaboration with Garmin to send a lucky Wiggle customer to Paris to see the Tour finalé. Our lucky winner, Oli Horton from Bristol, was randomly selected and Saturday morning was in London to chunnel his way to Paris. He’s just sent me in his thoughts and photos of what sounded like an amazing weekend… I’m not jealous… honest….

Weekends in Paris don’t have to be romantic - at least not when 145 riders are heading there as the culmination of 21 days hard graft, ticking off the final 143 kilometres remaining from the 3500 they had in front of them 3 weeks ago. Le Tour was heading to Paris, and after a phone call from Steve at Wiggle on the Monday before, so was I - only mine was going to be a much more comfortable way to get there. It took less than 5 minutes for an old friend to excuse himself from his brother-in-law’s stag do for “business” so he too could enjoy the spectacle.

As promised, Pascal was waiting at Paris’ Gare du Nord to whisk us to our hotel where our contact at Garmin came down to check us into our rooms. Louise is the Logistics and Events Director at Garmin and this weekend was the culmination of her efforts. We went for a quick stroll before ending up in the Irish Pub opposite the hotel to watch the Time Trial. As a guest of Team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H3O, it was good to see one of our boys Christian Vande Velde clawing back a place in the standings as well as a fine show from David Millar.

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Wiggle have teamed with Team Garmin to offer a lucky wiggle customer the chance to take themselves and a friend to Paris to see the final leg of the Tour de France! Your travel and accommodation will be included as well as 2 VIP passes enabling you get up right in the thick of the action while the 2008 Tour comes to a dramatic close.

The prizes

Two VIP passes for behind the scenes access at the Tour de France, Paris.
Eurostar travel from London to Paris on Saturday July 26th 2008
Over night accommodation in Paris
Return travel to London on Sunday evening July 27th 2008

How to enter
Buy any Garmin or Garmin Bike product from wiggle.co.uk to get entered into the draw for a chance to win these great prizes. Every product you buy will count for one competition entry each. Therefore, the more you buy, the greater your chance of winning!

Competition closes 17th July 2008. See our competition page for terms and conditions.

Introducing our first Golden Ticket Competition of 2008 - Win an all-expenses paid trip to run in the New York City Marathon, worth approximately £3,500, courtesy of ASICS and Wiggle!

We are delighted to announce another once-in-a-lifetime Golden Ticket opportunity. Previously we have sent our winners to Southern France mountain biking with Fabian Barrel, flown them over to Andrew Shandro’s Gravity Camp in Vancouver and last summer we had 2 winners sat in the Mavic and Time Pro Tour team cars following the Tour De France! Now we are giving you the chance to fly to the Big Apple and race in the World Famous New York City Marathon, this is a unique and exclusive prize available from wiggle.co.uk you cannot miss!

Entry to the marathon is normally via lottery only and is incredibly difficult to secure a spot - you can read more on the official website of the New York City Marathon.

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To celebrate the launch of the amazing new range of 2008 Easton kit on wiggle we are giving away 3 fantastic prizes guaranteed to add that extra bit of class to your ride. The lucky winners can choose being top of the range road or MTB upgrades.

Simply buy any item from Easton on wiggle.co.uk before 30th June 2008 to be in with a chance of winning!

The prizes

How to enter

Buy any Easton product from wiggle.co.uk to get entered into the draw for a chance to win these great prizes. Every product you buy will count for one competition entry each. Therefore, the more you buy, the greater your chance of winning!

Competition specific terms and conditions

1. One entry to the draw per Easton product, per wiggle basket.
2. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be sold - giving away to direct relations is at the discretion of wiggle.
3. Competition closes 30th June 2008.
4. General Wiggle competition T&C’s apply. See here for details.

To celebrate the launch of Crank Brothers new and super-stylish 2008 range we are giving away real head-turning set of prizes worth almost £1000!

Simply buy any piece of Crank Brothers kit from wiggle.co.uk before 31st July 2008 to be in with a chance of winning!

