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Inspired by the Tour de All three Stages of the Tour have been carefully planned so that they can be difficult A time trial bicycle is designed to go as fast as possible ... In 2014 Yorkshire hosted the opening stages (or Grand Départ) of the Tour de France. In- Broom Wagon to ride and exciting to watch. The routes go past beautiful and interesting areas of spired by this success and by Yorkshire’s love of cycling, 2015 saw the firstTour de - The name of the bus that follows the tour picking up riders Long, straight handlebars allow the JOKE! Yorkshire - from coastal cliffs to moorland valleys and forests, past historic rider to sit low on the bike to reduce shire! Over 1.2 million people lined the roadside to watch this momentous 3 day event. who are cracked (too tired to carry on). Old buses used to Solid disc wheels Why can’t a bicycle landmarks and through vibrant cities. But the riders aren’t taking part to enjoy the wind resistance And now in 2016, with new routes and a full length Women’s Race, the second Tour de have an actual broom attached. Riders will push themselves are more able to stand up by itself? Yorkshire begins! view! They’ll have around four hours of hard cycling each day and they will have to slice through the even harder to avoid being ‘swept up’. Because it’s two tyred! use all their strength and endurance to stay in the race. air A newspaper editor called Henri My race will be First Tour Desgrange created the Tour de so tough, only one Peloton ( French for ‘group’) man will make it Musette France. He wanted it to be Riders from all teams bunch together as a way of (French for ‘bag’) the greatest cycle race in to the end! saving energy for the long route ahead. Find the grid references for some of the places that the Tour will pass on 1903 Little cloth bags filled with the world. He was almost Stage 3. drinks and snacks are right. Of the 60 The first Tour looped around France and handed out to the riders as riders taking was separated into 6 stages of up to 400 High gears part, only 21 they cycle past a foodzone. km long - over twice the length of today’s help the made it to the stages. Riders had to cycle through the 4 rider make the finish. night to complete them. Whitby wheels turn extremely fast Slipstream Stokesley Some true legends of the Tour de France have come from Yorkshire! By cycling close to each other, riders can get into each other’s slipstream. This is the sheltered spot Brian Robinson from 3 Barry Hoban from behind a rider where there’s less wind resistance Light carbon fibre frames are wing-shaped (not tube-shaped) for more aerodynamics Mirfield became the first Grosmont won an amazing 8 stages of to slow you down. Briton to complete the Tour the Tour de France during his de France in 1955 and in racing career. In 1968 he won 1958 he became the first a mountain stage - the first Go for a ride Colour in this road bike and draw in the things you need to get it on the road for a trip Briton to win a stage. (French for ‘servant’) Northallerton Briton to do so! Domestique 2 Scarborough to the shops. Winning the Tour de Yorkshire will require successful teamwork. Each team Hutton-le-Hole The Tour de Yorkshire will also hold a 135.5 km Women’s Race on 30th April. Yorkshire has its share of women’s cycling champions. usually has one leader. The rest are known as domestiques. They do everything to support him - such as cycling near him to create a slipstream, helping him Beryl Burton from Morley was a Lizzie Armitstead repair his bike or making sure he has enough to eat and drink. Helmsley true pioneer of women’s cycle from is the Sutton Bank racing in the UK. During her ca- reigning World, 1 reer, from the 1950’s to the 1980’s, Commonwealth she won 7 world championships and National road Think you know it all now? Then try this Crossword! and 96 UK titles. race champion. Down 1 1. Too tired to carry on. A B C D E F 2. A big group of cyclists. 3 There’s another King of the Mountain Sort out this timeline 3. What cyclists need Stage 3 starts in Middlesbrough There’s a steep climb at Sutton Bank, which has the grid reference near to Yorkshire’s famous chalk horse. climb at Grosmont by the North The Tour de France has been held every year since it began except during the years of the two world 2 if they want to succeed together. Yorkshire Moors Railway ... wars. Can you draw a line to connect the right events to the right dates along this timeline? ____ B ____ 4 ______Across ______Barry Hoban becomes Yorkshire hosts the Tour 4. A rider who supports Next, the peloton passes through Then it’s on to the pretty town of The second Tour de Yorkshire 6 the first Briton to win a de France’s Grand Départ the team leader. Stokesley, which sits at the edge of Helmsley, overlooked by its castle. ... and a sprint point at Whitby Abbey. the North York Moors... mountain stage Brian Robinson 5. Area riders cycle by to pick up their musettes. ______becomes the first 4 ______Briton to win a stage 6. The area behind a After Hutton-le-Hole, the peloton Stage 3 ends in Scarborough with cyclist where there is ...then on through the beautiful gears up for a King of the Mountain an exciting sprint finish along The first Tour de France less wind resistance. market town of Northallerton. climb at Blakey Ridge. North Bay. 1903 1955 1968 2014 2016 5 ______basket bell lights saddle bag water bottle tool kit lock pump

How fit do you have to be to 518.5 km in three days - that’s a lot Get inspired by the Tour de Yorkshire and go cycling. What makes a super-cyclist? finish the Tour? What are the roads like? of road to cover! Get cycling! If you don’t know how, then learn right now! your complete guide to

