In 15 pictures: Hastings Old Town Carnival Week Bike Race

Running since 1988, the race was created to celebrate the life of Hastings Fisherman, Jimmy Read, who was killed by flying debris on the beach in the great storm of 1987.

The event takes place on Crown Lane which is the Old Town’s steepest road and sees entrants attempting to cycle up the lane as quickly as possible on Jimmy’s original butcher’s bike without losing contact with the saddle, just like Jimmy did with a friend many years earlier, for a modest wager after a few drinks in the Crown Pub. Jimmy’s old bike was looking and running in tip top condition after it was totally refurbished by the BBC’s Repair Shop team.