Burgess Hill Bike Ride Celebrates!

The 18th Burgess Hill Bike Ride took place on Sunday 6th June with the highest ever number of riders taking part.

900 riders cycled through the beautiful Sussex countryside, blessed once again with superb weather.

You can see in the photos below the throng of cyclists just before the ride started, most of them wearing the t-shirts sponsored once again by Modelzone.

The ride stopped at St Peter & St James Hospice where participants enjoyed eating bananas, drinking tea, coffee and soft drinks whilst taking a breather from their exertions!

Steve Cronin, Chairman of the Burgess Hill Bike Ride said "Thank you to all our sponsors for their generosity, to Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and District Round Table, Burgess Hill District Lions Club and the army of helpers without whom the ride could not take place. Mostly, we must say a HUGE thank you to all our riders who make it such a special day."

From the pledges received on the day, it is hoped that the ride will once again raise over £20,000 with 50% of monies raised going to St Peter & St James Hospice.

Next year the ride will take place on Sunday June 5th and we look forward to seeing all our cyclists once again for what is now a major annual event in Mid Sussex.

Please don't forget to send in any sponsorship raised as soon as possible. More details of this year's ride together with photos will be posted on the website www.burgesshillbikeride.co.uk in the next few days.

If you have any photos or related anecdotes that you would like to see on our web site, please email them to email@burgesshillbikeride.co.uk.