Try this fitness test! Riders in the Tour de Yorkshire have to train very hard to be super fit. How Steep coastal roads, twisting moorland lanes and Now take this Cycling is a wonderful means of transport and a great form of excercise for people challenge many active things do you do in a week? Get a mark for each circle you tick, add up your score and see changeable weather make the Tour a challenge at every of all ages; it creates independence, it gets people outside and into the fresh air how you did. Why not compare your score with a friend’s? Can you answer these and it is a very ‘green’ form of transport as it does not pollute the atmosphere. 2016 turn. four tricky questions? cycle/walk to school dance to music cycle/skateboard/rollerskate However it is important that anyone who wants to cycle – whatever their age – can Do you know your Highway play ball games go swimming invent keep fit routines 1. This year’s Women’s Race feel confident and be equipped with the TOUR DE YORKSHIRE is made up of 16 teams with 6 Code? Have a go at matching the race with your friends go for walks do stretches or gymnastics riders in each team. How many skills to cycle safely. This is where Cycle riders is that in total? signs below to the right descriptions. Climbs and descents. The rolling hills Training plays a crucial part and will equip other activities ...... and dales of Yorkshire mean that the Tour will 80 you with the skills and knowledge you 96 certainly be full of ups and downs. Throughout the need: 0-1 2-5 6-10 68 Routes for How about picking one more Great! You really love to keep Super fit! One day you three stages, there will be 10 official climbs where riders • to be a safe cyclist who is visible to and aware of cyclists only Racing through thing to do next week? active. Race you to the finish! might even be a champion! the traffic around you. will have to use all their strength and endurance if they 2. Stage 1 is 184 km long. • to know where to ride to be safe – eg riding in the Yorkshire on If a rider has to take a break want to be the King of the Mountain. marked cycle lanes on pavements. half way through, how many 29, 30 April & km will he have travelled? • to ensure that your bike is roadworthy and Lungs Wind and rain on the road. The nature of the undertake basic maintenance No cycling Muscles need oxygen to work. 142 km 1 May 2016! So the more oxygen a rider can road changes dramatically depending on the 46 km The main programme for Food breathe in, the faster he goes. Big weather. Rain can reduce the grip that narrow 92 km lungs can hold more air. This is Riders burn up Sweat schools is Bikeability – the huge amounts of called lung capacity. tyres have on the surface, making it easy Riders can lose up to National Standard for cycle energy during the race Average lung capacity = 4.8 litres 1.5 litres of water an to skid. Strong winds can affect the No right turn and need to eat a lot 3. Stage 3 has six King of the Rider’s lung capacity = 7 litres hour in sweat, so they Mountain climbs. Côte de training. This is a cycling of carbohydrates to need to keep drinking slipstream,sometimes causing the make sure they keep Blakey Ridge is 325 m high and proficiency programme that through the race to peloton to break up and riders to get Côte de Sutton Bank is 301 m that energy going. keep hydrated. is designed to give the next Lots of protein also high. What is the difference in left behind. height? helps to keep their The body also loses generation of cyclists the skills No entry for all salt when it sweats. muscles strong and 24 metres and confidence to safely ride their bikes on vehicles (including healthy. Special drinks packed with minerals help the Narrow and winding roads. 26 metres today’s roads. bicycles) Typical Tour cyclist’s rider maintain healthy Yorkshire has plenty of these! 626 metres breakfast: cereal, salt levels. omelette and pasta The route passes through many Bikeability has three levels of training. Levels 1 and 2 are taught at schools and you can earn your Bikeability winding moorland lanes, enclosed 4. Some climbs are longer than fun facts others. Arrange these climbs badges by learning these important skills: by dry stone walls. Riders will have to be careful if from shortest to longest. T junction Heart rate they’re crammed together, racing around those tight Level 1: Learn to control and master the bike Muscles A strong heart a Côte de Greenhow Hill: 2.8 km Training takes place in an environment away from cars Tough leg muscles is needed to bends. b Côte de Harewood: 1200 metres and traffic such as a playground or closed car park. fold-out poster are needed to push pump oxygen-rich the pedals and move c Côte de Oliver’s Mount: 0.8 km blood around the Level 2: Get cycling on the road the bike forward. body. On hard stages Flats. When the route is flat, riders can go their fastest. Road narrows Sprinters can turn it can beat up to 200 ____ , ____ , ____ The training takes children out on the roads to gain real their pedals up to 170 times per minute. They either ride in the peloton or, if they want to risk it, cycling experience to enable them to deal with challenges times per minute on A normal heart beats traffic on short journeys such as cycling to school. short races. around 70 times a break away on their own. Sprinting can lead to Muscles have to be minute when resting. incredible speeds of up to 70 km an hour. Côte de what?? powerful enough to A rider’s heart can games pedal fast. But too beat as slow as 40 All the climbs during the Tour de Bikeability is delivered to schools by local much muscle will be when resting because Yorkshire start with “Côte de...’. bulky and heavy which it is pumping blood so just like the climbs in the Tour de road safety teams. For further information will slow the rider efficiently. France. Côte is French for hill. down. Some of these hills don’t seem contact your local council and ask to very high in comparison to French speak to the road safety team. climbs, but they can be very steep - and that can be tough! www.roadwise.co.uk