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When I see an

adult on a bicycle,

I do not despair

for the future of

the Human race.

H.G. Wells


The

inve

ntio

n of

the

bicy

cle

has

had

an e

norm

ous

impa

ct o

n so

ciet

y, b

oth

in te

rms

of c

ultu

re a

nd o

f adv

anci

ng m

oder

n in

dustr

ial m

etho

ds.

Seve

ral c

ompo

nent

s th

at e

vent

ually

pla

yed

a ke

y ro

le in

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f the

aut

omob

ile w

ere

orig

inal

ly in

vent

ed fo

r th

e bi

cycl

e –

e.g.

, bal

l bea

rings

, pne

umat

ic ti

res,

cha

in-d

riven

sp

rock

ets,

spo

ke-te

nsio

ned

whe

els,

etc

.

A L

ittl

e B

it A

bou

t th

eBik

e


A b

icyc

le, a

lso k

now

n as

a

bike

, pus

hbik

e or

cyc

le, i

s a

peda

l-driv

en, h

uman

-pow

ered

, si

ngle

-trac

k ve

hicl

e, h

avin

g tw

o w

heel

s at

tach

ed to

a fr

ame,

one

be

hind

the

othe

r.

A p

erso

n w

ho ri

des

a bi

cycl

e is

ca

lled

a cy

clis

t or a

bic

yclis

t.

A g

uid

e to

you

r gu

ide

Road

rac

es

Off

roa

d ra

ces

Youn

g pe

ople

rac

es

Mys

tery

eve

nts

Cyc

le M

aint

enan

ce

Cyc

le t

o w

ork

even

ts


Road

Rac

es


Road

bic

ycle

raci

ng

Road

bic

ycle

raci

ng is

a b

icyc

le

raci

ng s

port

held

on

road

s, u

sing

ra

cing

bic

ycle

s. T

he te

rm “

road

ra

cing

” is

usu

ally

app

lied

to th

e ev

ents

whe

re c

ompe

ting

rider

s sta

rt si

mul

tane

ously

(unl

ess

ridin

g a

hand

icap

eve

nt) w

ith th

e w

inne

r be

ing

the

first

to th

e lin

e at

the

end

of th

e co

urse

.

Road

raci

ng in

its

mod

ern

form

or

igin

ated

in th

e la

te 1

9th

cent

ury.

Th

e sp

ort w

as p

opul

ar in

the

wes

tern

Eur

opea

n co

untri

es o

f Fr

ance

, Spa

in, B

elgi

um, a

nd It

aly.

So

me

of E

urop

e’s

earli

est r

oad

bicy

cle

race

s re

mai

n am

ong

the

spor

t’s b

igge

st ev

ents.

Sing

le-d

ay ra

ces

The

first

com

petit

or to

cro

ss th

e fin

ish

line

afte

r com

plet

ing

the

pres

crib

ed

cour

se is

usu

ally

dec

lare

d th

e w

inne

r. H

owev

er, i

n so

me

one-

day

race

s co

mpe

titor

s ar

e in

divi

dual

ly

timed

, and

the

win

ner i

s th

e pe

rson

w

ho c

ompl

etes

the

race

in th

e sh

orte

st tim

e.

Cou

rses

may

run

from

pla

ce to

pl

ace

or c

ompr

ise

one

or m

ore

laps

of

a c

ircui

t; so

me

cour

ses

com

bine

bo

th, i

.e.,

taki

ng th

e rid

ers

from

a

starti

ng p

lace

and

then

fini

shin

g w

ith s

ever

al la

ps o

f a c

ircui

t (us

ually

to

ens

ure

a go

od s

pect

acle

for

spec

tato

rs a

t the

fini

sh).

Race

s ov

er

shor

t circ

uits,

ofte

n in

tow

n or

city

ce

nter

s, a

re k

now

n as

crit

eriu

ms.

So

me

race

s, k

now

n as

han

dica

ps,

are

desi

gned

to m

atch

ride

rs o

f di

ffere

nt a

bilit

ies

and/

or a

ges;

gr

oups

of s

low

er ri

ders

sta

rt fir

st,

with

the

faste

st rid

ers

starti

ng la

st an

d so

hav

ing

to ra

ce h

arde

r and

fa

ster t

o ca

tch

othe

r com

petit

ors.

Tact

ics

Thou

gh th

e ob

ject

ive

of a

race

is

quite

sim

ple

– to

be

the

first

rider

to

cro

ss th

e fin

ish

line

– a

num

ber

of ta

ctic

s ar

e em

ploy

ed. T

actic

s ar

e ba

sed

on th

e ae

rody

nam

ic b

enefi

t of

dra

fting

, whe

reby

a ri

der c

an

sign

ifica

ntly

redu

ce th

e re

quire

d pe

dal e

ffort

by c

lose

ly fo

llow

ing

in

the

slips

tream

of t

he ri

der i

n fro

nt.

