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Celebrity Line-up for Inaugural IG Markets Hot Lap
by Holly Blades
IG Markets is to launch the inaugural IG Markets Hot Lap on Sunday 18 September, the final day of the Tour of Britain. Over 50 amateur cyclists have signed up to ride the famed time-trial course in the heart of London, including seventeen sporting and media celebrities who are to captain the three person teams in support of the Prostate Cancer Charity.
IG Markets is also sponsoring the Gold Jersey, the leader jersey of the 2011 Tour of Britain.
The IG Markets Hot Lap will kick off at 1300hrs in the wake of the professional time-trials that take place during the morning and only a couple of hours before the final stage of the Tour of Britain which starts at 1545hrs.
The circuit is 8.8km and weaves between some of London's most famous landmarks. There is every incentive to raise funds for the charity as every £100 buys the team a one second reduction on their overall time.
Among the celebrities that will captain the teams are sporting stars Chemmy Alcott, Britain's leading Alpine skier; Shirley Robertson, a double Olympic Gold medallist sailor and CNN & BBC presenter; Tasha Danvers, Olympic Bronze medallist hurdler; Nick Dempsey, Olympic bronze medallist and Windsurf World Champion; Ben Saunders, the polar explorer and ex-footballer Mark Bright.
(l-r) Ben Saunders, Shirley Robertson, Tasha Danvers and Chemmy Alcott gather in Soho Square ahead of the Tour of Britain coming to London
These athletes join BBC Casualty actor Tristan Gemmel, BBC Radio London’s Robert Elms, Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp and household TV presenters such as Sky News anchor Dermot Murnaghan and ITV's cycling presenter Ned Boulting, among several others.
Together the celebrity participants have won four Olympic Medals, scored 167 League and Cup goals, conquered the North Pole and had ten Top 10 hits (including Spandau Ballet’s chart topping hit ‘Gold’ that was released in 1983).
For more information on the IG Markets Hot Laps and the Tour of Britain, go to: www.tourofbritain.com/_ns_news/?news_id=180
For information on the IG markets Pro Cycling Index, go to: www.igmarkets.co.uk/procyclingindex
The IG Markets Pro Cycling Index is designed to recognise the world’s leading cyclists and will continue to be updated every Monday during the rest of the cycling season with editorial comment provided regularly.
Tour of Britain highlights will be broadcasting every evening on ITV4 from the 11 to 18 September. On Sunday 18 September, the final day of the Tour, you can watch a 90 minute highlight programme from 2100hrs on ITV4.
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