THE annual Freewheelers charity cycle tour/wheelchair push aroud Lough Neagh will take place on Saturday, August 1.
The main aim is to raise funds to help further the development of sport for the disabled in Northern Ireland, including wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and trackchair racing.
The event is organised by members of the Ulster Hand Cycling A
ssociation, with cyclists and wheelchair pushers meeting at Antrim Forum peace carpark, Lough Road, Antrim between 9-9.30am.
Entry details, sponsor forms etc, are available from members of the organising committee (tel: 028 9753 2889).
Participants must be 18 years of age or above
Event organisers have been delighted with the turn out in the past few years with around 150 cyclists of all standards, from all over the province arriving on the day and completing the 75 mile course.
The cyclists and wheelchair pushers will pass through Randalstown, Toome, Ballyronan, Portadown, Lurgan and Crumlin before returning to Antrim Forum with the wheelchair contingent collecting funds where possible on the way.
The cyclists will be backed up by service vehicles sponsored by JB Electrical Ltd, from Ballymena, and Alan McComb Joinery, from Dundrod, with light refreshments available for all participants at Moy roundabout on route.
This event now in its 19th year in succession, has become one of the most popular and well supported local cycling tours, it offers a challenge to all levels of cyclists, and all proceeds raised will help to ensure the survival of various sports for disabled people within Northern Ireland.
Certificates will be available at the finish in Antrim, to all who complete this Cycle Ulster touring event.
