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Entries close tonight (Tuesday 25th April) for the 4th round of the 2023 Merlin Cycles Classic Series.
The event takes place on Sunday 7th May over a 25 mile course, based near Peebles, promoted by the Edinburgh Road Club and is the famous Tour of the Meldons. The event has a history dating back to the 1930’s. The event re-started in 1975 after a break for World War 2 and has run every year since.
With the series at half way, the overall awards are taking shape and the different categories can be filtered by the link - https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/classic-series-rankings?year=2023&category=senior_men
To qualify for the overall, riders must compete in any 4 of the 6 rounds with their best placings counting towards the final points tally.
The remaining events in the series are as below
Date District Course Closing Date
28/05/2023 North L143X2 16/05/23
11/06/2023 South West S3/25S(A) 16/05/23