Bradford Festival of Cycling - SeptEmber / 2019 - Capital of Cycling
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SeptEmber /
Bradford 2019
Festival of Cycling
sunday / 08.09.19 SUNday / 22.09.19 friday / 27.09.19 saturday / 28.09.19 21.09.19 - 29.09.19
1 Oueens ride 4 City Cycle Ride 7 Community 9 Lister Park - 12 Goma VR Experience
the World Champs Venue: Bradford MDC
Celebration Ride and Race and a Picnic! Venue: City Park
Queenbury Queens,
Venue: Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Pedal Powered Cinema Venue: Lister Park Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Time:
Centenery Square Cake Ole
09:00 - 16:30
at Saltaire Brewery Time: 10:00 - 14:00 Organiser: Theatre in the Mill / Former Forster’s Bistro
Enjoy a completely car-free cycle ride
around Bradford city centre. Somewhat Capital of Cycling /
Venue: Bring a picnic and watch the Yorkshire Welcome to Goma is a 360 VR The installation is celebration of the
The Queensbury Queens women’s like the immensely popular Sky Ride Saltaire Brewery 2019 UCI Road World Championships installation presented by The Open universality of cycling and thrill of the
- Women Elite Road Race as it comes Wheel and Goma CC and hosted by open road on two wheels.
cycle club will be riding the route of the events in previous years, this event is Time: 16:00 - 22:00
World Champs. There are three rides great for the whole family. through Bradford’s own Lister Park. Theatre in the Mill at their city centre
A cycling community celebration ride venue on Centenary Square in Bradford. Welcome to Goma will accompany
for different levels of ability. Meeting “Join Us: Move.Play” have organised the Women’s World Championships in
at 9am at The Cake Ole in Centenary Two routes with overlapping circuits - from Bradford to Saltaire Brewery. Welcome to Goma invites audiences
are planned - one around City Park, CityConnect and Capital of Cycling lots of fun, free family friendly activities. of all ages to climb onto a customised September and will run daily from the
Square. Women only ride - if you’d Look out for a Wacky Mile & a 21st September to the 29th. At TiM Sq
like to join, contact Kate Lightstead taking in Market St and Ivegate and an invite you along. Meeting from 4pm at static pedal bike, don a VR headset and
extended route for those feeling a bit Capital of Cycling for networking and Smoothie Bike, dress your bike & take experience the thrill of being within the opposite the mirror pool.
kate.lightstead@hotmail.co.uk / part in art & craft activities. Have a go
07737871475 more hill-adventurous, taking in a loop a chat, and setting off on the short ride peloton of Goma Cycle Club. Look out for other events in and
through Little Germany. It’s entirely free at 5pm. at 10 different sports in taster sessions
Welcome to Goma introduces you around the installation to accompany
- bring your bike and have a blast with throughout the park. Learn to ride & try
At Saltaire Brewery there’ll be a pedal to Goma CC a cycle group in the Welcome to Goma.
the family without worrying about the out the Babboe Bike or take part in a
FRIday / 13.09.19 traffic.
powered cinema from about 7:30pm -
so you can just turn up at the Brewery
challenging Hill Climb Race. Democratic Republic of Congo.
A range of adapted bikes from Bradford if you can’t join us for the ride. If you’ve All the activities run from 10:00am
Disability Sports and Leisure will be not been to one of these events before, to 2pm with a break from 11.15am-
2 Baildon Land Art available for you to ‘have a go’ in City they’re great fun - it takes five people 12.15pm so people can watch the Elite
Women Race through the park.
Fundraiser Dinner Park, as well as free minor bike repairs
from Capital of Cycling and more.
peddling to keep the film playing, but
they are allowed to take turns and even
go to the bar!
