Waterford Bike Week Programme Launched

National Bike Week 2014 will take place from Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd June, with bike related events taking place right around the country. Waterford is no different and in fact, it is a county which has a very strong tradition where Bike Week is concerned. In all there are 23 events taking place right across County Waterford over the course of the week.

Bike Week, which is funded at national level by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is about celebrating all of the benefits of cycling for both recreation and transport. Here in Waterford those wishing to be part of the fun should find an event in a location to suit all comers. There are bike barbeques, bike maintenance workshops, community cycles and school cycling events taking place right across the county, from Ardsallagh in the west to Faithlegg in the east and many towns and villages in between.


Waterford City & County Council, Waterford Sports Partnership and Go Dungarvan are encouraging all those considering taking part in Bike Week events to come along and be part of our 'Gear Up For Bike Week' event which will take place in the Fusion Centre, near Dungarvan Sports Centre on Thursday evening 12th June from 4 to 7 p.m.

Bring your bike along for a FREE 'bike check up'. Simple fixes will be carried out there and then; if it can't be fixed, our experts will let you know what you need to do. There will also be some basic bike maintenance demos including how to fix a puncture and how to carry out a basic maintenance check on your own bike.

For more information on Bike Week events here in Waterford log onto www.bikeweek.ie/events. You can also e-mail the local bike week coordinator Johnny Brunnock, Waterford City & County Council at jbrunnock@waterfordcoco.ie or call 058-21496 for more details.