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Cycling in Winchester – the long and the short of it

A century after Dickie Frost's triumphs, there's another long-distance cyclist in Winchester. He's Simon Eden, the Chief Executive of Winchester City Council.

Three times in recent years Simon has ridden the 275 miles to Laon, Winchester's twin city in Northern France, and raised thousands of pounds for charity. This year he's also doing a shorter ride - the Cavalcade around Winchester city centre which opens Bike Week on Saturday 14 June at 11 am starting from The Broadway.

Simon Eden says: "Bike Week is very popular in Winchester. So I'm pleased and honoured to have been asked to start it this year, and I look forward to sending off the Cavalcade. Everybody's welcome and we hope lots of people will come for the ride. Bring a fancy bike or fancy clothes and let's make a real picture of it!"

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

1. Dickie Frost lived all his life in Winchester. As a young man he won every important amateur cycling trophy in Britain, including the huge silver "Carwardine Challenge Cup" presently (until 30 September) on display at the Guildhall. Click here for more information

2. We can provide the full Winchester Bike Week 2008 programme in hardcopy or as a .pdf file sent by e-mail.

3. Websites for Bike Week 2008:
- Winchester: www.winchesterbikeweek.org.uk
- national: www.bikeweek.org.uk

4. The people running Bike Week 2008 in Winchester are from:
- the local group of CTC, the UK national cyclists' association
- Velo Club Venta, the local cycle racing group
- CycleSure who provide cycling instruction
- Hampshire Cycle Training
- Winchester Friends of the Earth

5. Winchester Bike Week 2008 events are included in the Cycle Hampshire 08 "Summer of Cycling" programme.

6. Contact for media enquiries for Winchester Bike Week 2008: John Edwards, 01962 867 242, j.d.edwards@virgin.net