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In celebration of the Tour de France visiting our shores, Mildenhall Cycling Club is hosting a Go-Ride Tour event, to cement the legacy and give young people the chance to get involved with cycle sport.
All youngsters across the area are welcome to turn up and take part in the entry-level event, which will take place on Thursday 17th July 2014 at 6.45pm St Mary’s CofE Academy, Trinity Avenue, Mildenhall, IP28 7LR.
The Go-Ride Tour has been co-ordinated by British Cycling, to give local children the opportunity to emulate their cycling heroes and get involved with cycle sport.
All events take place in a fun and safe, traffic-free environment and will be led by club volunteers and coaches trained by British Cycling. On the day, young riders will have the chance to take part in a number of riding sequences, with the best performances winning t-shirts and medals in the colours of the Tour de France jerseys – white, green, yellow and polka dot.
Mandy Burchett (Go-Ride Coach) from Mildenhall Cycling Club is expecting a good turnout for the event. She said: “It’s such an exciting summer for cycling, with the greatest road race in history having been to the UK. We saw from the Olympics that events like this inspire so many young people to get on their bikes and we want to provide an opportunity for them to experience the thrill of cycle sport.
“We look forward to welcoming new riders to our Go-Ride Tour event, which will be a fun mini Cyclo-Cross event” she added.
Cyclo-Cross takes place in a traffic free environment, on a course featuring pavement, grass and obstacles where the riders have to dismount and carry their bike over the obstruction.
Anyone interested in more details should contact Mandy, [email protected].
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