The National CycloSportive – which replaces the existing Pendle Pedal event – will take place around Pendle on Saturday 26 June. Participants can choose from two routes which take in climbs, descents and stunning views around the Ribble Valley and the Trough of Bowland.

The sportive coincides with the weekend of the British Road Racing Championships and will share some of the same challenging route that Britain’s best riders will cover one day later. Just like the British Road Racing Championships, the sportive will finish in Barley village beside Pendle Hill, and riders will pass through the same start/finish gantry before heading out onto some of the traffic-free roads the pros will ride on the following day.

The National CycloSportive will feature many of the famous climbs previously tackled by pro riders on the Tour of Britain, Kellogg’s Tour and Tour of Lancashire races, over Waddington Fell, Tatham Fell, Bowland Knotts, The Trough of Bowland and the Nick of Pendle. The main route is 100miles long, with a 60mile option also available.

The headline event of the weekend is the National Road Race Championships on Sunday 27 June. Taking part will be Olympic champions Bradley Wiggins and Nicole Cooke, plus multiple Tour de France stage winner, Mark Cavendish.

weekend, including details of how to enter the National Cyclo-Sportive, visit www.pendlecyclefest.co.uk