THE annual Bike Bash took place earlier this month, with the aim to ride the distance of the perimeter of Wales – or 1,050 miles.

Those who took part achieved this and a bit more by collectively cycling 1,091 miles.

The event started with a short 0.5 mile lap for the younger cyclists for the first hour, and then the lap was lengthened to a mile for the more confident cyclists. Steve Evans again did a fantastic job of counting the laps as the cyclists passed under the start/finish banner.

A total of 129 cyclists took part this year. For the first time since the event began in 2011 it actually rained on the event, thank goodness it was just a couple of showers, which didn’t seem to deter the cyclists at all.

The organisers would like to thank everyone who made this event possible, including the volunteers who come along and marshal the course, the people who donated raffle prizes, but mostly everyone who came and took part and made the day a worthwhile venture.

Chair of Builth Bike Bash, Bonna Williams, said: “Every year it is amazing to see so many keen and determined cyclists taking part, from the youngsters who are cycling unaided for the first time, to the older kids who want to beat last year’s total.

“We just love to see the enthusiasm for cycling from the people of Builth.” 

Builth Bike Bash is a charity set up to encourage and enable more people to enjoy riding their bike. If you would like to get involved, visit their website at www.builthbikebash.uk.

The committee always welcome new members. If you’re interested or for information on how to contact them, email builthwellscycle@btconnect.com.