Events news: London to Brighton Bike Ride: 18th June 2017

[Pedelecs]

The British Heart Foundation’s flagship fund-raising event is welcoming electric bike riders to the starting line this year.

Hundreds of thousands of cyclists from all over the UK have taken part in the London to Brighton bike ride, pedalling over 41 million miles and helping raise nearly £70m for the BHF’s life saving research into heart disease.



BHF said: “The British Heart Foundation is the biggest funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. Coronary heart disease is the single biggest killer in the UK and by investing £100 million a year into research we’re leading the fight against it. By taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride you will help power ground-breaking research, to bring new hope to the 7 million people living with cardiovascular disease in the UK.”

Last year’s race excluded electrically assisted pedal cycles from the event, with Cycling Made Easy petitioning BHF to rethink the policy after one of their customers was turned away from taking part due to ‘non-powered cycle only’ rules at the time.

Full story and how to take part:
http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/london-brighton-bike-ride-18th-june-2017/

 

[brightonebikes]

Brilliant! Good on them. Sense has prevailed.
A great day out.

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[Steve A]

Agree, if they didn't do this there turning their backs on one of the biggest growing areas of cycling.

I've done this ride before but not on an e-bike.

 

[Tugwell Gibson]

I wouldn't contemplate it right now. But I like to think that if I lose 2 or 3 stone more that its something I.can aspire to on my ebike. I've done 100s of miles in the last 3 months often hills and mud. But the scales haven't budged. Even though I've dropped another shirt size.

Theb wife pointed out the reason at the weekend. My legs have completely changed. As they are a big muscle and I'm an easy gainer. Looking at the bulges that weren't there before ibet there's a few lb there. So all that work must benefit the heart too.