Bienvenue Dans Le Pays De Dieu…& Elland
Don’t you just wish you came from a place like this? Oh, yes… I do! Bienvenue dans le Yorkshire! Bring on the Tour de France 2014! And the route that was revealed last week not only passes through the...
View ArticleStreet Velodrome: Bringing The Track To You!
If you aren’t lucky enough to live near your own indoor velodrome (or indeed near the town of Elland where I was brought up & where construction is well underway for an outdoor cycle track), this...
View ArticleWhere Will You Be Watching Le Tour?
Well, I’ll be in Leeds at the Yorkshire Bike Show for the launch of ‘Along The Med on a Bike Called Reggie‘ at 3pm on 5th July (come along!) after having watched the ‘off’ just outside Leeds Town Hall...
View ArticleLe Tour De France At Brooksbank School, Elland, West Yorkshire
My old secondary school, Brooksbank School in Elland, West Yorkshire are doing their very best to make sure that those who will be in the area for stage 2 of the Tour de France have a great view of the...
View ArticleThe Côte De Greetland, Elland, Sunday 6th July 2014
The atmosphere today on the Côte de Greetland (known locally, more prosaically as Queen Street, Hammerstones and Blackley Road) was wonderful. Half the population of the small town of Elland (c....
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