Olympics champion at cycling event

They joined around 15,000 people for Sky Ride Birmingham, a free family cycling event organised by Sky and British Cycling in partnership with Birmingham City Council.

The event saw roads closed around Birmingham City Centre for the day while cyclists took on the 7.5km (4.6 miles) route.

This is the third year the event has come to Birmingham, with other Sky Rides taking place across the country.

Olympic track cyclist Victoria Pendleton said: “These are great events, I was at the first one in London and I couldn’t believe the turnout. I had no idea it was going to grow to this size.”