GRASS-TRACK cyclists are being asked to get on their bike at Ambleside Sports tomorrow.

The UK's oldest traditional sporting event will be held for the 132nd time, with the occasion, which has been running since the 17th century, drawing in people from across the county and beyond.

Children and adults can take part in a variety of different competitions, which include hound trailing, fell running and Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling.

Organisers are looking for entries for the track cycling, which demands that bikes have fixed wheels, no brakes and cross-track tyres.

The feature race of the day is the Devil Take Hindmost, where the last competitor on each circuit is eliminated until there is only person left standing.

The organisers have a number of special bikes they can provide, if young people get in touch before the day.

Cycling manager Bob McLean, 76, first came to Ambleside Sports more than 60 years ago, cycling from Egremont in West Cumbria over the Hardknott and Wrynose Passes. He can be contacted on 016973 61392 by anyone wishing to race who is in need of a bike.

The Ambleside Senior Fell Classic is one of its most prestigious hound races in the calendar, and is due off at 1.45pm.

Fell-running sees the senior race around the famous Fairfield Horseshoe, which in the past has seen legendary runners Bill Teasdale, Tommy Sedgewick, Fred Reeves and Reg Harrison compete. There are also junior events for under-12s, under-14s and under-17s.

Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling has family names running through its blood in Ambleside, with the Harringtons, Brocklebanks and Masons closely involved over the last 50 years.

Gates open at 10am tomorrow, and the first event – the Rydal Round fell race – starts at noon.