Tag: Cycling

Le Tour Diary – the finale

After spending weeks preparing, our plan to ride the first stage of Le Tour finally took place on the 26th of June. We couldn’t have chosen a better day for riding, with the weather dry but not too hot. The four relay riders set off from Tech North at 7am- with a rider on the road…
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Tour de Roundhay – a Tour de Force!

  Celebrating the Tour de France coming to Leeds, the Tour de Roundhay set out to provide a fun and sociable afternoon for our local community. It certainly delivered this, drawing the praise of BBC Look North’s Amanda Harper who joined us to cut the ribbon for our Grand Départ. Ronnie the Rhino and the Garforth…
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Le Tour Diary – Getting ready for riding

    As we draw ever closer to the biggest cycling event coming to Leeds, join us as we follow a team of intrepid cycling enthusiasts attempting the first leg of the Tour. This is a fantastic opportunity for the young people involved to have a shared positive experience as well as raisingmoney for Martin…
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Being a Child Friendly Leeds Ambassador

We are child friendly Leeds.  When I read that on the sea of badges at the table in Sue Rumbold’s office, I thought ‘yeah, love that idea!’  Big thumbs up!  Sue is the chief officer for partnership development business support in childrens services at Leeds city council. After our meeting Sue offered me a badge and…
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