In the Pendle and Burnley area we have a number of National and International cycling heroes past and present.

Current Heroes

Are actively competing at Elite, National and International levels now:

Steven Burke - Colne. Selected for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Paul Oldham - Trawden

Ian Wilkinson - Barnoldswick

Simon Wilson - Burnley

Past Heroes

Locally we have a strong record for cycling development:

Alan Gornall - Barnoldswick: gold medal at the Commonwealth Games

Tony Gornall: Tour of Britain rider and Great Britain International

Alan Ramsbottom, Nelson: Tour de France rider, 14th overall in the 60s.

Ones to Watch

Look out for some of our younger local riders:

Sam Boast

Chris Sherrifs

Nathan Smedley

Martin Woffindin