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Wokingham food bank, which is our chosen charity this year.

Wokingham Foodbank works in partnership with Trussell Trust to offer critical emergency support to households across the borough, distributing over 5000 food parcels last year. Trussell Trust extended this impact nationwide, distributing more than 3.1 million parcels across UK food banks. These numbers highlight a stark reality, our current social security system falls short of […]

Register for this Great Event on Sunday 23rd June.

Just a reminder. You can now register for the Wokingham Bikeathon. There are four routes as the previous year, by popular demand there will be an additional drinks stop added to the extra long route (51 Miles). Registration can be made on the website or here at https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=13234 To help families take part, we have […]

Registration Opens on 22nd March

Winter is now over, the daffodils are out, the lambs are in the field and the first sounds of lawnmowers can be herd. Spring is here! The Wokingham Bikeathon Committee are pleased to announced that this years event will be held on Sunday 23rd June 2024. The proposal is to have four routes as the […]

Wokingham Bikeathon Sunday 23rd June 2024

The Wokingham Bikeathon Committee are pleased to announced that this years event will be held on Sunday 23rd June 2024. The proposal is to have four routes as the previous year, by popular demand there will be an additional drinks stop added to the extra long route (51 Miles). Registration will open in March and […]

Longer 50 Mile Route Confirmed

A new longer 50 mile route has now been confirmed for Wokingham Bikeathon 2023. The new route totals 51 miles and is on generally quiet roads with two climbs. Going out through Waltham St Lawrence, the route crosses the A4 at Charvil before crossing the Thames at Sonning. The route climbs through Playhatch before descending […]

A New Longer Route of 50 Miles is Proposed

This year a new longer route has been proposed.  The new route will follow the current route east of Warren Row, then will divert off to the east and follow current routes. Thank you to Wokingham Cycle club for developing the new route. More details will be published in April. We would also like to […]

Importance of warming up & down

We would like to thank Nuffield health for the support they gave, they ran a warm-up session last year before the cycling event. The importance of a warm up Preparing your body for exercise such as a bike ride is important to prevent injury. Warm ups and cool downs for physical activity are almost as […]