Olympic star relaunches Wigan borough Extreme Zone

Olympic BMX bronze medallist Declan Brooks gave youngsters a thrilling work-out at the reopening of a Wigan borough sport facility.
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The sporting hero gave a talk about his BMXing career, answered questions and showed off some of the skills that earned him a place on the medal podium in Tokyo last summer.

Bike owners were able to book places on a pair of two-hour sessions that Brooks hosted at Howe Bridge Leisure Centre’s Extreme Zone..

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Those in attendance were also joined by the Dr Bike team from the Gearing Up workshop who gave people’s two-wheelers a quick check over and carried out repairs if needed. The Extreme Zone was of course forced to close during the pandemic but it has since undergone a refurbishment, ready for new sporting adventures.

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