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		<title>De Marchi Competition Winners Announced.</title>
		<link>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/08/26/de-marchi-competition-winners-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simsy</dc:creator>
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De Marchi Competition
During the 7th July to 7th August 2010 Wiggle teamed up with De Marchi to give you an opportunity to win one of five De Marchi vintage pullovers, worth £149.99 each!
All you had to do was purchase De Marchi product from Wiggle before midnight (BST) 7th August 2010 for your chance to win [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>De Marchi Competition</strong></p>
<p>During the 7th July to 7th August 2010 Wiggle teamed up with De Marchi to give you an opportunity to win one of five <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/De_Marchi_Vintage_DS_Wool_Pullover/5360047770/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">De Marchi vintage pullovers</a>, worth £149.99 each!</p>
<p>All you had to do was purchase De Marchi product from Wiggle before midnight (BST) 7th August 2010 for your chance to win one of the superb prizes up for grabs.</p>
<p>We even made it really easy for you, a discount of 20% was applied to all de Marchi products!</p>
<p>We are really pleased to announce that we have picked 5 random customers for this competition,  winners are listed below. </p>
<p><strong>Nigel Jones</strong><br />
<strong>Jonh Smith </strong><br />
<strong>Simon Adams</strong><br />
<strong>Martin Zeidler</strong><br />
<strong>Nigel Fletcher</strong></p>
<p>Here is what a few of the winners had to say.</p>
<blockquote><p>Having had it confirmed by a very friendly chap at wigggle that I was a winner of the De Marchi competition and that the email confirming my win was not spam as i had initially suspected, i was (and still am) chuffed. Especially as I was totally unaware that I had entered into the competition in the first place! Thanks Wiggle. Any chance you can pick my lottery numbers for next week?</p></blockquote>
<p>Nigel Jones</p>
<blockquote><p>I was delighted to hear about winning the wiggle competition. I am an existing owner of de marchi cycling wear (which I rate very highly) and I very much look forward to receiving my vintage pull over. Thanks Wiggle!</p></blockquote>
<p>Simon Adams</p>
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		<title>Basso Review Competition</title>
		<link>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/08/23/basso-review-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simsy</dc:creator>
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Basso have teamed up with Wiggle to give away a superb prize worth £950! During  28th June to the 1st August 2010 any review left via Wiggle.co.uk was automatically submitted for a chance to win this superb prize worth £950!  
A Basso Devil 2010 compact geometry road bike equipped with Campagnolo drivetrain.

Here is [...]]]></description>
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<p>Basso have teamed up with Wiggle to give away a superb prize worth £950! During  28th June to the 1st August 2010 any review left via Wiggle.co.uk was automatically submitted for a chance to win this superb prize worth £950!  </p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Basso_Devil_Xenon_2010/5360046531/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">Basso Devil 2010</a> compact geometry road bike equipped with Campagnolo drivetrain.<br />
<center><img src="http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/basso-devil-xen-med.jpg"/></center></p>
<p>Here is what <strong>Mark Burrows</strong> our Basso Competition winner had to say about wining his superb prize!</p>
<p><center><img src="http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/SDC11765-2.jpg" alt="Mark Burrows with his Focus Fat Boy 2010 " title="Mark Burrows with his Focus Fat Boy 2010 " width="450" height="338" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8406" /></center></p>
<blockquote><p>I completed the online review to help out anyone else looking to purchase a new Focus Fat Boy mountain bike as I found the existing reviews very useful in making my own choice, winning a prize for doing so is a major bonus.</p>
<p>I have always been very pleased with the standard of service, quality and value of Wiggle’s products and to say I am overwhelmed by winning this new road bike is an understatement.</p>
<p>Once again thank you very much and rest assured you now have a lifelong customer.</p></blockquote>
<p>View his review <a href="https://display-c5.bazaarvoice.com/7867/6180422181/profile.htm"target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Review Competition : Win An Oyama St James Folding Bike!</title>
		<link>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/08/19/review-competition-win-an-oyama-st-james-folding-bike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simsy</dc:creator>
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Review Competition &#8211; Win an Oyama St James Folding Bike
Oyama have teamed up with Wiggle to give away a superb prize worth £550! It&#8217;s time to get creative as every review you leave us is your chance to win!
