A community of climate action leaders
The ride had three aims:
- Connect a community of climate and cycling enthusiasts, through the shared challenge of the ride.
- Experience the positive impact that climate action can have, whilst riding through the UK’s most stunning rural landscapes, pretty towns and small cities.
- Influence people far and near by sharing the story of the ride, to motivate individuals to take action and influence decision makers to commit to bolder targets.
We couldn’t have dreamed of bringing together such a fantastic community of climate action champions. The perma-grinned group included teachers, doctors, local councillors, climate campaigners, web developers, senior leaders, interns, grandparents, personal trainers, scientists, explorers, to name a few!
We had riders from our sponsors too: Headline sponsor Abel & Cole, Silver sponsor Symprove and Bronze sponsors Cayley Coughtrie and AECOM.
All together, pedalling to prove that climate action matters.
Some people hadn’t cycled more than a handful of miles in one day. Some were seasoned (and blinking fast!) long distance cyclists. Some came on cargo bikes, and had to navigate some incredibly contrary cycling infrastructure. Some people proved they could cut the mustard and even on the infamous Day 5, there were no sense of humour failures.