The whole country went mad when Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France, swiftly followed by fantastic performances from our cyclists at the Olympics and Paralympics. It's definitely a sport that is having a renaissance in Britain, both at competitive level and amongst the millions of commuters and weekend cyclists. I never had a bike as a kid (deprived, I feel!) so I can't say that cycling is something I'm actually personally fond of, though I wish I was. But it's a great sport to watch.
Cycling in Yorkshire, with its hilly terrain, is a challenge worthy of the world's best cyclists. 'Welcome to Yorkshire', the Yorkshire tourist board, has launched Le Bid, an audacious proposal to host the opening stages - Le Départ - of the Tour de France in Yorkshire in 2016. Sounds like that would be great fun. I signed the petition!
I like the cycling. Cycling races are exciting. I am greeting
ReplyDeleteHere's wishing Yorkshire good luck with the bid! I used to be a very keen cyclist, but felt that with the traffic getting heavier and faster, I was riding my luck as well as my bike.
ReplyDeleteI lived on my bike as a child, and as a teen until I got a driver's license. Then it was back to recreational riding as a young adult, with the bike carrier on the back of the car for rides in exotic places, child seats on the back of the bikes to make it a family outing, and then bikes for everyone. Now biking has become infrequent again; maybe we need to change that.
ReplyDeleteIt was the same here when Cadel Evans won last year Jenny. Such a great way to get from a to b, if only I had a sense of balance!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to Yorkshire, jennyfreckles. I have bicycles in Connecticut and Florida, but really don't use the Connecticut bike very often. The traffic is a bit too much here.
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