Cheque for £3150 is presented following Freewheelers annual charity cycle around Lough Neagh

A cheque was recently presented to Disabled Sport Development following the annual Freewheelers charity cycle in August.

The money was raised by the ‘Ulster Hand Cycling Association’ who organised The Freewheelers Cycle Tour around Lough Neagh which took part on Saturday August 2.

The UHCA would like to thank the cyclists who turned up from all over the province, including many from the Lisburn area, to support the Annual Freewheeler`s Charity Cycle Tour around the 78 mile circuit of Lough Neagh, with special thanks to those who have assisted the event throughout its 24 years of existence.

This much needed funding will go towards, and is essential for, the survival and development of sports such as Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Tennis, Trackchair Racing, and Hand Cycling.

Such sports are enjoyed by people covering a wide range of disabilities.

The cyclists passed through Antrim, Randalstown, Toome, Ballyronan, Portadown, Lurgan and Crumlin before returning to the finish at Antrim Forum.

Special thanks should also go to JBE Building Services Ltd, Ballymena, and Alan McComb Joinery, Dundrod, for providing service vans on the day of the event, and to the catering ladies for a job well done.

The event organisers are extremely grateful to all who supported the Freewheelers Tour of Lough Neagh.

The next Freewheelers Lough Neagh Tour is planned for Saturday August 1, 2015, which will be the 25th anniversary of the event.