THERE’S still time to enter the Daily Echo-backed Macmillan Dorset Bike Ride on July 1.

Organisers have their hopes pinned on improving weather to ensure a good turnout for the annual fundraising event.

There will be six different circular courses, appealing to all cycling abilities.

The 10- and 20-mile rides include quiet roads and cycle paths while the 38-mile ride follows the Stour Valley and Winterborne Valley.

The 48 and 60 mile rides venture into the Dorset hills and the 100 mile ride goes even further into the heart of the countryside.

With more than 4,000 people diagnosed with cancer every year in Dorset, the bike ride raises essential funds to help Macmillan provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support to sufferers and their families. You can enter the ride online at macmillanbikeride. co.uk, phone 01202 601705 or obtain entry forms by contacting Macmillan Dorset Bike Ride, PO Box 1432, Broadstone, BH18 9YE