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Martyn Ashton, Martin Hawyes, Eddie Tongue, Ian Cooper, Team MBUK,
and Team Giant will be entertaining the holiday crowds at seaside locations around the UK for the first week and a bit of August.
Red Bull will be there with their Landrover PA system. And the Department of Education will there with a roadshow of their own: Don’t Quit Now¹, a prompt not to forget about further education.
Here¹s who from the trade will be where.
SRAM – All nine venues venues
Pashley – All nine venues
Boulder cycles – Blackpool
Cycosport – All nine venues
Giant – All nine venues
GT/Schwinn – All nine venues
Peak performance – All nine venues
Two wheel – Blackpool
Leisure Lakes – Blackpool
Xtreme – Poole
Cambrian – Cardiff
Don Skene – Cardiff
Raleigh/Diamondback – All nine venues
Bikin Motion – Paignton
On a bike – Paignton
Action Bikes – Poole
Simply the bike – Paignton
Shepherds – Poole
Weymouth Cycles – Poole
Mikes Bikes – Weston
Bidabike – Poole
Richardsons – Skegy
The cycle surgeon – Weston
Chamberlaines – 4 venues
Coogee – Skegy
Action Bikes – Paignton
Offshore – Cleethorpes
Baker street bikes – Brighton
Future¹s Biker X event in Plymouth is shaping up really well too, says organiser Chris Holman.
Definite trade stands from Madison/RockShox, Scott, Kona, Hope, Ison, Animal/Orange, Giant, Pashley, Dainese, GT/Schwinn, and Raleigh/Diamondback. Specialized have chipped in with sponsorship. Red Bull and Smiles are involved with rider refreshments and bar.
³The list of Biker X riders confirmed to come is scary and if half of the
others that we’ve heard are coming turn up it’s going to be amazing,² says Holman.
As well as top Brits such as Steve Peat, Rob Warner, Scott Beaumont, and Nigel Page some top international riders have also been lined up:
Shaun Palmer – USA (³No-one believes us,² says Holman, ³but his flights and hotels are booked.²)
Wade Bootes (current World Champion) – Aus
Brian Lopes (current World Cup champion) – USA
Karim Amour – France
Sean McCarroll – Aus
Michal Morosi – Czech
Also possible but not yet confirmed are:
Dave Cullinan – USA
Eric Carter – USA
Mike King – USA
Mickael Deldycke – France
Kirt Voreis – USA
Rich Houseman – USA
Gary Houseman – USA
