Back by popular demand, the Festival of Cycling will once again be held in Rowntree Park this weekend (8-9 September).

Organisers are hoping for good weather so that everyone will be able to enjoy the ever-popular cycling ‘have-a-go’ sessions as well as watching daredevil cycling stunt shows from The Clan on Saturday and Savage Skills on Sunday. For thrill seekers the AirBag will be there too so BMX officianados can try their skills.

iTravel York aims to encourage and promote all forms of sustainable travel so at this year’s Festival of Cycling there will be information on walking, bus travel, journey planning, and car sharing. Also on show will be electric vehicles from Toyota, Mia and Smart .

The last two Festivals of Cycling were run as part of the Cycling City initiative to encourage more people to consider cycling as an everyday form of transport in and around York. The event is now part of iTravel York, an initiative funded from central governments’ Local Sustainable Transport Fund to encourage non-congesting modes of travel, to improve air quality and to help boost the local economy. Also appearing on Sunday will be the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Extrication team with a display of how a car crash victim is cut free from a vehicle wreck.

All kinds of pedal powered cycles from the everyday two wheeler to the highly unusual and specialised three and four wheelers, as well as mega bikes seating up to 8 people will be available for all ages and abilities to try out.

There will also be trade stands with many of the well known cycle shops in York being represented – there may be some Festival of Cycling special offers to take advantage of so it will be well worth a visit if a bicycle is on someone’s wish list! All in all the event promises to be a great, fun, family occasion.

The festival will run 10am-5pm on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September and admission is free. For more details go to: www.yorkfestivalofcycling.org.uk and follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/YorkFestivalOfCycling