1 lucky reviewer will be chosen randomly to win the following superb prize:
An Oyama St James Folding [...]]]></description>
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<strong>Review Competition &#8211; Win an Oyama St James Folding Bike</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/m/cycle/7/Oyama/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">Oyama</a> have teamed up with Wiggle to give away a superb prize worth £550! It&#8217;s time to get creative as every review you leave us is your chance to win!</p>
<p>1 lucky reviewer will be chosen randomly to win the following superb prize:</p>
<p>An <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Oyama_St_James_2010/5360049574/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">Oyama St James Folding Bike</a>, a luxury urban bike for professionals.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Oyama_St_James_2010/5360049574/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank"><br />
<center><img src="http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/oyama-oy016-med.jpg"/></center></a></p>
<p>To enter the competition, all you need to do is write a review on any product from the 18th August to the 19th September 2010. Remember, each review you write before midnight (GMT) on Sunday 19th September 2010 counts as a chance to win this cool prize!</p>
<p><strong>Leaving a review is EASY!</strong></p>
<p>Simply find the product you wish to review on-site and click on the &#8216;write a review&#8217; link on the product page. It&#8217;s your chance to have your say so please be creative, be eloquent, be passionate, focus on the product and the Oyama St James folding bike could be yours!</p>
<p>Reviews must be left before midnight (GMT) 19th September 2010 for your chance to win. Please remember that reviews are directly about the product, and not our service. We welcome your opinion on Wiggle which you can include at the end of the review form. If you have any specific questions please email <a target="_blank" hef="mailto:sales@wiggle.co.uk">sales@wiggle.co.uk</a></p>
<p>You can now view all products that you haven&#8217;t reviewed in your <a href="https://www.wiggle.co.uk/Secure/CustomerLogin.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fsecure%2fcustomeraccount%2fCustomer-ProductsNotReviewed.aspx"target="_blank">Wiggle Account</a></p>
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		<title>Review Competition : Basso Review Competition Winner Announced.</title>
		<link>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/08/18/review-competition-basso-review-competition-winner-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/08/18/review-competition-basso-review-competition-winner-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simsy</dc:creator>
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Basso have teamed up with Wiggle to give away a superb prize worth £950! During  28th June to the 1st August 2010 any review left via Wiggle.co.uk was automatically submitted for a chance to win this superb prize worth £950!  
We are very pleased to announce that we have selected one very lucky [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Basso-Review-Comp.jpg" alt="Basso Review Competition" title="Basso Review Competition" width="450" height="150" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8279" /></center></p>
<p>Basso have teamed up with Wiggle to give away a superb prize worth £950! During  28th June to the 1st August 2010 any review left via Wiggle.co.uk was automatically submitted for a chance to win this superb prize worth £950!  </p>
<p>We are very pleased to announce that we have selected one very lucky reviewer who has been chosen randomly to win the following superb prize:</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Basso_Devil_Xenon_2010/5360046531/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">Basso Devil 2010</a> compact geometry road bike equipped with Campagnolo drivetrain.</p>
<p><center><img src="http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/basso-devil-xen-med.jpg"/></center></p>
<p>This awesome prize will be shortly dispatched to lucky review winner <strong>Mark Burrows</strong> for his review on his award winning Focus Fatboy. </p>
<p>View his review <a href="https://display-c5.bazaarvoice.com/7867/6180422181/profile.htm"target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Competitions : Garmin Transistions Ride Out.</title>
		<link>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/08/18/competitions-garmin-transistions-ride-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simsy</dc:creator>
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Team Garmin Transitions Ride Out Competition
Wiggle &#038; Garmin have teamed up to provide a superb opportunity to win one of 10 places in the Team Garmin Transitions ride out! You will be able to meet the Garmin Transitions Team and join them for a 20 mile ride out around a secret location in Hampshire before [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Team Garmin Transitions Ride Out Competition</strong></p>
<p>Wiggle &#038; <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/search/cycle/7/?nav=Ntk:All|Garmin+GPS|1|,Nea:True,Ny:True/?referid=bloggle"target="_blank">Garmin</a> have teamed up to provide a superb opportunity to win one of 10 places in the Team Garmin Transitions ride out! You will be able to meet the Garmin Transitions Team and join them for a 20 mile ride out around a secret location in Hampshire before returning for a BBQ with the team.</p>
<p><strong>The prizes</strong><br />
We are offering 10 places to join the Garmin Transitions Team in Hampshire, follow them on a 20mile bike ride and enjoy a BBQ with the team after the ride.  </p>
<p><strong>How To Enter</strong><br />
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a place is purchase any <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/search/cycle/7/?nav=Ntk:All|Garmin+GPS|1|,Nea:True,Ny:True/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">Garmin GPS</a> product from Wiggle before Midnight GMT, 12th September 2010.</p>
<p>For the boring Terms &#038; Conditions click <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/competitions#4"target="_blank">here</a></p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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		<title>Five minutes could earn you more than £500 with Wiggle!</title>
		<link>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/08/11/five-minutes-could-earn-you-more-than-500-with-wiggle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bikedibley</dc:creator>
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Spend five minutes filling out our customer survey and be rewarded instantly with £5 off your next purchase of £50 or more at Wiggle. PLUS, we will enter you for our draw to win £500 to spend at Wiggle on whatever you would like.
