Stories from the United Kingdom

After being in lockdown & isolation for 3 months my friend & I both in our sixties decided to plan an epic cycle to celebrate our release. We chose to complete a full loop of the Avon cycle... read more

Deborah Hanks What an accomplishment well done.

What an accomplishment well done.

Mad Gibbo kudos...lovely route!

kudos...lovely route!

While being confined to the area around my home on the edge of Bristol has been a great excuse to explore. From the cycle path taking a slightly different exit i have discovered the common at mango... read more

Hi all it's me fohat just ordered my bike have not been on a bike for wow 12 years am 62 can't wait to get it I got 1 e bike I'm in to drones and have caravan up in Callander so many cycle tracks ... read more

Kathy Tier Hey James. Good for you. I'm a mere whippersnapper at 58, but I got an e-bike at 50 & we've done about 5,000 miles toge... read more

Hey James. Good for you. I'm a mere whippersnapper at 58, but I got an e-bike at 50 & we've done about 5,000 miles together. I hope you love your new bike & have a great time exploring :)

Rode out to St. Michael's Church and along the public footpath. Good to be out in the fresh air and no one else around.

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I've always enjoyed cycling, but never got into a regular routine of taking the bike out. It's always been a little spontaneous "Shall we go for a bike ride?" when the fancy took me or my husband.... read more

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I bought my bike about five years ago but rarely used it. For very nearly two years it stood in a corner of my hall literally gathering dust. But since September 2019 I have gradually increased my... read more

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Just over 700 miles rode since the Coronavirus out brake lockdown and I can crashing off my bike. Thankfully no broken bones just a slight buckled wheel and cuts & burses. All part of the fun o... read more

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As a member of the fundraising team for St. Andrew's, I am always inspired to learn of the amazing challenges people take on to support their local hospice. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak we reall... read more

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At the start off lockdown I chose to keep heading out each morning and get in the mileage I would have cycled to work. As time went by I persuaded my partner that we should head out on the weekend... read more

Sean Cooper i quite agree that the avenue needs a cycle lane of sorts and the current situation is great. i would not want to go back ... read more

i quite agree that the avenue needs a cycle lane of sorts and the current situation is great. i would not want to go back to two lanes of gridlocked traffic instead of one and a free cycle lane. traffic fills roads. half of the avenue is two lanes but the lower half is not, but is treated as it is with idiot drivers overtaking leaving and approaching burgess road lights. there has been a bottleneck as it turns into a single lane at the turning into the common, this has just been moved back 1.5 miles. don't be too quick to give road space to cars as currently us cyclists are safe and free flowing. people sat in cars keep dry and travel most of their journeys in ease. if they have to wait a little because there are too many of them in city centres then they could stagger their journeys, catch a bus, join us in cycling or put up with this little inconvenience.

Had a lovely ride along the Kennit and Avon Canal, I cycled my husband walked it was beautiful weather. I am trying to keep fit and stay well mentally so to get those endorphin rising cycling is ... read more

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The Undercliff is stunning with a full moon rising over the sea. No need for lights. And it's deserted.

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Normally, I drive to work as I got to university every night after work to study.
With the current pandemic I have to do computer at home and physical in the laboratory (I'm not a mad scientist... read more

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Since the UK went into lockdown, I have ridden 243 miles around the Bristol City Centre BID area.

I’m out on my bike every morning to check our city to ensure it stays ready for business b... read more

Jack Windle Hi Fran please email me so we can share the video jack at lovetoride dot org

Hi Fran please email me so we can share the video jack at lovetoride dot org

A very strange year so far. No work to cycle to, until we are allowed back in the next few months. Maybe not even then with the possibility of working from home. Lucky to have a spin bike to keep t... read more

Cyclists in Totnes are gathering for a socially-distanced group ride around town, to highlight the need to provide more cycle routes and safer streets. Meet at 5 p.m. Friday 29th May in Victoria St... read more

I'm an artist and illustrator by profession, so working from home is normal for me. But without my daily walk up Steep Hill, which was my regular undergrad commute, I need an alternative, otherwise... read more

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Hello! I’m fundraising for CHUF. Here’s my JustGiving page, if you’d like to donate: Anything is much appreciated please also share thank you 🙏 ❤️
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Ross Neil [address removed]

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Ross Neil Sorry for some reason it’s deleted my link but if you don’t mind going on just giving and searching my name Ross Neil it wi... read more

Sorry for some reason it’s deleted my link but if you don’t mind going on just giving and searching my name Ross Neil it will be on there thank you 🙏

Wonderful opportunity to do something even if only a small contribution to support the NHS while continuing to enjoy my cycling.

