WILTSHIRE’S number one cycling event rolled into Warminster this weekend, attracting well over 1,000 biking enthusiasts to the exciting attraction.

The eighth edition of the Warminster Wobble at Warminster’s town park set off set off a palpable chain reaction of excitement throughout the weekend.

Headline attraction Andrei Burton, one of the UK's most successful mountain bike trials athletes, torqued the talk with his set of death-defying jumps, thrilling the crowd.

This was ably propped up by a multitude of cycling activities, including races, a bike jumble, coaching, workshops, computer generated challenges and running displays in the ramped arena by stunt rider Chris Smith.

Colin French, organiser of the event, said: “It has all gone really well, it has been very busy, with a good full day of different events for lots of different ages to enjoy.

“Each year this event is growing and continually improving and it was great to see just how many youngsters were getting involved and getting excited about cycling which is what this is all about.

“I would like to thank Andrei for stepping in at the last minute, he was superb. He wowed the crowd to say the least with some of his tricks, they were phenomenal.”

On top of the event and attractions on Saturday, around 150 people took part in Sunday’s bike rides of 40 miles, 30 miles and a family 10 mile ride.

In addition Harridges health club ran spinning classes and Frome bike shop Cycology brought in some Trek bikes for bike fans to drool over.

Mr French added: “For both days there has been a lovely atmosphere. My personal highlight is seeing both young and old getting stuck into this great sport and long may it continue.

“I think the reason it is becoming more popular is because of the general popularity of cycling and that more people are becoming aware of the event.

“I was very impressed by the amount of youngsters taking part in the longer rides. This is all about promoting cycling, a healthy and active lifestyle and the people in Warminster are responding to that.”