PEDAL power is bringing in the cash for Manorlands.

Three cycling events last year together raised £24,000 for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice.

Sponsor All Terrain Cycles ran a prize draw to boost the coffers, with a voucher for £100 of cycling equipment up for grabs.

Anyone raising £50 or more through sponsorship was automatically entered into the draw.

Fifty-six names went into the hat and the winner was cycling enthusiast Alfie Cracknell.

He rides for a team at the Golden Fleece pub in Oakworth, and coined-in funds through taking part in the 3 Dales mountain bike challenge.

The voucher was handed over by Tony Booth, managing director of Saltaire and Wetherby-based All Terrain Cycles.

He said: “We enjoy being associated with Manorlands hospice.

“Its cycling events are enjoyed by riders, including many of our customers, from near and far.

“We are delighted that the incentive of the prize draw appears to have increased donations in 2017.

“We plan to do it again this year as we continue our support of this great local cause.”

Manorlands fundraiser and cycling events lead, Andrew Wood, pays tribute.

“We were delighted with the combined £24,000 raised last year for the care we provide to people in Airedale, Craven and the Dales,” he said.

“We thank Tony and the team at All Terrain Cycles for their ongoing support with this.”

This year’s 3 Dales challenge takes place on Sunday, June 17.

The event, first held in 2016, caters for mountain bike and cyclo-cross riders of all abilities.

Three routes are on offer, starting and finishing at Threshfield.

The Ribble is about 39 miles long and cumulatively includes climbs over 4,000 feet.

It takes in locations including Malham Tarn, Langcliffe, Settle and Hawkswick.

About two-thirds of the route is off-road.

The intermediate Aire ride covers 25.3 miles.

Participants turn right before reaching Malham Tarn, along a path known as Hawkswick Clowder.

On reaching Hawkswick, they follow a road section to Conistone and then climb a final two hills before descending Hebden Ghyll towards the finish.

The shortest ride, at 12.7 miles, is the Wharfe.

It follows roads from Grassington to Conistone, and then joins the Ribble and Aire riders.

All three routes include bail-out options part way round.

Start times are 9am for the Ribble and Aire rides and 10am for the Wharfe.

Participants will receive a medal and hot meal at the finish.

For more details and to enter, visit sueryder.org/3dalesmtb.

All services at Manorlands are free to patients and their loved ones, but it costs £9,000 a day to keep the hospice doors open.

Only a small part of the cost is covered by statutory funds.

Most of the funds have to be raised through voluntary donations.

Manorlands supports patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families at the hospice and in the community, across an area covering Craven, Airedale and Wharfedale as well as parts of Bradford.

For advice on planning your own fundraising event, contact the hospice on 01535 640430.