Hollins Hall Hotel
Venue:
Time: PM
This event is being supported by 24 / 26 / 27.09.19
Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival and
This fundraising dinner at Hollins Hall celebrates some of the great work done
Hotel aims to raise £1500 to part- SUNday / 22.09.19 by grassroots cycling organisations over
10 Ladies only social
fund the exciting Baildon Land Art the summer. It also shows the launch of
project which will be delivered with ‘Five years of CityConnect’ campaign mountain bike ride
Baildon Schools. Hollins Hall Hotel are
supporting this event and the land art
5 Adaptive cycles: - the organisation that is working so
hard to build proper segregated cycling Venue: Saltaire Brewery
will be made on the field in front of the
Hotel. Tickets are £25 from Halfway
UCI have a try infrastructure - and get people using it -
across West Yorkshire.
18:30
Time:
House Pub or Town Council office in This weekly social ride is open to all
Venue: Proper Cycling and BDSL abilities using the local woodlands
Baildon Library until 5th of Sept.
Time: 11:00 - 15:00 and bridleways. For more information
contact iain@mtbcycleyorkshire.co.uk
Free inclusive ‘have a go’ adaptive 07958130712
cycle sessions in City Park and on the
thursday / 19.09.19 closed road circuit during the Bradford
Family Ride. Fully qualified and insured
coaches and first aiders present. Capital
saturday / 28.09.19
3 Yorkshire Women’s of Cycling will also be offering ‘Dr Bike’
Proactive Cycling
and pedal powered smoothie maker!
saturday / 28.09.19 11 UCI World’s
Conference womens
Venue: MDC/Dubrovnik Hotel
8 Bradford Cycle Club race start
Time: 09:30 - 16:30
SUNday / 22.09.19 Ride to spectate the Venue: UCI/Yorkshire 2019
Women’s Elite Road Race 11:40 (approx start) Turn up
Time:
A host of cycling themed presentations,
activities and stalls, celebrating the 6 International early to get a good view!
Women’s Elite UCI race. Car Free Day Bradford Cycle Club
Venue: See the UCI Road World
Delegates will be welcomed by Sam Time: 11:00 - 18:00 Championships in Bradford & district!
Leave your car at home today! In This is a mass start event where
Keighley, Strategic Director: Yorkshire
cities across the world, roads are being Women’s national teams come together
Sport Foundation. Presentations feature Meet outside Starbucks Cafe City Park
closed and people are choosing to in a peloton and compete against each
British Cycling, This Girl Can, GB at 11am. The Women’s race departs at
leave their car at home for a day - for other. The winning rider is the first
Paralympic cyclist and BBC reporter 11.40. We will then follow the route as
cleaner air and a happier, more active athlete to cross the finish line at the end
Sally Hurst and Breeze Champion far as Norwood Edge. From Norwood
place to live. A range of local activities of the full race distance.
Judy Robinson. Edge we will go to the finishing circuit
will be occurring across the district. and wait for the Women’s race to arrive The Women’s elite peloton will leave
Workshops topics include cycling Ilkley Climate Action will be closing The at 2.45. There will be three laps before Bradford and head north into the
development, grants, funding, running Grove and taking over the street with finish at 3.50 approx. All welcome - but Yorkshire Dales, before they begin the
cycling events and CityConnect. Have activities for the whole family, and other road bikes and confident cycling ability route south to the finish in the spa town
a go at cycling yoga, cycle rides in the local actions will be happening. This all is necessary (not for beginners). of Harrogate where they will do 3 laps
nearby Lister Park and a bike maintenance happens to coincide with the city centre of the Harrogate circuit. The race, which
station. The conference is free and and City Cycle Ride in Bradford as well! We will the ride back from the finishing is expected to feature home favourite
it is open to all. Lunch and refreshments Check online for updates. Don’t be circuit to Bradford where we’ll be going Lizzie Deignan, from Otley, will begin
provided. Attendees encouraged to come stuck in a jam, get out of you car and to Capital of Cycling for curry and with a neutralised start outside City
on bikes. Secure bike storage available. breathe the air! relaxation with refreshments. Hall. The route is 149.5km (route plus
three circuits).
