Bike Week 2009

Bike Week 2009 Bike Week, the annual cycling celebration, which took place from 13 to 21 June in 2009, was enjoyed by many in Bracknell Forest.

There was a bike try out roadshow in Bracknell town centre on Saturday 20 June. Hundreds of shoppers and residents tried out a range of both practical and fun cycles, blended a smoothie drink by pedal power, or took away copies of the Council’s new cycle map and leaflet.

Ken Wellman - Winner of the Bike to Work Competition Many local workers cycled to work during the week, and entered the Council’s Bike to Work competition. The winner of the prize draw was Ken Wellman from Cable and Wireless, who chose a family pass to Coral Reef Waterworld as his prize.

Families enjoyed a six-mile, ranger-guided bike ride exploring the cycle ways and green parks of Bracknell Forest. The ride was combined with a treasure hunt for children.

Cycling facts

Regular cyclists can be as fit as non-cyclists ten years younger.
According to the British Medical Association, cycling just 20 miles a week HALVES the risk of heart attack.
Leisurely cycling burns calories at the same rate as very brisk walking.
The average UK motorist produces two tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Bicycles are pollution free.
58 per cent of car trips are less than five miles, and 25 per cent are less than two miles.
In the year 2000, 125 adults and children were killed in the UK while cycling. In the same year 45,000 died from coronary heart disease as a direct result of lack of activity.