This

can

be

used

as

a str

engt

h or

a

wea

knes

s by

com

petit

ors;

ride

rs

can

coop

erat

e an

d dr

aft e

ach

othe

r to

ride

at h

igh

spee

d (a

pac

elin

e or

ech

elon

), or

one

ride

r can

sit

on a

com

petit

or’s

whe

el, f

orci

ng

him

to d

o a

grea

ter s

hare

of t

he

wor

k in

mai

ntai

ning

the

pace

and

to

pot

entia

lly ti

re e

arlie

r. D

rafti

ng

may

not

be

empl

oyed

in a

tim

e tri

al,

unle

ss it

is a

team

tim

e tri

al.


Leeds St Christopher’s Ride to Brimham Lodge Event is a long distance ride, not the faint hearted. With a moderate difficulty rating this ride is suitable for those over 18 years.

The start point is opposite Lawnswood Cemetery car park, on A660 Otley Road, Adel, LS16 6AH.

Club ride

Road

50 miles

Sunday 29th June 08:30 – 13:30

Free entry

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Otley.

Otley Rd

Brimham Rd

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Brimham Lodge

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Leeds City Centre Ride to an undisclosed ‘Lovely Place’ is a long distance ride with great views and rolling hills. With a intermediate difficulty rating this ride is suitable for those over 16 years.

Meet in Millenium Sq.

Club ride

Road

35 miles

Sunday 2nd June 09:30 – 13:30

Free entry

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Leeds Town Centre to Bolton Abbey. This is an intermediate ride with gentle hills as well as steep inclines. The road surface is generally very good. All topped off with some stunning views of the Yorkshire Dales.

The start point is Millenium Sq, outside the Town Hall and Weatherspoons.

Participants will be leaving from 9:30 onward. On arrival there is a great pub everyone can grab a bevvy at while relaxing by the river.

Public ride

Road

20 miles

Sunday 4th June 09:30 – 15:00

Free entry

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The bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created :

Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the

equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon.

Bill Strickland, The Quotable Cyclist


Kids

Eve

nts


Fun

thin

gs

Ther

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rang

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gre

at

activ

ities

for y

ou k

ids

to ta

ke p

art

in th

roug

hout

the

wee

k. T

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vent

s in

clud

e or

gani

zed

rides

as

wel

l as

lear

ning

wor

ksho

ps.

They

will

lear

n us

eful

map

read

ing

skill

s as

wel

l as

lear

ning

to a

ppre

ciat

e th

eir n

atur

al

envi

ronm

ent.

All

even

ts w

ill b

e su

perv

ised

by

an e

xper

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ed g

roup

of c

yclis

ts,

mak

ing

ever

yone

saf

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hou

ses.


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Five Schools, Five Challenges is a cycle ride and safety lesson for under 16 year olds. It is a smooth ride with some lovely country views.

The event will begin at the Otley Police station. Meet in the car park and we will go from there.

5 schools (10 children per school) will be cycling with Leeds City Council’s Road Safety and ‘ Travelwise ‘ team from the Otley Police Station through Leathley, onto Stainburn then into Arncliffe Crag for refreshments and exciting challenges and games.

Parents of the pupils on the ride are more than welcome to attend.

Special Event (skills training)

12 miles

Thursday 24th June 10:30 – 14:30

Invite Only

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Turn up and ride


When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day’s sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay’s call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else’s heart. Diane Ackerman


Off

Road


Road

Bic

ycle

raci

ng

Off

road

bik

ing

or M

ount

ain

biki

ng

is a

spo

rt w

hich

con

sists

of r

idin

g bi

cycl

es o

ff-ro

ad, o

ften

over

roug

h te

rrai

n, u

sing

spe

cial

ly a

dapt

ed

mou

ntai

n bi

kes.

Mou

ntai

n bi

kes

shar

e si

mila

ritie

s w

ith o

ther

bik

es,

but i

ncor

pora

te fe

atur

es d

esig

ned

to

enha

nce

dura

bilit

y an

d pe

rform

ance

in

roug

h te

rrai

n.

Mou

ntai

n bi

king

can

gen

eral

ly

be b

roke

n do

wn

into

mul

tiple

ca

tego

ries:

cro

ss c

ount

ry, t

rail

ridin

g, a

ll m

ount

ain,

dow

nhill

, fre

erid

e, s

treet

ridi

ng, d

irt ju

mpi

ng

and

trial

s. T

he v

ast m

ajor

ity o

f m

ount

ain

biki

ng fa

lls in

to th

e re

crea

tiona

l XC

and

Tra

il Ri

ding

ca

tego

ries.

This

indi

vidu

al s

port

requ

ires

endu

ranc

e, c

ore

stren

gth

and

bala

nce,

bik

e ha

ndlin

g sk

ills

and

self-

relia

nce.

XC

type

mou

ntai

n bi

king

gen

eral

ly re

quire

s a

smal

ler

rang

e of

ski

lls b

ut a

hig

her l

evel

of

fitne

ss th

an o

ther

type

s of

mou

ntai

n bi

king

. Adv

ance

d rid

ers

purs

ue

steep

tech

nica

l des

cent

s an

d, in

the

case

of f

reer

idin

g, d

ownh

illin

g, a

nd

dirt

jum

ping

, aer

ial m

aneu

vers

off

of s

peci

ally

con

struc

ted

jum

ps a

nd

ram

ps.

