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L’Eroica Britannia: Retro Fun in the Peaks
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CYCLE TOURING FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE The Atlas Mountains, Atlantic Coast, Sahara Desert … Morocco is the ideal place to have an amazing cycling adventure this spring. Hire a bike or bring your own to enjoy the great weather and fantastic landscape of this exotic country on Europe’s doorstep.
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waiting hours for a few-second fix. Moreover, we can actually ride the race routes. This could be a cycling holiday in a region such as Normandy, where you nonchalantly ride a short section of the pro route on the way from a campsite to a Boulangerie. Maybe a family holiday that in truth centres around a day on a hallowed climb, following the tyre tracks of legends. It could even stretch to full blown tour, each stage meticulously ridden the week before the real racers. It’s about being part of something historic, epic and truly Grand. So don the T-shirt, download the App, read the latest book, play the latest X-Box version, hang the print on the wall. There’s no immunity to the Yellow Fever.
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he Tour de France is the only bike race that the majority of my friends take any interest in. Perhaps this is simply because it’s the only one that gets any air time on unpaid TV. But it’s got to be a bit more than that, surely. It wouldn’t be my first choice to get an uninitiated into the sport. I’d drag them in front of a one-day classic like Paris Roubaix or the Tour of Flanders. The tour can disappoint: a sprinter’s stage, with an uneventful trawl across flat northern France, followed by a few seconds of unintelligible sprint madness could put someone off bike racing for life. Perhaps it’s the Tour’s proximity to the UK, even more so when it’s rolling out in Yorkshire. The fact that we can go and join the throbbing roadside crowds,
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roica Britannia is the award-winning, three-day Great British Family Festival, celebrating all things vintage, lifestyle and cycling. This year it will be hosted from 17th-19th June for the third time in Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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The pinnacle of The Festival is The Ride, hosted on 19th June, the last day of The Festival. The adventure of a lifetime, the exhilarating challenge involves riding a pre-1987 road bike, dressed to the nines in flamboyant attire on a choice of 30, 55 or 100 mile routes across the breathtaking views of The Peak District. The first Ride of its kind in the UK, 2,000 riders took part in 2014 and 3,500 in 2015. Over 4,500 are expected to take part this summer.
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Fast becoming known as the 'The Most Handsome Family Festival in the World', Eroica Britannia takes everything from the heart of Great British traditions and dishes it out in spectacular style for families to enjoy with equal measures of quintessentially English curiosities. Not only a truly unique festival of its kind, Eroica Britannia is famous for being one of the UK's best value and accessible family festivals with advance online tickets. A three-day family holiday pass including three nights camping, parking and festival access is £120. Day passes start from just £10 per
person with kids under twelve going free. Festival visitors will also have the chance to cheer on stage three of the Aviva Women’s Tour before they arrive at the Festival showground on Friday 17th June. The International world class elite nature of the race presents festival goers the ultimate setting to get inspired by heroic cycling achievements. Eroica Britannia has teamed up with the Aviva Women’s Tour and will be issuing top tips on the best places to cheer on the Riders close by to Festival access points. Chris Boardman MBE is also attending Eroica Britannia as an ambassador for this year's charity partner Action Medical Research.
ABOUT THE RIDE
Maserati are the presenting partner for The Ride on Sunday 19th June 2016. The Ride takes the adventure into areas of the beautiful Peak District. Ride numbers are close to selling out at 4,500 riders. Women riders are at an all-time high with over 30% female participants. The Ride attracts adventurers from over 50 countries, including the UK, USA, Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, France and Australia. Riders travelling between villages of the Peaks enjoy the ultimate local showcase to replenish and re-fuel at 'feast-stops'. Villages put on huge spreads of locally made food and drink and turn their village hearts into a series of mini festivals, with music, singing and dancing along the route. Pre-Ride - riders can call into the World's greatest outdoor Bike Jumble located over acres of the festival site to primp and preen bikes before the big day! Riders will be treated to a packed Goodie Bag at registration - complete with a bottle of Handsome Ale brewed by Thornbridge Brewery specifically for the event. Riders will cool off at the Riders Tap with their Ale ticket for more Handsome Ale.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
Now in its third year, The Festival has grown into three days of fun for all the family. New features include: A new launch event: 'Swing Night'. A giant Swing dance-off hosted on the Main Stage on the 17th.
