Hundreds of cyclists have taken to the roads to support a local charity.
More than 500 people saddled up and used their pedal power to help raise funds for St Giles Hospice.
Organisers expect the bike ride, which took place on Sunday (1st September), to raise more than £50,000 for the Whittington-based charity.
Cyclists chose one of four open road route options of differing distances, each starting and finishing at the hospice.
Events Manager at St Giles Hospice, Chloe Herbert, said: “We’ve had great feedback from riders who thoroughly enjoyed today.
“There’s been a lovely atmosphere and everyone has been really enthusiastic. We loved hearing from so many people who took part because their lives had been touched by the work of St Giles.
“We’d like to thank everyone who took part in this year’s event and helped to make Cycle St Giles so special, and we’d especially like to thank the riders who raised money for the hospice while they were riding through the beautiful Staffordshire countryside.
“The support of our fundraisers is so important for funding our services and over the past six years our wonderful cyclists have raised over £225,000 to help people living with a potentially terminal illness in our local community.”
For the first time this year, cyclists were able to become Cycle St Giles Champions, by pledging to take part in both last week’s event and the Cycle St Giles Spring event which started and finished in Chasewater Country Park in May.
Chloe added: “We always say that it takes a community to make a hospice and our supporters really showed that.
“It was really wonderful to see so many Cycle St Giles Champions taking part in the ride and we’d like to thank everybody who supported us at both Cycle St Giles events – they really are our champions.”
