Steve Peat’s “Bikes And Beers” Tour Coming To A Venue Near You!

Mountain biking superstar, Steve Peat, has announced tour dates across the UK for his stage tour “Bikes And Beers”. The tour put on in association with Troy Lee Designs, Santa Cruz and Peaty’s Products will be held at 21 venues from 16th October – 23rd November.

The trip down memory lane will include stories about how Peaty went from being a plumber to World Champion, along with the parties and capers he and other riders got up to in the early years of downhill.

Press Release follows;

“As one of the greatest men’s downhill mountain bike racers of all time and a genuine superstar of the sport, Steve Peat needs little introduction as he brings the story of his life and career to 21 stages across the UK, from Falmouth to Inverness, in his debut ‘audience with…’ style tour, Bikes & Beers, presented by adrenaline-sport speaker specialists, Speakers from the Edge, and in association with Santa Cruz Bicycles, Troy Lee Designs and Peaty’s Products.

“It’s funny how I probably feel more nervous for this than I would dropping into a World Cup track!!” – STEVE PEAT

Starting out on his racing career in the early 1990s, an era when mountain bike racers would party as hard as they rode, Steve went on to become the 2009 UCI DH World Champion, three-time World Cup Champion, nine-time British National Champion and two-time European Champion in one of the most enduring downhill racing careers, which saw him win 17 World Cup races and reach the World Cup podium 52 times, over two decades at the Elite level

This year saw Steve inducted into the MTB Hall of Fame in the first time of eligibility and his influence on the sport cannot be overstated, as his involvement in the development of everything from clothing to young riders continues

Away from the race track, particularly in the years when racers weren’t quite as strict as they are today with their training, nutrition and fitness regimes, Steve was always at the centre of the notorious wild post-race parties, along with the likes of Rob Warner and Shaun Palmer, creating a vast number of anecdotes that today’s racers can only dream about with envy

In Bikes & Beers, Steve tells the story of his illustrious racing career; the bikes, the world cups, the parties and the pursuit of the seemingly elusive World Championship title which some thought might never come, won in style in 2009. He will take audiences along the journey that saw him rise from plumbing to podiums and become one of the most successful men’s downhill racers of all time, showing just how the man who wouldn’t back down earned his place as a legend in the sport of mountain biking.

Bikes & Beers is touring UK theatres, from Tuesday 16 October, to Friday 23 November. To book tickets, or for further details, visit www.speakersfromtheedge.com“

Steve Peat’s “Bike And Beers” tour will visit the following venues on these dates:

Tues 16 Oct
MALVERN Malvern Theatres
01684 892277

Wed 17 Oct
BATH Komedia
01225 489070

Mon 22 Oct
STAFFORD Gatehouse Theatre
01785 619080

Tues 23 Oct
NOTTINGHAM Playhouse
0115 941 9419

Wed 24 Oct
LINCOLN New Theatre Royal Lincoln
01522 519999

Mon 29 Oct
CHELMSFORD Civic Theatre
01245 606505

Tues 30 Oct
HORSHAM Capitol Theatre
01403 750220

Wed 31 Oct
HIGH WYCOMBE Old Town Hall
01494 512000

Thurs 1 Nov
SHEFFIELD Octagon Centre
0115 807 7900

Mon 5 Nov
LEEDS City Varieties Music Hall
0113 243 0808

Tues 6 Nov
BUXTON Buxton Opera House
01298 72190

Wed 7 Nov
CAERNARFON Galeri Theatr
01286 685250

Thurs 8 Nov
NEWTOWN Theatr Hafren
01686 614555

Fri 9 Nov
TREORCHY, S. Wales Park & Dare Theatre
03000 040444

Mon 12 Nov
LANCASTER Town Hall
01524 582803

Tues 13 Nov
INVERNESS Eden Court
01463 234234

Wed 14 Nov
STIRLING Albert Halls
01786 473544

Tues 20 Nov
CHRISTCHURCH Regent Centre
01202 499199

Wed 21 Nov
FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion
01326 211222

Thurs 22 Nov
EXETER Corn Exchange
01392 665938

Fri 23 Nov
CHELTENHAM Town Hall
08445 762210*

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