Riders reach new heights in the 30th Old Town Bike Race

Hastings Old Town Carnival Week: Bike Race. Photo by Roberts Photographic SUS-180108-073144001

Riders enjoyed perfect sunny conditions as the Old Town Bike Race celebrated its 30th anniversary on Tuesday evening.

The race sees riders attempting to get the quickest time in a ride up steep Crown Lane from a standing start on an old butcher’s bike.

A large crowd gathered at the bottom of All Saints Street and lined the lane to cheer on riders, both male and female, of all ages.

The Bike Race is held as part of Old Town Carnival Week each year in memory of Hastings fisherman and boy-ashore Jimmy Read, who was killed on Hastings beach during the great hurricane of 1987.