The cottages4you Pendle Cycle Fest is now in its 6th year and this one without doubt was the biggest and best one yet.

 

The Festival is organised by Pennine Events on behalf of Pendle Borough Council and with the race technical roles taken on by Cycling Development North West.

     

   

It was a fantastic range of cycling entertainment, activities, retail and displays which complemented the National Sportive and Road Race Champs on the same weekend.

   

Hundreds of spectators sat on Barley green watching the live coverage

 

The very best of British cycling came to this lovely part of East Lancashire to do battle over some of the best cycling territory in the country.

With the National Road Race Championships being held as part of the Festival we saw the only racing appearance of the new Sky Pro Road Team on these shores.

 

Making it an absolute feast of cycling activity and entertainment, we moved our popular Pendle Pedal and re-titled it the National Cyclo-sportive. 557 participants entered the Sportive which took place the day before the Road Race Champs from the same start & finish. 

 

Complementing the racing action were activities designed to encourage cycling and inform.

 

cottages4you, the headline sponsor of the fest, were offering a prize of free holiday vouches to the winners of the Elite race, as well as a chance to win vouchers to all entrants of their prize draw.

 

Gatorade was one of the sponsors of the event and were giving away bottles of their products to all visitors, as well as supplying the feed stations throughout the Sportive.

 

CNP Professionals, who work with Team Sky, provided the feed station energy food.

 

Adidas the official clothing sponsor were selling the official Team Sky cycling clothing, as well as a specially commissioned Pendle Cycle Fest cycling top. 

Team Sky leading the race

   

Still to Come - Colne Grand Prix

 

Racing action is not confined to then as the annual Colne Grand Prix  brings thousands of spectators to the streets of this town to watch the excitement of the National Elite Series. Previous winners have included Chris Newton, Russell Downing, Dean Downing and Ian Wilkinson, all internationalists.

    

Crowd cheering on the National Elite Series

    

Throughout Summer - Sky Rides

 

Throughout the summer there are also free Sky Rides that are organised and led by the local cycling clubs, taking newcomers, families and enthusiasts alike on easy-paced rides around the area.