Perthshire Cycling Festival returns in 2012

Cyclists of all ages and aspirations can look forward to next May’s Highland Perthshire Cycling Festival. The organiser, Highland Perthshire Cycling, have announced the return of  the popular event and offered a glimpse of some of the highlights.

Perthshire Cycling Festival

The Highland Perthshire Cycling Festival takes place leading up to, and over, the legendary Etape Caledonia weekend, and includes a diverse range of road and mountain bike events throughout the regions of Aberfeldy, Blair Atholl, Dunkeld, Kenmore, Pitlochry, Tummel and Rannoch from Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 May 2012.

HPC is a voluntary group that was set up in 2009 to promote and develop cycling in Highland Perthshire. It will announce the full details of next year’s Festival programme in January 2012. So far confirmed highlights include:

The BIG Day with Graeme Obree, Aberfeldy: A community and family focused event with Scottish cycling legend Graeme Obree. Free and fun.

All Ability Cycling Event: An opportunity for locals and visitors with disabilities and learning difficulties to have a go at cycling on specially adapted bikes

Women’s Cycle Workshop:- A day workshop for women to improve skills and confidence run by Mission WOW

Cyclo Cross Event: An after-school Cyclo Cross competition for young people

Tay Titans Highland Perthshire Cross Country: A youth cross country competition

Dunkeld Cycle Fun Day: An opportunity for families to try out the new cycle course and obstacle course with coaching and bike hire

Keep an eye on the Cycle Festival website for further details in early 2012.