The future of a major Manx cycling event is being put at risk because of the actions of some of those training to take part.

The End-to-End will see 1,700 participants ride more than 46 miles over a mixture of roads, moorlands, country lanes and forest tracks.

The route also goes along some private farmland by permission of the owner.

However, a number of cyclists have been using this private land as part of their training, ignoring the signs forbidding them to do so.

End-to-End Committee member Steve Honeybone says people need to stay away from the fields around the Surby area - especially since it's now lambing season.

He fears if people continue to flout the rules it could have serious consequences for the End-to-End.