A new area: The Settlement. A collection of campfires and craft and makers’ tents designed to celebrate the best of British. New Categories for Best in Show: The Great British Cake Off. Looking for the best cake and Best Home Brew dedicated to slow gins. Ciders, beers and home brew vodkas et al! More family fun: our dedicated family area, named Vim and Vigour, and a family ride, The Great British Beach
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A new closing event: Last Day at the Proms. A huge welcome home party for the 4,000 riders flooding back to the Festival to the cheers of thousands of spectators.
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(complete with ice-cream vans and deck chairs) and a vintage fairground including a helter-skelter and steam gallopers. A new shopping experience: In addition to the magnificent British Bazaar, The Country Living shopping experience brings a further twenty artisans selling high-quality crafts and lifestyle products.
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Best in Show: the immensely popular vintage dressing up competition will return on Saturday 18th. Savile Row tailor and judge from BBC's Great British Sewing Bee Patrick Grant will return to judge the fashion categories for Best in Show. The British Bazaar: home once again to 250 uniquely splendid vendors, including the World's Greatest Bike Jumble at The Purchasable Exhibition of Treasures and acres of vintage. In addition, The Best of Britannia and Country Living shopping experience which will include an exclusive shopping preview on Friday 17th for generous opening day discounts. GRAZE: the roaming Food and Drink Festival crammed full of local, regional and national awardwinning street vendors will fuel riders and festival goers alike. Hullabaloo: Three-days of electrifying live performances from some of the most exciting names in independent music, hosted on multiple 'Hullabaloo' stages. The three-day festival builds to a crescendo on Sunday 19th June when an expected 4,500 riders will take to the tracks and trails of The Peak District National Park. Riders are welcomed personally back to the Festival after the ride to a huge welcome home party including a RAF Spitfire flyover. So, whether it’s a trip down Pudding Lane for something sweet, a quick spin on Swing Night, building a sand castle at the Great British Beach or even a refreshing tipple of our own Handsome Ale at the Thornbridge Tavern- there really is something truly British for everyone at Eroica Britannia this Summer.
LOCATION
Eroica Britannia is located on The Bakewell Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AQ
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Advance online purchase three-day festival tickets: £20. Advance online purchase one-day Festival passes: £10. On the gate day passes into the Festival are £15.Children under twelve go free. An advance purchase Family Festival Pass is £120 and includes tent camping, parking and three-day festival access for a family of four. Ride entry is £60 or £45 concessions and includes a three-day pass into the festival and all food at The Feast Stops en route. Onsite Festival Camping: £65 for three nights.
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CTC REBRAND AND LAUNCH BIKE WEEK
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ike Week 2016 is set to be another big bicycle bonanza aimed at getting over half a million people cycling to work and school from 11 – 19 June. As Cycling UK (formerly CTC, the national cycling charity) sets out its plans for another fantastic summer of cycling, we asked David Murray, Head of Communications and Campaigns at Cycling UK, to set out what their change in name means for our national cycling charity, and to tell us how Cycling World readers can take part in one of the biggest cycling events in the UK. Over to you David…
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As the longest-established transport organisation in the UK, it is safe to say that Cycling UK has seen its fair share of change, both inside and outside of the charity. Founded back in 1878, cycling meant penny-farthings and tricycles but cycles were changing fast – chaindriven ‘safety bicycles' were soon to take over – and they were opening up new horizons for independent travel.
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As The Cyclists’ Touring Club, we were a pioneering organisation, offering a home to those who were keen to explore the world from the saddle, and connecting those people together. More than that, we were an organisation that wanted to share its new-found passion for cycling with the world – to excite others into taking up this fun and exhilarating form of travel. We also stood up for the interests of everyone who wanted to cycle, and it helped to get more people cycling more often. Fast forward 138 years and those aspirations and values remain. What has changed however, is the need to have a name and brand that is more representative of what a cycling charity is and does, not just for recognition from existing cyclists – the five million people in the UK who cycle three or more times a week – but to reach out to all those people who rarely cycle or never have. That’s why we are Cycling UK.
