The Tour of Britain cycling race returns to Cheshire East next month, including passing by Bunbury near Nantwich.
The race featuring many of the UK’s top cyclists will include a full stage in the northern part of Cheshire East.
Road safety in the UK – or any other place, for that matter – is a critical concern for both drivers and pedestrians.
Despite the numerous advancements in vehicle technology and road infrastructure, accidents continue to occur, resulting in injuries and even fatalities!
A busy junction in Crewe town centre is to close for six weeks from Monday (April 4), Cheshire East Council has warned.
The closure is needed for the installation of adaptive signal controls – a project part of the council’s £14.1m allocation of funding from the government’s Future High Streets Fund.
By Stephen Topping
Plans for a new slip road entrance to Grand Junction retail park in Crewe – which would have cut across an existing cycleway – have been rejected by councillors.
Members of Cheshire East Council’s southern planning committee warned the road would be dangerous for pedestrians and an inconvenience to cyclists
The route and timings when the Tour of Britain cycling race passes through Nantwich have been released.
Cheshire East will host Stage 3 of the race, which attracts some of the biggest names of the sport in the world, on September 6.
Saddle-sore cyclists Ben Reinhardt and Jim Forkin pedalled all 922 miles of the River Rhine to raise money for blood cancer charities.
The friends, from Willaston and Crewe, started their “Riding the River Rhine” adventure at the source of the Rhine in the Swiss Alps at Lake Toma.
A saddle-sore team from Fayrefield Foods pedalled 170 miles around South Cheshire and raised £30,000 for the MRI scanner appeal.
The team, led by managing director Nick Hilton, cycled the Cheshire Cycle 70 Route in memory of a colleague.
Thousands of cyclists will be descending on Crewe and Nantwich next week to take part in one of the UK’s most popular cycling events.
The KTG Cheshire Cat 2015, which takes place on Sunday March 29, will see riders heading off from Queen’s Park in Crewe on 105, 80 and 50-mile rides around Cheshire between 8am-10.30am.
A Nantwich woman is to stage a bike ride with pro cyclists in aid of the charity, Mind.
Rachel Lowe hopes the ride will raise sponsorship so she keen can also compete in the London Marathon in aid of the mental health charity.
Hundreds of cyclists will descend on Nantwich next month when the “Ride Across Britain” event arrives in town.
The Deloitte RAB cycle event is being held between September 6 and 14.
Hundreds of Crewe and Nantwich cyclists turned out for the 2014 Up and Under Foundation Rides to raise money for needy children. Individuals and teams took part in either a 100 mile, 100km or a 50km ride across the Cheshire countryside.
Nantwich cyclists are being urged to pedal for charity by Age UK Cheshire. They are keen to recruit a team to take part in the 60km Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride on Sunday July 8, and need a minimum of six people to take part.
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