Leaders and organisers needed for Olympic-style parish-to-parish cycle ride
Last Updated on Saturday, 21 May 2011 15:48 Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 April 2011 09:13
Does anyone want to volunteer to be Clanfield's "Cycling Champion"? There is to be a parish-to-arish relay cycling event in 2012; preparations are starting now. The following information has been released by EHDC:
Cyclists will be asked to put the Pedal to the Medal and help organise an Olympic-style community relay race across the district. The event, to be held in 2012 and coincide with the Olympics in London, will see local cyclists riding from parish to parish as part of a great bike ride across the district. Each parish will organise a cycle ride through their own neighbourhood before passing on the baton – or the golden cycle pump as it will be on the day – to signal to the next parish to begin its ride.
To get the wheels turning on this fun project the event organisers, the CTC and East Hampshire District Council, hope to recruit a number of cycling champions who can attract participants and generate interest in their own parish. Training events will be held to help volunteers lead the rides.
EHDC’s Cycling Development Officer Sarah Walker said: “In 2012 we are aiming for an event where each parish would organise a group cycle ride to another parish. The next parish would cycle to another and so on. Ideally this event would be a circular ride and mirror the passing on of the Olympic torch, or in this case a golden cycle pump, which would be awarded to the parish who had gained the greatest participation. We want to find a cycle champion in each parish who would be trained to lead rides and to engage with local people.”
Training events are being held in East Hampshire on 23 and 24 May and 27 and 28 June 2011.
To find out more about the event, which is funded by the Big Lottery, contact Sarah Walker, East Hampshire Cycling Development Officer, on 07775 595998 or by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
