Cycle star sets wheels in motion for Pendle race (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Cycle star sets wheels in motion for Pendle race
10:41am Monday 22nd February 2010 in
FORMER Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman helped launch the National Road Race Championship.
The event will take place in Pendle on Saturday, June 27, and was launched at Roughlee Village Centre on Saturday.
The championships, described as the FA Cup Final of cycling, are being held in Pendle for the first time.
Olympic medallists Bradley Wiggins and Colne’s Steven Burke will be up against riders including Tour de France winner Mark Cavendish.
Thousands of spectators are expected to line the streets of Pendleside to watch the ride.
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Cycle star sets wheels in motion for Pendle race
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