We want to encourage...
We want to encourage all our staff across the UK to get back on their bikes and enjoy cycling – whether its to save money riding into work or enjoying time with family and friends at the weekend.
We launched our internal staff cycling portal earlier this year. Staff can find out more about opportunities to get involved with cycling such as free lunchtime led cycle rides, Sky Ride events, or for those who fancy more of a challenge different sportive events taking place across the UK. Staff are able to register for a loan bike, find a bike buddy to cycle into work with or sign up for cycling training.
This July we had 110 employees take part in the Etape Du Tour, the most gruelling stage of the Tour de France. With 6 months of relentless training, approximately 9 hours in the saddle on the day and over 4000 m of vertical climbing it really is an achievement of a lifetime and with 94 finishers we are very proud of the team and their success.
Through our partnership with British Cycling we have been able to offer staff the chance to become trained as ride leaders and become volunteers across a number of different cycling initiatives which we will look to further develop in the coming years.