AROUND 1,000 people took to Christchurch Meadows for the latest running of Reading Cycle Festival on Sunday.
Despite lunchtime showers, cyclists from around the borough enjoyed an afternoon of stunt shows, obstacle courses and other activities, while also taking in the offerings of the various food and information stalls.
Organiser Greg Woodford said: “We’re really happy with how it went. It started off really well with the display teams’ shows commanding very good attendances.
“Obviously the showers at 1pm put a bit of a damper on things, but we still had a steady stream of people coming through afterwards.”
One of the aims of the festival was to encourage young people to take up cycling, and organisers were pleased to see more than 80 children take part in Kidical Mass’ group ride during the day.
Initial plans have already been pencilled in for next year, with the goal to attract more visitors with little or no prior cycling experience to the event.
