What`s on guide cycling special

What’s On Guide
Cycling Special
Saturday 18 June 2016
Stage 4: South Derbyshire
The Race Of Champions
Discovery Weekend at Green Bank Leisure Centre - 17-19 June
Eureka Park Cycle Show ± Come and try it! ± 11am, 18 June
Cycle Sundays ± This Autumn
Further information - 01283 222 848
The Aviva Women’s Tour is bringing the
world’s top cyclists to race on South
Derbyshire’s roads, all looking to claim the
ultimate prize of the Yellow Jersey. Sixteen
top teams will battle it out in one of the
leading women’s races. The biggest names
in the sport of cycling, including defending
champion Lisa Brennauer, Emma Johansson
and Marianne Vos, will go head to head
with British heroines Dani King, Hannah
Barnes and reigning World Champion Lizzie
Armitstead among others.
Where to Watch:
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA): See
womenstour.co.uk for details noting that it
is not possible to provide accurate times
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Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash
Road (A6120), Elvaston DE72 3EP
(ETA 10.53)
Sprint Point, Hartshorne Road (A514),
Woodville DE11 7JB (ETA 11.28)
Swadlincote Woodlands, Derby Road
(A514), Swadlincote DE11 8LP (ETA 11.30)
Eureka Park, Newhall Road (B5353),
Midway DE11 0BA (ETA 11.31)
Rolling Road Closure: It will take some
30 minutes for the race convoy to pass
any point on the course
Visit womenstour.co.uk to find out more
about the route, venues, times and riders.
And don’t forget, if you can’t be at the
roadside you can catch all of the highlights
on ITV4 every evening.
Discovery Weekend at
Green Bank Leisure Centre
Friday 17 - Sunday 19 June, Free activities
The Centre is opening its doors and inviting
everyone to come and have a go at all
things active! Discovery Weekends are a
chance to try something new or perhaps
have a go at an activity you haven’t done in
years. Further information: Active Nation on
01283 216269, activenation.org.uk
Eureka Park Cycle Show Come and try it!
10.30-13.30, Saturday 18 June, Free entry
Come along and try Sport & Health Early
Riders, Active Nation’s Watt and Spin
Bikes, Bolsover Xtreme Wheels and Cycle
Derby Cyclo-X. And watch the peloton as it
passes the Park on Newhall Road. Further
information: Sport & Health Team on 01283
595973.
Cycle Sundays
This Autumn
11.00-13.00, Dates and venues to be
confirmed
Family-friendly cycling at local venues.
Come and have your bike checked and
relearn the skills of cycling again.
Further information: Sport & Health Team
on 01283 595973.
Sport & Health Team:
Active Nation:
Cycling facilities:
Cycling clubs and events:
The District Council runs and delivers
a range of cycling opportunities in
South Derbyshire from Early Riders and
Bikeability schemes in schools through
to adult and senior cycling that are
available through its Get Active in the
Forest programme. For further information
on cycling opportunities in
the District please contact
the Get Active in the Forest
Team on 01283 563483,
south-derbys.gov.uk
Rosliston Forestry Centre
The Centre has a range of cycle routes to
choose from, depending on whether you
fancy a relaxing pedal around the park for
a couple of hours, or a more strenuous
off-road biking session on some of the
grassier perimeter tracks. Bring your own
bike, or rent a bike plus accessories such
as child seats and tag-along buggies.
Further information: 01283 563483,
roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk
Hicks Lodge - The National Forest
Cycle Centre
The Centre offers a variety of graded
traffic-free cycle trails suitable for
beginners and experienced alike, together
with cycle hire, café and children’s play
facilities.
Further information: 01889 586593,
forestry.gov.uk/hickslodge
There are a number of Sustrans cycle
routes in South Derbyshire including
Routes 6, 54, 63, 66, 68 and 549 of the
National Cycle Network (sustrans.org.
uk) and in Derby: Cycle Derby initiative
(cyclederby.co.uk) and Derby Arena
including a 250m velodrome track
(derbyarena.co.uk)
Active Nation runs a Cycling Studio at
Etwall Leisure Centre (01283 733 348,
activenation.org.uk) and a Cycling Studio
and Wattbike Studio at Green Bank
Leisure Centre (01283 216 269). Wattbikes
deliver accurate, consistent performance
data and technical feedback - they
actually feel like you’re riding on the road
or track. The new Cycle Hub at Green
Bank will offer secure cycle storage,
showers, changing rooms and lockers for
commuters. activenation.org.uk
CC Giro
cc.giro.net
Mercia Cycling Club
merciacyclingclub.co.uk
Team Empella Cyclo Cross
empella.co.uk
Titanium Cycling Events
titaniumcyclingevents.co.uk
Swadlincote Tourist
Information Centre
Offers information about scenic cycle
routes in South Derbyshire and guides to
The National Forest on 01283 222 848,
south-derbys.gov.uk.
Why not make a weekend of it and come
and stay in the Forest?
visitnationalforest.co.uk
Further information about cycling in South
Derbyshire: healthiersouthderbyshire.org
Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this
leaflet, South Derbyshire District Council cannot accept responsibility for any errors,
omissions or subsequent changes. All information believed to be correct at time of print.