Bike Week 2016 is one of those key initiatives that helps us all to reach out to the ‘couldbe-cyclists’ and convert them into people who cycle as part of everyday life. This annual opportunity to promote cycling, shows how getting on your bike can easily become a part of everyday life. Whether it’s for fun, as a means of getting to work or school, to get to the shops or to visit friends, Bike Week provides a one stop shop of events and inspiration to get people into the saddle. Being keen cyclists, Cycling World readers, I’m sure will have noticed, even if only anecdotally, that cycling is becoming more popular than ever. Increasing numbers of people are taking up cycling as an easy and efficient way to travel. But this gut feeling, when we are out on a ride and appear to be accompanied by more folks doing the same thing as us, is backed by government statistics. According to the National Travel Survey, over five million people cycle three or more times a week – that’s up by over 700,000 compared with the previous year’s data. Last year, through our Bike Week YouGov poll we found that some 47% of the UK’s workforce lives within five miles of work – a readily cycleable distance. So we know that there are millions of people out there who could make the switch to cycling, but maybe just need an excuse (and a friendly nudge) to take part. What’s more, we hear from the World Health Organisation and other health bodies, that the UK population is experiencing an obesity epidemic, and that we need to get more of us more active, more often (some 60% of us Brits are overweight or obese). Bike Week is a great catalyst for getting people cycling and to keep them cycling beyond this one week of bike-based fun. The challenge for Cycling UK is to fill that week with fun and incentives to get people to dig out and dust off their bikes – so we have done just that.
So the challenge to all of us who are already cycling champions and converts is to help other people around us to make the switch to cycling. Whether that’s offering to look over your neighbour’s bike to check the brakes, tyres and saddle position, or suggesting that you join them on their first ride into work (and if it’s a little out of your way, then a great excuse for a longer ride), this is the time we get to promote the thing we love most. We invite you to get involved by putting on your own Bike Week events at work. Simply visit www.bikeweek.org.uk, sign up as an organiser, download your information pack and start promoting your event to your colleagues. We’ve also teamed up with the NSPCC as charity partners, who are calling on Bike Week participants to use some of the money you save from switching from the car or bus to the bike and making a donation based on your savings. You could argue that cycling is every marketeers’ dream – if there are over five million of us cycling regularly every week, then that’s also over five million individual adverts to cycling with over five million billboards who talk ready to tell the rest of the UK to hop onto their bikes and take part.
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This year, Bike Week is packed full of great activities including the Bike Week National Challenge – log your rides and you get the chance to win a stack of great prizes; Big Bike Breakfasts – the perfect excuse to have a cuppa and a pastry as soon as you get into work; Dr Bike sessions to get your bike checked over by a mechanic, bike-based games for the inner child and led social rides.
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STRIDER BALANCE BIKE RACING BY KAREN WOOD, STRIDER
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here can you find toddlers wearing Mickey Mouse helmets whilst sucking dummies on a start line for a bike race? Strider Balance Bike Racing… At Strider® we love riding bikes and we love inspiring kids to ride. Our mission is to build lightweight, efficient, allterrain bikes that build two-wheeled balance, confidence and coordination in children. We take this mission very seriously and go one “stride” further by hosting events across the world that encourage riding and friendly competition for young toddlers, riders of all abilities, and their families.
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The British Heart Foundation recently called upon the government to address the worrying statistic that 9/10 pre-school children are not getting enough exercise and not spending the recommended three hours a day doing physical activity that they need. Whilst statistics are all well and good, what is needed is opportunities for kids to discover the joys of bike riding and as any cyclist knows it is much more fun to ride with other people.
