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Strickland Arms Lanequest June 3rd 2008 - Report   LAKELAND LANEQUEST 2008 SERIES OFF TO A FLYING START!!   A record entry of over 120 riders made event 1 of this years’ eagerly awaited Lakeland Lanequest Series an outstanding success. With a 32 mile course and a 2 hour time limit, competitors ranged from top local riders, out for a win to families and generation pairs enjoying a good ride in beautiful evening sunshine around the leafy lanes surrounding the event start and finish at the excellent and accommodating Strickland Arms, Sizergh. The premise of a Lanequest is quite simple: you need a bike, any bike, a mapboard (cardboard will do), a cycling helmet, and an ability to know your way around an Ordnance Survey Map. With 30 “controls” sited mainly on footpath/bridleway fingerposts, all reachable on tarmac, the aim is to visit as many as possible , punching your control card at each one: 30 controls over a 32 mile route in 2hours takes some doing. On Event 1, last years overall series winner and Wheelbase (Series Sponsors) rider Paul Trott yet again reigned supreme, covering the 32 plus mile route in just under 2 hours which included 30 stops to punch his control card, and some time to stop and check the  route whilst underway: an awesome achievement! Staveley based rider Mike Toyn wasn’t far behind however, and collected just a few seconds time penalties which saw him just pipped into second place. Last years Series Womens Solo winner, Anne Plant again demonstrated why she is a Champion Ladies Cyclist by an outright win yet again. From mixed pairs on tandems to mums and daughters on sit up and beg bikes, this event had them all, and thoroughly enjoyable they found it.! Commented Series Co-ordinator and Lanequest Founder Carol McNeill :” We had a fabulous but  entirely un-expectedly high turn out, which caused a few heart stopping moments when we ran out of maps! A quick car ride to Wheelbase HQ in Staveley saved the day and within 20 minutes we had an additional supply of  for competitors to use.” Event 2 takes place from the Sandside Inn at Arnside next Tuesday evening, with starts from 5.30 to 7pm. See www.mintcakemtb.co.uk and www.wheelbase.co.uk for further details. Lanequest 1 results Home Summer Lanequests