

In addition to the one day Dragon Ride on Sunday 14th June, some riders participated in the Dragon Tour: two additional days of cycling for those who are up for a multi-day challenge. The Dragon Ride distances ranged from 100-km up to the massive 305-km Dragon Devil ride, with a total of 3,544 riders participating. Cycle Tech UK provided 7 mechanics in their vans to support the Dragon Ride, with two of these also supporting the Dragon Tour. For the Ride, they were stationed at feed stations and strategic points on the route. Sunday weather was wet, dry, sunny and windy. These events are a good opportunity to market our network as riders come from all over the UK, it's always a busy day and riders tend to come all at once, with wanting tubes and borrow the pump being the main issues but anything can happen on the day! A BIG thank you to our mechanics for supporting and keeping riders wheels turning.....
Phil at feed station 2 had a constant stream of riders coming over to the van from 10 until 2, to have various ailments fixed. These included punctures, tyre replacements, chain replacement, vanishing chainring bolts and brake blocks, worn out cleats, broken pedals as well as gear indexing and end stop adjustments. The feed stations were well provisioned with energy products, food, water, and toilets, although a bike rack would have been a bonus considering the number of riders parked on the van.