The

Bike

Mou

ntai

n bi

kes

diffe

r fro

m o

ther

bi

kes

prim

arily

in th

at th

ey

inco

rpor

ate

feat

ures

aim

ed a

t in

crea

sing

dur

abili

ty a

nd im

prov

ing

perfo

rman

ce in

roug

h te

rrai

n.

Mos

t mod

ern

mou

ntai

n bi

kes

have

fro

nt fo

rk o

r dua

l sus

pens

ion,

tir

es, u

sual

ly fr

om 1

.7 to

2.5

in

ches

in w

idth

, and

a w

ider

, fla

t or u

pwar

dly-

risin

g ha

ndle

bar

that

allo

ws

a m

ore

uprig

ht ri

ding

po

sitio

n. T

hey

have

a s

mal

ler,

rein

forc

ed fr

ame,

usu

ally

mad

e of

w

ide

tubi

ng.

Tire

s us

ually

hav

e a

pron

ounc

ed

lugg

ed tr

ead,

and

mou

nted

on

rims

whi

ch a

re s

trong

er th

an th

ose

used

on

mos

t non

-mou

ntai

n bi

cycl

es.

Com

pare

d to

oth

er b

ikes

, mou

ntai

n bi

kes

also

tend

to m

ore

frequ

ently

us

e di

sc b

rake

s an

d in

dexe

d ge

ars.

Th

ey a

lso te

nd to

hav

e a

low

er

gear

s to

faci

litat

e cl

imbi

ng s

teep

hi

lls a

nd tr

aver

sing

obs

tacl

es.


Lee

ds C

ity

.

Cas

telt

on.


Leeds Briggate Ride to Castelton event is a mixed discipline event that gets a little messy. After a short road ride we turn off road and ride some classic trails all the way to pleasant little Castelton.

The start point is the Lower Briggate off Call Ln.

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Club ride

Road

20 miles

Sunday 29th June 2011 08:30 – 13:30

Free entry

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Leeds St Christopher’s Ride to Brimham Lodge Event is a long distance ride, not the faint hearted. With a moderate difficulty rating this ride is suitable for those over 18 years.

The start point is opposite Lawnswood Cemetery car park, on A660 Otley Road, Adel, LS16 6AH.

Club ride

Road

50 miles

Sunday 27th June 2011 08:30 – 13:30

Free entry

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Cyc

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We

Can

Hel

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Fram

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Susp

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Fron

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lubr

icat

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Whe

els

& ti

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Fixi

ng a

flat

Infla

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Tire

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Trui

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whe

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Hub

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Cle

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pack

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Cra

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Free

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Cha

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Rem

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Men

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Insta

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Shift

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Der

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On the 28th of June (the begining of the week) there will be a few technical workshops dotted around the city for those who you who need repairs, advice, tips and tricks or just want to get their hands dirty.

If you are unsure whether your bike is road ready, bring it in and a few of us bike nuts will look over it with you.

Just a Heads Up


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Batle

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Leeds City Council Cyclists Breakfast Event

Bike to Work Tuesday 22nd June Time: 07:00 – 10:00 Organisation: Leeds City Tel: 0113 39 52583 Email: [email protected]

Leeds Met Cyclists Breakfast Event

Bike to Breakfast Monday 21st June Time: 07:00 – 09 :00 Organisation: Leeds Met Cyclists Tel: 0113 8126019 Email: [email protected]

UTravel Active bike breakfast & bike ‘MOT’ checking Event

Wednesday 23rd June Time: 07:30 – 10:00 Organisation: UTravel Tel: 0113 3436573Email: [email protected]

Yorkshire and the Humber Cyclists Breakfast Event

Tuesday 22nd June Time: 07:00 – 08:00 Organisation: Government Office Tel: 0113 39 52583 Email: [email protected]

Skelton Grange Biker’s Breakfast Event Tuesday 22nd June Time: 08:45 – 09:15 Organisation: Skelton GrangeTel: 0113 2430815 Email: [email protected]

Hewitt Associates Ltd Bike to Work Breakfast Event

Bike to Work Wednesday 23rd June Time: 07:00 – 08:30 Organisation: Hewitt Associates Tel: 0113 204 5527 Email: [email protected]


Mott MacDonald Leisure Ride Event Thursday 24th June Time: 17:30 – 18:45 Organisation: Mott MacDonaldTel: 0113 394 3372Email: [email protected]

Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust Event

Bike to Breakfast Sunday 27th June Time: 07:00 – 09 :00 Organisation: NHS Foundation Tel: 0113 2952456 Email: [email protected]

Call Credit Information Groups Cyclist Breakfast Event

Monday 21st - 25 th June Time: 08:00 – 10:00 Organisation: Call Credit Tel: 0113 3436573Email: [email protected]


On yer bike.


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