Achievements

Local rider Katy Marchant won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in the individual sprint at Rio 2016, and is an honorary member of the Yorkshire Lass Cycling Club.

Most of the members focus on riding sportives and multi-day challenge rides, with a number of them having ridden from London to Paris, and completed the Tour de Mon in Anglesey.

Angela Forster cycled from Newcastle to Edinburgh earlier this year.

Jane Boylan cycled the length of the River Nile in 2015.

Louise Murray recently cycled from Land’s End to John o’ Groats.