Inspired to cycle this summer?

The Tour de France 2021 concluded this weekend with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar winning the Tour for the second consecutive year. However, Britian's Mark Cavendish inspired us all by winning the green jersey for the first time in a decade whilst also equaling the record for the most Tour De France stage wins ever (34). All of this in his return to top level cycling after facing illness and injuries.

So, maybe you are feeling inspired to dust the cobwebs off your bike? Perhaps you are aiming to cycle as fast as Cavendish? or even just get the family moving on two wheels this summer?

Cycling has many great health benefits including:

1. Improves your mental wellbeing
2. Builds muscle strength and tone in the legs
3. Improves lung health, cardiovascular fitness & stamina as well as your immune system
4. Low impact and gentler on joints compared to other physical activities
5. Can save on travelling time
6. Can help improve sleep
7. Can aid weight loss
8. Can reduce stress levels
9. Chance to make friends
10. Great for the environment

We have some great information available on our Active Together cycling pages to get everyone pedaling safely- you can view this here.

Our 'What's around my way?' pages will help you find your local parks and outside spaces suitable for cycling and provide a little inspiration on how to change up your next cycle.

If you are looking for an off road cycling venue, Race Rapid, located at the legendary Mallory Park boasts a 750m lap lake, smooth wide fast cycle circuit and multiple run courses all on-site and traffic free- Find out more.

You can find other venues and cycling tracks alongside local cycling club information here by simply entering your postcode.

Let's get moving!