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Thanks to GSK I have fulfilled one of my dreams – learning how to cycle!.

Years ago, at GSK House, we were encouraged to cycle, and were offered free cycling lessons of which I took adva... read more

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Jack Windle This is amazing, thanks for sharing!

This is amazing, thanks for sharing!

I like to set myself a target each year. In 2020 I decided that one month I would try and ride 500 miles, having never done that before. I'd got a couple of long sportive rides planned, which have ... read more

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Day 6 (Final day and travel day back)

We pushed on to the Butt of Lewis lighthouse– through the glorious sunshine again to the very end of the Hebridean Way. To be honest I cried when I sa... read more

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Day 3

A cosy sleep and a few snacks later – we set off for the lovely Baleshare beach! The sun was out again and stayed out too. Heading to the beach the wind was against us a wee bit... read more

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The Hebridean Way

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(photos available on my blog)

(June 2019)

So – a group of my lady friends and I decided to take on the challenge of cyclin... read more

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I gave cycling up a few months ago as I find change very hard to cope with with Autism. I was getting distressed going out on rides,having to cope with the difference, but at the same time I was be... read more

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Adrian Lewis Foldies are Fab and so are you coping with everything that comes your way. Enjoy that freedom of spirit and enjoy your ridi... read more

Foldies are Fab and so are you coping with everything that comes your way. Enjoy that freedom of spirit and enjoy your riding too.

Philippa Talbot Thank you for your support,since my mild caronavirus type illness last week am now having a bereavement! But havingyour kin... read more

Thank you for your support,since my mild caronavirus type illness last week am now having a bereavement! But havingyour kind comment has made me think in a week or so i may have a pootle on my bike again! Thank you or your comment-Philippa

All the worry over the thing and a lockdown and no exercise, not good! What is a boy to do?
Someone who trains 3 hours every day and has been very active for 50 years just cannot switch off. <... read more

I've been doing early doors rides on Saturdays for a few years (only in the summer, when the weather is ok and family commitments allow) but in the last couple of summers I've switched to heading s... read more

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rode to park

#ExploreByBike

Working from home for 3 months now, the temptation is for my work and home to merge, the edges of when one starts and the other ends have become blurred. So I have started cycling "to work". I go... read more

I'd like to focus and share some of the many positive aspects of 'Lockdown' that I have enjoyed and experienced.
Noticing and listening intently to the dawn and evening chorus of the many diffe... read more

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Louise Buckley-Simms I definitely share these thoughts during lock down! I normally cycle purely to get from A-B and not really for leisure, so ... read more

I definitely share these thoughts during lock down! I normally cycle purely to get from A-B and not really for leisure, so its been great exploring the local bike routes I've never tried!

Throughout my working career I have never had the opportunity to ride to work until now.. Working at the University Of Southampton Science Park, I have always felt the want to travel by bike to inc... read more

It was warm last night even at 8pm. Fab ride out to Wythall and Alvechurch via Weatheroak Hill.

Originally the plans were to cycling from home in South Birmingham to Llanberis in Snowdonia... read more

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My first outing on a bike for years! I thought that it would feel like being in my wheelchair but our Van Raam Wheelchair Transporter really does feel as if I am on a bike...enjoying the wind in m... read more

We can't wait to get people out on our adapted bikes again in Worthing, West Sussex! [address removed]

Enjoying bike ride (on my rather old rusty bike) to local veggie farm who have been wonderful during the lockdown working extra hard to ensure we remain safe and able to purchase local fresh produce.

Whilst on furlough during lockdown, I joined an amazing Facebook group called "Sloth Cycling Team". As the group name suggests, speed and distance are irrelevant and the main ethos of the group is ... read more

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My 6 year old has started coming out with me on his bike because he "needs to work his skating legs" (he plays roller and ice hockey). He has got the cycling bug now but being a little sportsman, ... read more

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Instead of my cycle commute to the office I have made a point of getting out on my bike at least 6 days of the week. It has been an absolute joy, especially in the lovely weather we have experience... read more

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I haven' beeen on my bike at all for the last 17 days. Usually I cycle for leisure and I cycle to work and back 17 miles per day, I'm a key worker. I contracted the virus and it has knocked me for ... read more

Jeanie Pelling Done it , exhausting but I’ve done it !

Done it , exhausting but I’ve done it !

