This\nyear the Sustrans Derby Rangers have been organising monthly led\nrides in and around Derby with the goal of getting more people to\ncycle. As volunteers we wanted the rides to be a fun and sociable\nevents for people who already knew how to cycle but needed some\nencouragement. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At\nthe beginning of March we only had two attendees but after that\nthings improved and we regularly had around 15 riders. Similarly,\nwe\u2019ve grown from two volunteers with ride management training to\nfour \u2013 which means we can split a larger group in two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When\nwe were out and about we followed a mixture of routes along\ntraffic-free sections of the National Cycle Network and quiet roads.\nWe used Route 6 to Elvaston Castle and to Swarkestone, as well as\nMickleover Greenway and Breadsall Greenway which are both sections of\nthe same disused railway line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\nsent out a survey to all participants and they told us that they\nreally valued the social aspect of the rides as well as giving them\nthe chance to get some exercise! Almost everyone said that the rides\nhad encouraged them to do more cycling this year which is great news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\nthink everyone enjoyed running the rides, even if it was hard work at\ntimes. We are taking a break over the winter but we have started\nplanning our calendar for next year. We\u2019re always keen for more\npeople to join us so please get in touch if you\u2019d like to be\ninvolved in next year\u2019s rides. Email: derbysustrans@gmail.com<\/a>\nor Follow @SustransEMids on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This year the Sustrans Derby Rangers have been organising monthly led rides in and around Derby with the goal of getting more people to cycle. As volunteers we wanted the rides to be a fun and sociable events for people who already knew how to cycle but needed some encouragement. At the beginning of March… Continue reading A breath of fresh air in Derby<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":354,"featured_media":45676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t