CrankBrothers are one of the youngest and most innovative companies out. Since they started they created sleek looking tools, new ways to remove tyres and pump them back up again, and new ways to attach shoes to bikes. Their innovation is always backed up with sound engineering and loads of style.

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A couple of weeks back we ran a competition to give away two entry tickets for the UKs only closed-road cycling event this year; the Etape Caledonia.

Our winner was Ewan McDougall and he sent us his thoughts of the weekend below:

“I was happy to win two tickets for etape caledonian, a 81 mile closed road cycle race in highland Perthshire, but also apprehensive. Having started cycling 9 months previously, with my partner Hilary, both of us were nervous entering a race with more than 2000 people. Hilary and I set off early on Saturday heading South from Elgin to Pitlochry.

My race day was almost scuppered after eating an ice cream, feeling very nauseous, then being violently ill, late on Saturday evening. Luckily I felt a lot better on the Sunday.

Race day morning was lovely, bright sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. We were in the last group to start, “the best of the best” the
starter told us. The route was spectacular though the road a little
more rolling than expected around Loch Tummel, Loch Rannoch brought
welcomed smooth and flatter surface.

As well as the many spectators clapping and cheering the cyclists around as small group of people were not so happy about etape being the only closed road event in Britain. The protest signs “Yes cyclist, No road closure” at a couple of locations around the route can’t have convinced many riders the race was a bad idea.

Hilary and I plan to do a bit more cycling around the area. Thanks for a great day out wiggle.”

Last week we launched a quick and cheeky competition for a couple of entry tickets to this weekends Etape Caledonia sportif.

Our winner was Ewan McDougall from Fochabers in Scotland. Ewan is taking his friend Hilary Twiselton to the race and we wish them great luck and hope you both enjoy cycling in the Uk’s only closed-road cycle event this year.

We have just been handed a fantastic prize of two entry tickets to the Etape Caledonia taking place in Highland Perthshire, Scotland next Sunday, May 18th. Each ticket is worth £49 and the winners will be drawn on at Wednesday 14th May!

Following a tremendous opening year in 2007, The Etape Caledonia wheels back into Highland Perthshire on May 18th, promising to be an even bigger and better event. It is a revolution in British Cycling as the only cycle event to take place on closed roads; this made an immediate impact in the cycling world and was recognized in The Independent newspaper’s 50 best bike rides. Last year there was overwhelming feedback from participants as 92% rated it 8/10 or higher as an overall event.

The stunning course winds its way through 81 miles of spectacular Highland Perthshire scenery. Starting in Pitlochry, the cyclists navigate their way through the hills and valleys including passing two of Scotland’s most scenic lochs, Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch. The route then leads cyclists through Breadalbane, passing Weem and Strathtay, and finally finishing in the centre of Pitlochry. The route provides a great challenge to experienced cyclists, yet remains an achievable target for a beginner seeking some fun.

If you would like to be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is answer the following question:

How many miles long is the Etape Caledonia?

Send your answers including your name and phone number via email to marketing@wiggle.co.uk.

Back in February we ran a competition to celebrate the launch of our new Gold and Platinum Customer loyalty scheme. To enter all you had to do was become a member of each scheme respectively by February 29th and the winners were chosen at random.
The Gold prize was for a £100 Wiggle Voucher and the Platinum prize was for a £500 Wiggle Voucher.

We are pleased to announce the winners are:
Gold: Jason Evans from Aberystwyth
Platinum: Paul Morrison from Bristol

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Back in November we held a competition for Transcend MTB Skills at their 3 locations around the country.

We are pleased to announce the winners are…
Andrew Green of Rugby (Sherwood Pines)
Karen Baillie of Newmachar (Glentress)
Jeremy Conroy of Almondbury (Dalby Forest).

Congratulations to all three.
We have asked them each for a story and photos from their day so fingers crossed we’ll have them shortly.