Published: September 24, 2008
Burnham-On-Sea bike competition winnner announced

The lucky winner of a Tour of Britain cycle race competition in Burnham-On-Sea has been named this week.

Mrs Jewel Larcombe, from Burnham, won the 'bike bits' competition and has been presented with her prize, a Giant Defy bike, by the Chairman of Somerset County Council, Alan Gloak.

The competition, which was overseen by Burnham's Chamber of Trade, involved 15 shops in the town displaying different bits of a bike and competitors were required to identify which shops were displaying each part.

Mrs Larcombe will be giving the bike to her granddaughter, Ashlea, who joined her grandmother in picking up the bike.

Graham Bagley, Somerset County Council's Tour of Britain Manager, said: "Somerset County Council sponsors the Tour of Britain as it attracts thousands of residents and visitors to watch along the route."

"The competition was run alongside this to encourage people to use local businesses on, and in the build up to, the race day."

"My congratulations go to Mrs Larcombe and I hope her granddaughter thoroughly enjoys using the bike."

The competition was run earlier this month to celebrate the Tour of Britain South West stage finishing in Burnham.

Photo above from left to right - Sharon New, Mrs Jewel Larcombe, Ashlea New, Chairman of Somerset County Council, Alan Gloak; Somerset County Council Local Member, Pat Parker; Alex Kenchington from Bicycle Chain.