30/08/2026
What a day!
The overarching theme for the day was without a doubt 'supporting one another'. Neil puts on a fantastic event encouraging riders of all kinds without need for super speed or competition. Kelly's favourite kind!
From the very (early) start to the very (late) finish, the best thing about yesterday's Ride the North, was undoubtedly seeing so many of our customers out on the route.
The ones who cycled from Arbroath, round the route and home again 🤯 The ones who, like us, were taking part in their first RtN, the old hands, and even the ones who lied to us telling us that it was all good after the climb out of Edzell up through Lethnot. It. Was. Not.
Extra special mentions: first to JP - who rode the full route solo - and his support crew who saved the day when someone (definitely Kelly) forgot to pack the hydration tabs 🙈
And Andrew, whose never ending positivity was welcome at every meet. Paired with Thom's "you haven't come this far to only come this far", one of us (also definitely Kelly) wouldn't have made it without it! It's obviously genetic.
Big shout out to BBD Bikes, The Bicycle Garage and Ein Outdoors (and even The Big Fella 😂) on the tools. Your local bike shops and techs are, without a doubt, the very best of the bike industry.
And every one of the local businesses and community groups who turned out to support the riders with sustainence.
^ These especially. By choosing to really think local, this event goes far beyond the cycling community. But if just one of those Scouts is inspired by the seas of cyclists whose cards they stamped.....
And on that note: It's really difficult to talk about the lifesaving work they do without focus on tragedy. But it's suffice to say, the kind of support we saw and felt all day is a very big part of the reason we chose Reach Across as the recipients of any funds raised. Real people supporting real people, is exactly what they do. And they do it funded entirely by local people and their efforts.
For your donations so far - THANK-YOU!
Ride the North
Reach Across
BBD Bikes
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The Bicycle Garage
Thom Sykes | TS Health&Fitness | Thrive