We want to find out more about our customers which will enable [...]]]></description>
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<p>Spend five minutes filling out our customer survey and be rewarded instantly with £5 off your next purchase of £50 or more at Wiggle. PLUS, we will enter you for our draw to win £500 to spend at Wiggle on whatever you would like.</p>
<p>We want to find out more about our customers which will enable us to stock the products you want and have the best range possible!</p>
<p><a title="Wiggle customer service!" href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WiggleCustomers" target="_blank">CLICK HERE </a>to begin the survey</p>
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		<title>K-Swiss Competition Winners Announced</title>
		<link>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/07/28/k-swiss-competition-winners-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simsy</dc:creator>
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Wiggle teamed up with K-Swiss to offer the opportunity to win some great K-Swiss kit. Any body purchasing any K-Swiss product before the 2nd July would be in with the chance of winning a K-Swiss prize bundle worth £205!
There are 4 of these prizes in total, 2 Men&#8217;s and 2 Women&#8217;s prizes comprising of:
  [...]]]></description>
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<p>Wiggle teamed up with <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/m/run/8/K-Swiss/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">K-Swiss</a> to offer the opportunity to win some great K-Swiss kit. Any body purchasing any K-Swiss product before the 2nd July would be in with the chance of winning a K-Swiss prize bundle worth £205!</p>
<p>There are 4 of these prizes in total, 2 Men&#8217;s and 2 Women&#8217;s prizes comprising of:</p>
<p>    * <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/run/8/K-Swiss_Ultra_Natural_Run_II_Ironman_Shoes/5360046942/?referid=bloggle"target="_blank"">K-Swiss Ironman Shoes</a><br />
    * K-Swiss Tri-Suit<br />
    * <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/swim/9/K-Swiss_Ironman_Zorrie_Sandal/5360046944/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">K-Swiss Flipflops</a><br />
    * K-Swiss Goodybag &#8211; including waterbottle, towel, lanyard, pen etc</p>
<p>We are pleased to announce the following winners are :- </p>
<p><center><strong>Miss Claire Spencer</strong><br />
<strong>Miss Zoe De Selincourt </strong><br />
<strong>Mr Nicholas Hewlett</strong><br />
<strong>Mr Darren Stewart </strong></center></p>
<p><img src="http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_7027.jpg" alt="K-Swiss Competition Winner Nicholas Hewlett" title="K-Swiss Competition Winner Nicholas Hewlett" width="231" height="300" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8046" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;border:0px;"/></p>
<p>Here is what Nicholas Hewlett had to say. </p>
<blockquote><p>Many thanks to Wiggle for picking me to be the winner of the Iron man triathlon kit. This will be very useful as I am currently trying my hand a few triathlons. The trainer I have that entered me in the competition have been great for training and racing in.</p>
<p>This is a picture of me take during the King Sturge Sprint Triathlon on 9th July this year wearing my Iron man training shoes!. Considering it was one of the hottest days of the year so far and i started in the midday sun I my time of 1hr 22mins was reasonable.</p>
<p>I am looking forward to taking part in the Olympic length ITU triathlon in Hyde Park, London on 25 July and aiming for 2hrs 40 mins. </p></blockquote>
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		<title>Garmin 2010 Tour de France Winner Blog</title>
		<link>http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/2010/07/21/garmin-2010-tour-de-france-winner-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simsy</dc:creator>
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The advent of internet spam means that most of us received regular emails telling us that we have been ‘specially selected’ or ‘chosen at random’ to win a ‘Major Prize’ I was therefore very sceptical when I received an email from Wiggle congratulating  me on winning a ‘truly awesome VIP trip to watch stage [...]]]></description>
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<p><img src="http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/3693B-DR161.jpg" alt="2010 Garmin TDF Winner Anthony Charman" title="2010 Garmin TDF Winner Anthony Charman" width="225" height="338" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7895" style="float:left;margin-right:0px;border:0px":/></p>
