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Creative Trio: Cavendish, Chester & Cycling

Mark Cavendish is a former World Champion and Tour de France winner and is now attempting to win over North Wales. Cavendish is hoping to bring cycling success to North Wales in a new event. The event will be an open cycle sportive on August 9th and will feature Cavendish riding along side thousands of amateur cyclists from not only the UK but also around the world. The Rise Above Sportive will be held in aid of Help for Heroes and Right to Play. The event will have three routes including the 75km ‘enthusiast’ route, the 120km ‘purist’ route and… Read more

10th February 2015 0

Para-Cycling Update: The Verdict

After all the worries and stress from the UCI’s application error, we are pleased to confirm that Para-cycling WILL be on the program for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics! Hoorah! The Final Decision Para-cycling has had a warning and a reprieve after the IPC (International Paralympic Committee) announced it could be in with a chance of not being one of the chosen sports to make up the program. Being one of eight sports up for review was a punishment for cycling’s world governing body, UCI. Para-cycling is lucky to have made the cut after the IPC only filled 22 places out… Read more

2nd February 2015 0

The Fate of Para-Cycling 2020

Will Para-cycling make it into the 2020 Paralympic games? The final verdict on which sports will feature in the Tokyo games will be made at an international Paralympic Committee governing board meeting in Abu Dhabi with their decision being announced tomorrow. 16 sports already had their places confirmed back in October and the committee say there will only be a maximum of 23 sports that make up the Paralympic programme. Cycling’s Late Submission: The UCI, cycling’s governing body submitted an application for inclusion after the deadline and as a result of the late submission; it was not considered before the… Read more

30th January 2015 0

Work and School Cycle Storage

Have you heard of a M.A.M.I.L? No? Neither had we. Thanks to the boom in cycling over the past couple of years, a new special has been born. The MAMIL, a.k.a Middle Aged Man in Lycra is now a growing phenomenon. Whilst there has been a notable growth in cycling’s popularity with middle aged men, reports show that only around 2% of children regularly cycle to school. The main contributor to these figures being so low is the concern parents have over safety. In the Netherlands, where cycling is a huge part of culture, the number of children cycling to… Read more

26th January 2015 0