Christian L Amazing, well done Jeanie. It will only get easier from here on

Amazing, well done Jeanie. It will only get easier from here on

Jeanie Pelling I’ve done 3 rides on my mountain bike 👍👍Back to work Monday but will use Vera Volt e bike to help , looking forward to usin... read more

I’ve done 3 rides on my mountain bike 👍👍Back to work Monday but will use Vera Volt e bike to help , looking forward to using the dedicated cycle route that’s popped up along the Avenue in Southampton.

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Get on your bike and ride
Losing weight has not only changed my life but saved it too,
If I didn't do something about it I would not have started to enjoy what life throws at you.

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Pete Roberts Wow! That's a brilliant result. Just taken up cycling again &amp; put in 560 Miles in May &amp; lost half a stone in the pr... read more

Wow! That's a brilliant result. Just taken up cycling again &amp; put in 560 Miles in May &amp; lost half a stone in the process. Well chuffed!

James Walker You are inspirational - Great stuff

You are inspirational - Great stuff

I'm proud of the fact that I cycle to work every day. It's easy for me; a straight forward 4 mile each way commute on busy-ish roads with occasional cycle lanes painted on the side of the road :) N... read more

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Matthew Hodder My new normal has involved cycling every day. I had fallen out of the habit, with a new job which didn't really have a com... read more

My new normal has involved cycling every day. I had fallen out of the habit, with a new job which didn't really have a commute or make use of a bicycle during the day, except rare occasions. So faced with no commute at all I decided to get up, get out and ride before work. 332 miles in April, 458 miles in May, Just 1 hour a day and heading home 30 minutes into a ride. I am wearing out all the lanes around home. That is my new normal.

Lucy Giuliano Hi both, thank you so much for sharing your stories of cycling in the 'new normal'. As it happens, Love to Ride Derby is co... read more

Hi both, thank you so much for sharing your stories of cycling in the 'new normal'. As it happens, Love to Ride Derby is collaborating with local filmmaker Hardy Saleh to create a short film called 'The New Normal' to capture people's experience of cycling during lockdown. We're looking for self-shot videos about your cycling story. The deadline is next Monday, 8th June. You can find out more via the website and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions: [address removed]

Lucy Giuliano The address has been removed but if you go to hdsfilms.com/cycling that should work.

The address has been removed but if you go to hdsfilms.com/cycling that should work.

Jacqueline Burns I'm with Matthew Hodder here, I've done so much more riding since lock down started. Finishing work earlier at home means f... read more

I'm with Matthew Hodder here, I've done so much more riding since lock down started. Finishing work earlier at home means far easier to get changed and get out round the lanes. Great opportunity to find new routes and loops. Done 638 miles since end of March. Have only been out once this week though due to wet weather and incredibly pot holey lanes!

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Today I hired the ebike from Cycology in Frome via the Frome Town Council site. It is such fun. I did mistake the bell for the gears so watch out Frome for a wobbly ebike coming back from work.

This Sunday 24th May, I will be riding around London, visiting all 10 of the Premier league and championship football grounds. About 100 km.
All in aid of the local Crisis Community Kitchen, s... read more

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This weekend marked a year since giving a road bike a go. I'd been a cycle commuter on a hybrid bike for a couple of years prior but thought i'd give it a go. I loved it, but lost touch with it ove... read more

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I ride regularly to and from work and weekends.
Having been in lockdown since bank holiday Monday, I have clocked up 695 miles in April.
This just going out and doing a loop from home, the... read more

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During this time of lock down and being made re-redundant I have been exploring Bristol by bike. I discovered the festival line and i think it is one of the nicest ride I have been on for a while.... read more

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Day 5

Jenny and I set off out of Tarbert to be greeted by the biggest ol’ hill we had seen. But. We. Did. It. AND to our right we saw not one … but two eagles!!! Swooping down the hillside... read more

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Jacqueline Burns Gorgeous photo ❤️

Gorgeous photo ❤️

Day 2

The cycling begins! We set off after having a yummy breakfast at the Toffee Factory (aka Heart Hebrides ) for a big bowl of porridge to fuel us for the day ahead.

Off t... read more

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Today’s [address removed] When the wind blows here there is very little to stop it. We don’t have majestic hills or forests; we have mainly flat terrain and coastal views. On a day when the wind is... read more

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Today, Monday is one of my non-working days; I work my contracted hours over 9 days of each fortnight. Therefore, having done my chores and listened to the weather forecast I got ‘Old Faithful’ out... read more

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With my being in the “at risk” category and all the confusion regarding how far we should cycle, a few days before the lockdown was announced I went out and bought a turbo trainer. I now cycle to m... read more

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