...And may the slowest rider win; BIKE DAY: Cyclists and jugglers take part in race challenge with a difference.Byline: By Samantha Clarke KEEN cyclists from across Coventry and Warwickshire kept crowds in the city centre entertained yesterday with a "go-slow" bike ride. Bike riders and unicyclists joined forces for the fun, outside Coventry Transport Museum The Coventry Transport Museum (formerly known as the Museum of British Road Transport) is a major motor museum, located in Coventry, England. It houses the most extensive collection of British-made road transport in the world. in Millennium Place Millennium Place is a building complex located in located in the Downtown Crossing district of Boston, Massachusetts. The complex consists of Millennium Place Tower I and Millennium Place Tower II. . The event raised funds for the Leukaemia Research Leukaemia Research is a British charitable organisation, established in 1960 whose aim is to research leukaemia, lymphomas, myeloma, aplastic anaemia, myelodysplasia, the myeloproliferative disorders and the related blood disorders in both children and adults. Fund and also celebrated 25 years of the Coventry Cycling Campaign. Among those taking part were more than half a dozen members of the Nuneaton Juggling Club who turned up on unicycles of all sizes. John Parnell, of the club, said: "The thing with bikes is that the faster you go the easier it is to keep your balance. "It is not easy to ride bikes, or unicycles, when you are going slowly, so the trick will be to bunny hop on the spot for as long as possible." First up in the 25-metre challenge was Daniel Hodges, aged 10, on a unicycle, who laughed as he fell off By Samantha Clarke near the beginning of the course. Dad Dave got off to a flying start - which went against the whole point of the challenge - so he decided to add time on by bunny hopping bunny hopping an abnormal gait in which dogs use their hindlegs simultaneously and symmetrically, rather than advancing one at a time and the legs tend to be greatly extended behind the body before being moved forward. A clinical feature of spinal dysraphism. the second half of the course. "It was exhausting with all the jumping up and down but it was really good fun," he said afterwards. Lesley Robertson is cycle curator at the transport museum, which stands on the site of James Starley's factory established in 1891. She "stormed" into first place with the slowest time of just over one minute 31 seconds. She said: "We should do more events like this in Coventry, as it is the birthplace of the cycle. "It is done in excellent humour, it promotes cycles and everyone can be involved." CAPTION(S): EXPERT TOUCH... Cycle curator Lesley Robertson shows a winning touch. Pictures: Mark Radford MR240607BIKE2; IN THE SLOW LANE... Elizabeth Hodges, aged eight, with other participants in the slow bike race. MR240607BIKE1; LOOK NO HANDS... Daniel Hodges has a go on a unicycle. MR240607BIKE6; BALANCING ACT.. John Parnell of Nuneaton Juggling Club. MR240607BIKE4 |
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