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Strider run several types of events to encourage kids. Some are Adventure Zones, designed to be a rock up and explore using the bikes over obstacles, but racing is the most popular. Strider Racing is our local race and play grassroots regular racing, held at clubs that are using our bikes to teach children how to ride a bike. Our Strider Cup races are the pinnacle and take place across the world with the finale in San Francisco this summer. Some could be mistaken into thinking this is a highly competitive event. True, some cherish their silverware to take to nursery’s “show and tell” sessions, but the truth is, families simply have a fun, action-packed affordable day out whilst the kids just love helping each other. Strider Racing started back in 2010, with a series of one off races across the UK, attended by kids aged between 18 months and 5 years on any balance bike. The response was almost overwhelming with hundreds of kids riding. Initially we saw ourselves as ambassadors
for this new sport, but it soon became apparent not all bikes are up to the job, and on occasions were so poorly designed they broke mid race, hence now only Genuine Strider’s are used. However, Strider bikes are available to rent to ensure as many children as possible can join in. We make no excuses as to why some of our events are promoted as “races”; all kids receive medals on the podium, often presented by some of the world’s top riders and a lot of the kids take it seriously, but the race days are chilled, laid back affairs with lots of smiles and laughs. Strider events help develop interpersonal and social skills, right in front of our eyes and parents are reassured that their children are riding in a safe fun environment. Everyone wins and the kids’ confidence soars. Mind you, why hear it from just us. The proof is what our parents think. Here is Jessica Lamb, proud mum to Eli and Ella. “My son loves Strider Racing. After going a few times he has built up friendships and would always ask if those kids would be there at the next race. Eli loves to give everyone a high five and is very proud of the little medals and gifts we get every so often and often goes to bed clutching them. It has helped off the track a lot. I’ve had comments from his nursery teachers about how fit my children are. We go everywhere with our bikes and travel for miles and far further than we could ever do walking or using buggies. Now my son has started school I have been told more than once, that he’s very good at helping other children to “have a go” and if they don’t win something he’s the first to say that you just need to keep trying and not give up. That definitely all originates from Strider racing. My youngest hasn’t needed a buggy since she was 14 months as she goes everywhere on her Strider. She already gets excited if I mention racing and even has learnt all her colours from the bike range.” Striders are already used across the UK by professional cycling instructors working in preschool and primary schools so our next step has to be to open Strider racing up to older kids too. Whilst we have taught over one million toddlers to ride our 12” balance bike we also have a 16” and 20” for kids aged 6 -12 years and adults respectively; the perfect tool for those with special needs challenges, Autism or who just need a little help with learning to ride a bike for the first time. Our next mission here in the UK is to get these guys racing. To enter the 2016 races please visit Striderbike. co.uk/events
We look forward to seeing you at Strider Cup 26th June, Birmingham Bike Park – BMX style racing 2nd July, Staffordshire Cycling Festival – Time trial off road course 4th September, Cyclopark, Kent – Track for 2-yearolds, 3 years plus BMX racing 18th September, Llangollen MTB Downhill Series – Strider Downhill
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£15 to enter and all children receive a medal with trophies available to win
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Burma Cycle Challenge This exciting cycle challenge takes us across the diverse landscapes of Burma, where beautiful jungles, mountains and graceful pagodas dotted across the fertile plains await. Our adventurous route takes us from Mandalay heading for Bagan’s ancient temples, before passing small villages, teak plantations and rice paddies. After almost 445km a great descent brings us to the shores of Lake Inle, where we have time to relax and see the oating gardens. Your sense of achievement will be enormous as you reach the ďŹ nish, safe in the knowledge that you are helping Macmillan ensure that no one has to face cancer alone.
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Carcassonne to Barcelona Cycle Challenge Join Team Macmillan for this spectacular 435km ride from the ancient fortiďŹ ed town of Carcassonne in the South of France to the iconic city of Barcelona. Our route takes us through the rolling hills of Cathar country before reaching the mighty Pyrenees. We continue through Andorra, where our main challenge lies in the long twisting climb of the Port d’Envalira (2408m), which has featured in the Tour de France and Tour of Spain. You’ll feel incredible as you ďŹ nish in Barcelona, but most importantly you’ll have done something truly amazing to help people affected by cancer.
