Be part of the Olympic Relay Cycle Ride
Leaders and organisers are needed for an Olympic-style parish-to-parish relay cycle ride, where the baton (or in this case a golden cycle pump) will be handed from one area to the next, to celebrate the 2012 Olympics coming to the UK.
Cyclists will be asked to put their 'Pedal to the Medal' and help organise this 2012 Olympic themed community relay race across East Hampshire.
The event will be held in 2012 to coincide with the Olympics in London and will see local cyclists riding from parish to parish as part of a great bike ride across the district. Each parish will organise a cycle ride through their own neighbourhood before passing on the baton (golden cycle pump) to signal to the next parish to begin its ride.
To get the wheels turning on this fun project the event organisers, CTC and East Hampshire District Council, hope to recruit a number of cycling champions who can attract participants and generate interest in their own parish. Training events will be held to help volunteers lead the rides.
EHDC’s Cycling Development Officer Sarah Walker said: “Ideally this event would be a circular ride and mirror the passing on of the Olympic torch, or in this case a golden cycle pump. After the event the golden pump would then be awarded to the parish who had gained the greatest participation."
“As a result, we want to find a cycle champion in each parish who would be trained to lead rides and to engage with local people.”
Training events are being held in East Hampshire on 23 and 24 May and 27 and 28 June 2011.
Added on: 05/05/11. Views: 623
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