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Sunday 14 May 2017

The second annual RNLI #ThreeShires Cycle Sportive! ~ £10,504 raised for the RNLI :-)

In May 2017 we ran another outing of what has now become the annual RNLI #ThreeShires cycle sportive!

With John, Phil and the rest of the team from the Crewe, Nantwich and South Cheshire RNLI, along with friends from Sandbach Sunday Cyclists, Sandbach Rugby Club (who once again were kind enough to provide the venue) and friends, family and volunteers from around Sandbach we put on another event to be proud of, showcasing Sandbach and Cheshire as a great place to cycle!

This year by popular request we had four routes heading out of Sandbach Rugby Club...
- 100km: Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire loop
- 37km: Intermediate Cheshire loop
- 6km Family fun ride!
- The Triple Crown Challenge (all 3 routes back to back)

The ride was started by our guest Mike Davies who is the coxswain of the Porthdinlaen lifeboat on the North Wales Llyn Peninsular.
 As a keen cyclist, Mike also then cycled the 100km route!

The range of rides once again attracted a range of all ages and cycling abilities!

Our youngest riders at just 4 years of age! :-)


We also had a guest appearance from 'Challenge Rich' on his Penny Farthing who rode with us as part of his training for his Guiness Book of World record attempt at the quickest Penny Farthing cycle from Lands End to John o Groats!

The weather was once again fantastic and added to the pre and post ride carnival atmosphere!

A combined team from Sandbach Sunday Cyclists and Nantwich Cycling Group were our first riders back completing the 100km at breakneck speeds.

Thankfully our 550 riders all returned safely and had what seemed a great day out!

Just as importantly, between us we raised another £10,504 for the RNLI's vital life saving work!

The 2018 date has already been set for 20th May 2018... We'll aim to make it an even bigger and better family day out!

Watch this space!