<blockquote><p>The advent of internet spam means that most of us received regular emails telling us that we have been ‘specially selected’ or ‘chosen at random’ to win a ‘Major Prize’ I was therefore very sceptical when I received an email from Wiggle congratulating  me on winning a ‘truly awesome VIP trip to watch stage 17 of the Tour de France”. My scepticism was addressed shortly afterwards when I received a call from Garmin asking for passport details to enable them to book the flights. Being a husband and a father means that heading off to France at the drop of a hat is not as simple as it would be if I was young free and single. Not only will I miss my daughters last day at primary school but also the family holiday is booked for the day after I return from France. Suffice to say, all of the logistics were sorted and flight details confirmed before Mark Cavendish stormed over the line to win Stage 5.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>It is only over the last three years that I have become interested in cycling. Having purchased  Specialized Rockhopper through the ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme I joined with a group of guys from the village for a weekly mountain bike ride on nearby Woodbury Common. I was then persuaded to enter the annual ‘Force Century Cycle Challenge’ which is a 100 mile cycle to raise funds for an Exeter based cancer charity (<a href="http://www.forcecancercharity.co.uk"target="_blank"">www.forcecancercharity.co.uk</a>). After a bit of training and swapping the knobblies for some cheap road tyres, I complete my first 100 mile cycle in 7 hours 45 minutes and was bitten by the road cycling bug. The next step was to purchase a road bike and find another challenge. I purchased a second hand Giant SCR3 and entered the 2009 Exmoor Beast. </p>
<p>Only those of you who gathered in the wind and rain at Butlins, Minehead on 1st November will understand the brutality of this year’s Beast and my survival was further confirmation that I was addicted to road cycling. This year’s big challenge was the Dragon Ride (<a href="http://www.verentidragonride.com"target="_blank">www.verentidragonride.com</a>) which I completed in an exhausting 9 hours 34 minutes. This was followed a couple of weeks later by a revisit to the 2010 Force Century Cycle Challenge where I managed to knock over 1.5 hours off last year’s’ time getting back to Exeter in good time to see England get knocked out of the World Cup. Doing it on a road bike makes a massive difference but hopefully a little bit of the improvement is down to me being fitter!</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>In order to satisfy my obsession for maps and figures and hopefully help with my training, I recently purchased a <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Garmin_Edge_500/5360045829/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">Garmin Edge 500</a> from Wiggle. Until earlier this week I was blissfully unaware that it qualified me for entry into the competition. It therefore seems even more surreal that, as  I watch the highlights of Mark Cavendish fighting it out against the Garmin team, today I will be at the top of the Col du Tourmalet to see a stage finish for real!</p></blockquote>
<p>Anthony</p>
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		<title>2010 Garmin Competition Winner Announced.</title>
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Very recently we picked a winner for this amazing VIP trip supplied by the kind folks at Garmin. The lucky winner and their guest will watch the 17th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday 22nd July &#8211; Col du Tourmalet. Enjoying full VIP and hospitality access including a fantastic Helicopter trip along the [...]]]></description>
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<p>Very recently we picked a winner for this amazing VIP trip supplied by the kind folks at <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/m/cycle/7/Garmin/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">Garmin</a>. The lucky winner and their guest will watch the 17th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday 22nd July &#8211; Col du Tourmalet. Enjoying full VIP and hospitality access including a fantastic Helicopter trip along the course landing at the finish!!</p>
<p>We are very pleased to announce that lucky winner <strong>Anthony Charman</strong> has been picked to watch Stage 17 of the tour.  Anthony will be keeping us to date with a blog of the tour stage accompanied by some pictures so keep posted. </p>
<p>Here is what Anthony had to say. </p>
<p><img src="http://blog.wiggle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/3693B-DR161.jpg" alt="2010 Garmin TDF Winner Anthony Charman" title="2010 Garmin TDF Winner Anthony Charman" width="225" height="338" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7895" style="float:left;margin-right:0px;border:0px":/></p>
<blockquote><p>Suffice to say that 24 hours after receiving the notification of winning, I am still in a state of shock. My first reaction was that it was an Internet scam but when Garmin called to confirm the flight times the reality hit home. Watching Mark Cavendish fighting it out against the Garmin team last night took on a new significance when I realised that in two weeks’ time I will be at the top of the Col du Tourmalet see a stage finish for real.</p></blockquote>
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<p>for more information on this competition and other great Wiggle Competitions please view the <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/competitions/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank"/>Wiggle Competition Page </p>
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		<title>Wiggle Super Series Competition : Winners Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simsy</dc:creator>
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Wiggle Super Series event organiser UK Cycling Events has provided a superb prize package to anybody who enters a Wiggle Super Series event before the 23rd April 2010! 
