Yorkshire Lass Cycling Club (YLCC) celebrated its first charity sportive on 14 August with over 300 riders joining organisers Kate Horsfall of Wetherby, Judith Worrall of Thirsk and Ali Tiffin of Leeds in an event which will have raised in the region of £11,000 for women’s cancer charities.
Always keen to keep an eye on developments in the North Yorkshire cycling scene, we grabbed a few minutes with Yorkshire True Grit gravel sportive organiser Andrew Wright to learn a bit more about his upcoming challenge
So, a confession. This site’s called North Yorkshire Cycling. Its purpose is to celebrate cycling in Yorkshire. I’ve lived in Yorkshire all my life. And yet it’s only really in adulthood that I became patriotic about a County that is known the world over for being fiercely proud of itself. So what took so long?
Gone are the days of stuffy conference rooms and sticky name badges. Business people are beginning to take on a whole new approach to meeting new customers and connections.
A new amateur cycling team has been launched with support from Wold Top Brewery and other local businesses.
Cycling in North Yorkshire (or is it?)
“Dan, it’s Sanjai from Chevin Cycles, what do you make of ebikes?”
“Errrmmm I don’t really know, I guess they’re good for people that can’t ride up hills”
“How about when they’re mountain bikes?”
“I haven’t the faintest idea”
“Would you like to find out?”
“Hell yeah.”
