Slip sliding end to year at Erlestoke (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
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Slip sliding end to year at Erlestoke
8:53am Friday 4th January 2013 in News By Andrew Baber
Riders battle with the muddy conditions on the ride on Sunday
Mountain bikers turned up in their hundreds to blow away the Christmas cobwebs on Sunday in the 12th annual Salisbury Plain Area Mountain Biking Winter Challenge (SPAM).
Around 550 riders turned up to the Erlestoke base. The event offered three different distances – 25km, 35km and 50km.
SPAM chairman Martin Disney said that the event generated £6,500 for local charities and groups.
Mr Disney, 37, of Westbourne Road, Trowbridge, said: “The numbers were much better than last year, and it was great to see more families get involved.”