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL OF CYCLING
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dinburgh is getting ready for Scotland’s greatest celebration of bicycle culture. The city will host the fourth edition of the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling from 9–19 June 2016. The city forms a stunning and dramatic backdrop for a host of challenges and opportunities for cyclists of all flavours from testing punchy climbs to gentle rolls along the prom at Portobello.
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A volunteer-run social enterprise, the festival has grown year-on-year with events attended by thousands of cyclists – hipsters, hill climbers, bikepackers, cycle speedway racers, night riders, Belles on Bikes, all-ability cyclists, tourers, recumbent bikers, speedway kids, families…and last year one guy in a panda suit on a bamboo bike. The festival is about getting people involved; getting people active; supporting their transport, health and green activism. This year’s festival hears from inspirational women and men who have taken on incredible challenges. This year sees the second running of the Capital Trail bikepacking challenge with a UK-wide field riding through the Lothians and Borders; recumbent cyclists take to the road and cycle speedway kids take to the track in come and try sessions. With events across the cultural spectrum there are workshops, talks, films, rides and family events. Highlights this year include a talk from “Yes” champion and adventurer Dave Cornthwaite; an evening with Scotland’s very own voice of the professional cycling scene, The Velocast and screenings of great cycling films including “Pantani”. We’ll be looking for love at Cycle Speed Dating and turning the streets red with Cycle Flaneur. The second edition of The Capital Trail (extending the festival this year into September) brings riders from across the UK and beyond to the city in a self-supported mountain bike timetrial starting and finishing on Portobello Beach. The 237 km trail is quintessentially Scottish: rough, rugged and scenic at the same time.
Portobello Beach by Edinburgh Festival of Cycling
The festival also caters to the increasing numbers of people commuting in Edinburgh. The Spokes’ Bike Breakfast will provide free food to all who arrive by bike and features a range of stalls, speeches, security marking and servicing for bikes at the Edinburgh City Chambers. The Brompton Fold-Fest will have prizes for the quickest in town to fold a Brompton bicycle at Biketrax and at the SEStran Commuter Challenge participants will set off from Ferrytoll, Ingliston, Straiton and Newcraighall by car, bus, train, tram, bicycle, or jogging/walking and head for St Andrew Square, to see which mode is the fastest and causes the least environmental damage. The festival also includes rides for the whole family such as the Bike Curious Family Workshop, which gives people the chance to meet experienced cycling families to try out various solutions and get the real lowdown on cycling with kids.
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A highlight of the Festival is the Edinburgh Night Ride giving cyclists the chance to experience cycling through the night on quiet roads in East Lothian. The 60-mile ride during the summer solstice, is in groups accompanied by experienced ride leaders. There is a middle of the night feast and rest stop with mechanical support.
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Stolen Goat Jersey £60 A nice looker and very comfortable, the jersey is 80% Polyamide 20% Elastane. It moves with you through four-way stretch fabric and offers UV protection. Men’s sizes come in 34in – 49in, women’s even smaller. Made in Belgium, the sleeves are longer in length than standard and are completely seamless with a laser cut end. The fabric gives ventilation and super-fast drying, wicking moisture away from the body. As well as the standard three rear pockets, there is an additional fourth zipped and water-resistant pocket. Good range of designs. www.stolengoat.com
Flab Stealth Jersey £70, Bib Shorts £80
The bib shorts feature a Lycra mesh bib section. It is lightweight, good at wicking and quick drying. In addition, the fabric has been created from an eco-friendly, 100 per cent recycled polyamide. The shorts also have Pixel 300 reflective elastic to the legs and feature an ENERDRY high density foam pad with Bioceramics and Copper for improved performance and comfort. www.fatladattheback.com
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Made in Italy this jersey features a medium weight, Lycra Sport fabric, longer length sleeves so there's no gap between jersey and arm warmers and Pixel 300 reflective elastic to the sleeve and Pixel 300 fabric detail to the back for good reflectivity.
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