We are very Pleased to announce the winners of the Mobi / Fenwicks Wiggle Super Series Competition are:
Winner 1st Prize Mobi V17 Pressure washer
Mr. Mark Furth
Fenwicks have [...]]]></description>
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<p>Wiggle Super Series event organiser UK Cycling Events has provided a superb prize package to anybody who enters a <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/c/cycle/7/Events/?referid=Bloggle"target="_blank">Wiggle Super Series</a> event before the 23rd April 2010! <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p>
<p>We are very Pleased to announce the winners of the Mobi / Fenwicks Wiggle Super Series Competition are:</p>
<p><strong>Winner 1st Prize <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Mobi_V-17_Pressure_Washer/5360047271/?referid=Bloggle" target="_blank">Mobi V17 Pressure washer</a></strong></p>
<p>Mr. Mark Furth</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/m/cycle/7/Fenwicks/?referid=Bloggle" target="_blank">Fenwicks</a> have kindly supplied a superb bike maintenance &amp; cleaning product kit for 10 lucky winners! </p>
<li><a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Fenwicks_FS1_Bike_Cleaner_1_Litre_Bottle/5360019463/?referid=Bloggle" target="_blank">1 Litre FS-1.</a>
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<li><a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Fenwicks_FS10_Ready_To_Use_Bike_Cleaner_1_Litre_Bottle/5360019464/?referid=Bloggle" target="_blank">1 Litre FS-10.</a>
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<li>100ml Dry Conditions Lube.
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<li>100ml Wet Conditions Lube.
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<li>500ml Disc Brake Cleaner.
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<li>Copper Slip 100 gram.
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<li>Complex Synthetic Grease 100 gram.
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<li>FS Foaming Degreaser 500ml. </li>
<p><strong>2nd Prize / 10 Winners Fenwicks bike maintenance &#038; cleaning product kit</strong></p>
<p>Mr. Mark Woodbridge<br />
Mr. Pat Allen<br />
Mr. Hamish Spender<br />
Mr. Mark Till 2nd pize<br />
Mr. Paul Osgood 2nd pize<br />
Mr. Joerg Beringer 2nd pize<br />
Mr. Adam Bulmer 2nd pize<br />
Mr. Ian Lobley 2nd pize<br />
Mr. David Fowler 2nd pize<br />
Mr. Matt Bailey 2nd pize</p>
<p>Here is what some of the winners had to say! </p>
<p><strong>Mark Firth &#8211; 1st Prize Winner</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>I was very surprised to learn I won first prize of a Mobi Pressure washer after entering a Wiggle Super Series event. I entered two in April, over one weekend (Ups and Downs MTB and Sportive events) which were first class and I really enjoyed taking part in. Due to the rain on the Sundays Sportive I ended up using one of these pressure washers to clean my usually pristine road bike and was pleased with the results obtained before the drive home. This prize will be a welcome edition for future events</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Pat Allen &#8211; Winner 2nd Prize</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>I was delighted to receive the prize.  The Wiggle Sportive was excellent, one of the best events i’ve done, this prize just tops it!  The organisation was superb, a very friendly and professionally run event over a very forgiving course, the 85 miles just flew by!  I highly recommend Wiggle events to anybody, they are especially beginner friendly! Pat</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Hamish Spender &#8211; Winner 2nd Prize</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>It was a really nice surprise to find I’d won something. The ride was a lot of fun and this is a great, and rather useful, bonus. I’ll definitely be getting my bike nice and shiny, ready for another epic ride.
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<p><strong>Paul Osgood &#8211; Winner 2nd Prize</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Thank you for the prize totally unexpected, As always WIGGLE as proved to be the best as far as i am concerned, I was over joyed to see the email to say that i had won the second prize . i am delighted and cant wait to receive the prize and try it out. Once again thank you and keep up the great work at WIGGLE
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