bells and bikes

Cycle to church. Biggest weekly mileage yet this year. Beautiful evening.

Plenty of churches, towers and spires in the Tour coverage again, but you just wait for next year. We’ve got some crackers for you. Turn the sound up too #bellringing #heavymetal #tdf #tdff #letour

Countdown to #EngNor and here’s us camping on a football pitch in Hellandsbygd, Norway. Cycle touring during the 1994 World Cup in the USA and Le Tour de France. My article didn’t make the cut for the CTC magazine but here’s a timely extract. #EngVsNor #England #Norge #tdf 

Yes. Its doubles on the Tourmalet

Montjuic, Barcelona. Warm up act for the return of Le Côte de Wincobank (Jenkin Road) in Le Tour de France Femmes next year #tdf #tdff #tdf2027

Never miss a chance to ride The Snake when its closed to motor vehicles. This was our ride 7.30-10.30pm both ways last Wednesday.

Unconfirmed speculation of new #tdf mountains range from Zara #kom #qom #kingofthemountains #queenofthemountains #polkadotjersey #tourdefrance #letour #cyclingkit #mountainstage #letourfemmes #tdff

Drawing on my experience of leading church bellringing for Le Tour de France 2014, The Yorkshire Festival and Le Tour Yorkshire. Oh and teaching handbells at the 2019 UCI World Championships, roadside in the rain near Wensleydale.

On 6 June 2026, Christchurch Dore hosted the Sheffield Branch Striking Contest.

The winning team of bellringers would go forward to the Sunday Service Band Finals for The Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers. A full write up features as the lead story in The Ringing World, Issue 6008, released on 19 June. Click here for The Ringing World website https://www.ringingworld.co.uk/. This image of Dore church features on the homepage of the RW website for that week in June.