A charity cycle ride stretching three counties is to take place this weekend.

The Three Counties Cycle Ride is to take place this Sunday, June 4, with participants setting off from Bracknell.

Cyclists can still register online at 3ccr.org, where people can choose from the 15, 33 or 54-mile well-signed and marshalled routes around the Berkshire countryside, with the longer routes dipping into Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Organised by Easthampstead Rotary Club, the route starts and finishes at Garth Hill College in Bracknell, where there is free on-site parking and refreshments.

There are also drink stations and rest stops on the longer routes, a 3CCR support vehicle and our Charlie's Angels from Bia Cycling who are able to assist cyclists.

"It's a charity cycle ride," says Dave Donaldson, long-term 3CCR Steering Group leader and Easthampstead Rotarian "which, over its almost 60-year history, has raised well over a million pounds for local charities!".

Derek New who now heads up the 3CCR Steering Group reports added: "Over 300 riders have already registered for this year's 3 Counties Cycle Ride.

"So ride with us. E-bikes are welcome, as are trikes, tandems, recumbent bikes, bikes with baby seats or trailers. Even monocycles, penny-farthings and pandas have taken part over the years."