Published: August 29, 2010
Cyclists drop in at Burnham hovercraft station during UK tour

Almost 30 cyclists made a quick visit to Burnham-On-Sea's hovercraft station during the latest stage of a round Britain cycling challenge on Saturday (August 28th).

The cyclists sped their way along the town's beach from Berrow to Burnham during the Somerset leg of The Great Tour.

The event briefly came to a standstill when one of the cyclists, triathlete Donna Elliott, came off her bike near the pier. Fortunately, Donna was not hurt and she was among the cyclists who visited BARB's seafront HQ to see its two rescue hovercrafts before continuing their journey southwards.

Participants in the 64-day Great Tour started the 6,600km event on July 3rd. On their latest leg on Saturday, they rode 123km from Congresbury to Selworthy and passed through Berrow, Burnham and Highbridge.

They are on track to reach the finishing line in Seaton on September 4th. More details about the event are online here.

RELATED LINKS:

Official BARB Hovercraft Web site