sATURday / 28.09.19 ALL WEEK AT A GLANCE The aim of Capital of Cycling is to get as
many people cycling as possible, as often
as possible. We made this programme
to illustrate some of the fantastic work
13 Capital of CycLing: 16 Help create queens car free UCI world’s being done ‘on the fringes’ in Bradford by
Family cycling fun some land art! 1 ride 6 day 11 womens race
community groups, charities, schools, cycle
clubs and the local authority in the build up to
the UCI Worlds races coming through town.
and race celebration baildon cinema & GOMA VR
2 7 12
Our Bradford base is on Hall Ings, opposite
Playing field opposite
Venue: fundraiser saltaire EXPERIENCE City Park. With an indoor cycle track, mechanics
Capital of Cycling
Venue: Shipley C of E workshop and 250 capacity community events
space, our unique hub is a multipurpose venue.
Time: 11:30 - 15:00 Time: TBC Along with supporting other charities with
women’s bradford family cycling help create
We’re opening our doors to the Junior School activities around the race. 3 conference 8 cycle club 13 fun 16 some land art
cycle storage, facilitation of cycle sessions and
maintenance tuition, since its creation in 2017,
Capital of Cycling and its partner Bradford Bikery
Worlds! Secure, indoor cycle parking, Join in the construction of land art in
has supplied hundreds of bicycles to those in
coffee & cake, activities for kids - and the playing field opposite Shipley
city cycle lister park help create bradford need. And it has helped thousands more get
screening the race live. This is a great
place to go with the family after the
C of E Primary School.
4 ride 9 race & picnic 14 some land art 17 flock out or get back into cycling.
Contact Shez Snylam for more info For more information please visit.
race has passed through Bradford.
shez.snaylam@btinternet.com www.capitalofcycling.org
adaptive ladies social curry, music & schools cycle
Featuring a meet & greet with Dame
Sarah Storey (multi gold-medal 5 cycles 10 MTB ride 15 beer 18 competition @CyclingCapital
winning cyclist and cycling and walking
commissioner for Sheffield)! There’ll @capitalofcycling
be, kids activities and track riding fun,
free minor bike repairs, paint with sATURday / 28.09.19
bikes, bike powered Scalextric, a pedal
powered smoothie maker and more!
We’re a grass-roots cycling charity and sATURday / 28.09.19 17 Bradford Flock
we want to support volunteers and all
those connected with the Worlds to try
Venue: Proper Cycling
and BDSL Exhibitions L I S T E R PA R K
and make it the best event for Bradford
15 Curry, music Time: 09:30 - 13:15
Rides 3 dubrovnik
we can. Get in touch if you want to use
our venue as a base in the run-up to
and beer! On Saturday 28 September Proper 9 hotel
The Worlds.
Capital of Cycling
Cycling will be entertaining the UCI
start city crowds for the women’s
UCI elite world championship race
Bike repairs BRADFORD
FORSTER SQ
14 Venue:
Time: 18:30 - 21:30 with their cycle costume parade and
Activity
performance ‘Bradford Flock’. A flock
Participate in the construction Relax and unwind with curry and
of sheep, a sheepdog and a dry stone
wall fold will pop up and perform Arts
1/8/11/12/17 city park
of land-art - the giant art projects beer! Film screenings, including race their piece ‘naughty sheep’ with
you see on the TV during the cycle
races. Enjoy film screenings in the
highlights and music. A bar is being
provided by Saltaire Brewery with
coaches and members from Bradford’s
Disability Cycling Club (part of BDSL). Family Fun centeNARY SO
run up to the event and more to
be confirmed from Delius Arts and
Cultural Centre. Details and times
non alchohol options available. Curry
provided by a famous Bradford caterer.
Spot the flock as they weave their way
round City Park and the national team
14 7/13/15 capital
cycling
of
A social and an after party with films coaches and support vehicles from
will be published soon.
www.artworkscreative.org.uk
and music. It will be a relaxed vibe and
anyone is welcome - cyclists or not.
9.30am to 1.15pm.
BRADFORD BRADFORD
A short presentation from the CITY INTERCHANGE
Queensbury Tunnel (connecting
Bradford to Halifax) society
will also feature.
16.09.19 - 20.09.19 CENTRE
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