New sportives, festivals and successes

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New summer festival for the Lake District

A new initiative from the Lake District see's a 6.9 million pound investment called Drive less see more. The event will commence on Sunday July 22 and will run across the region until Sunday July 29. The week long initiative, which will include towns like; Coniston, Newby Bridge, Bowness, Ambleside and Grasmere, will kick off with the one day "Go cycle, Go Walk, Go Lakes festival in Staveley, Cumbria. The day will lead guided walks, rides, try outs, displays, cycle road show and circus entertainment. What more could you ask for? For further details check Go lakes travel website.



Scotland's answers to the around the world challenge

Last week saw Scotland launch its first 24-hour around the world challenge in conjunction with the around the world cyclist Mark Beaumont. The ride that will take place on Friday October 5 and Saturday October 6 will be held at the Knockhill racing circuit, which is a 1.3mile circuit allowing entrants in teams of four or solo efforts to cover the 18,296miles (in total) that Mark did on his World record attempt. Entry to this event is £30 with a minimum sponsorship of £375. For more details or to register visit Cycle the world website

Cycle West is a 8.6 million euro project that was launched two years ago to promote cycle tourism. It is set to be the official partner for the Cycle West Sportive, which will be part of the three-day Festival of Sport happening this September in Cornwall. The festival organisers The Human Race also set to have a 40km women's only Cycletta event will allow entry into the festival itself also. The sportives will take palce on Saturday September 15 comprising of two distances, kicking off from Marazion, heading towards the famous Land's End. For more details check the official website Festival of Sport 

The Epic and Standard routes will look to take in hills such as Leith Hill, Pitch Hill and White Down, with all routes returning on more flat, rolling roads to help recovery before the end. The Epic will climb up to a peak of 300 meters and a total climbing of 2127 meters and will cost £30. The Standard will cost the same but with the shorter distance comes slightly less climbing and riders will come in at 1170 meters of climbing at the end of the day, finally the Fun route costing £20.

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Symon Lewis joined Cycling Weekly as an Editorial Assistant in 2010, he went on to become a Tech Writer in 2014 before being promoted to Tech Editor in 2015 before taking on a role managing Video and Tech in 2019. Lewis discovered cycling via Herne Hill Velodrome, where he was renowned for his prolific performances, and spent two years as a coach at the South London velodrome.