There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

Some 3,000 cyclists pedalled 160 km on the weekend from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton.

The event was the Prospera Gran Fondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. These photos were taken on Highway 97 between Kaleden and Penticton.

(Dan Walton photos)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)

There were 3,000 cyclists who pedalled 160 kilometres last weekend, from Penticton to Oliver to Summerland and back to Penticton to be able to say they competed in the Prospera Granfondo Axel Merckx Okanagan. (Dan Walton photo)