THOUSANDS of bikers rode through Wirral again on Sunday in tribute to the Egg Run.
Ready for the off: Bikers get ready for Sunday's Egg Run. Picture: Geoff Davies
Hundreds lined the streets to watch as the Wirral Egg Run tribute ride-out 2015 followed the route towards Clatterbridge.
Action from Sunday's Egg Run. Picture: Geoff Davies
The annual fundraising event had been scrapped in 2013 because of a lack of funding.
But around 3,000 bikers saddled up to take part in a tribute run on Sunday.
Getting ready for the start of Wirral Egg Run on Sunday. Picture: Geoff Davies
Above and below: Bikers who took part in Sunday's Egg Run. Picture: Geoff Davies
In a statement on its website ahead of this year's event, the egg run organisers said: "We are doing this ride-out to honour the members of the Empress MCC and everyone who made the Egg run one of the biggest, if not the biggest Egg Run in Europe.
"To honour every rider (no matter what machine they ride/rode) who has ever taken part in this fantastic happening in the past, we will keep the Wirral Egg Run name and spirit alive."
Among those taking part in Sunday's Egg Run. Picture: Geoff Davies
The Run had grown in popularity to a massive degree since its launch in 1981 and around 12,000 bikers attended the run in 2012.
It faced the axe in 2013 and was thought to have been saved when sponsors stepped in with a £20,000 sponsorship package.
Having fun at Sunday's Egg Run. Picture: Geoff Davies
But organisers said that despite the sponsorship, sufficient funding could not be guaranteed to meet the total cost of running the event safely and professionally.
Last year's run was described on the organisers' website as 'a tribute ride-out in honour of the Wirral egg run and the fantastic people who made it happen every year.'
Among the attractions at Sunday's Egg Run. Picture: Geoff Davies
This year, once again, bikers assembled and set off from the Dips at New Brighton.
Waiting for the start of Egg Run on Sunday. Picture: Geoff Davies
Supported charities this year included Claire House Children’s Hospice, the North West Air Ambulance and North West Blood Bikes, a charity that supports the NHS by providing out of hours transport for blood transfusions.
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