Bradley Stoke Bike V Car Challenge

At the end of a well-supported ‘bike to school’ week, in which hundreds of local school children persuaded their parents to ditch the car and to cycle or scooter to school, Better By Bike have thrown down the gauntlet to local radio station JACK fm with The Big Bike Challenge.

In the middle of the morning rush hour on Tuesday 21st September a driver will go head to head with a Better By Bike’s cyclist, to see which one can travel from The Willow Brook Centre to Aztec West in the shortest time – and which one has the more enjoyable journey.

This even is one of a series of challenges taking place on some of Bristol’s busiest routes. The full schedule of cycling challenges include:

Monday – Ashton Court to Queen Square. Along the Cumberland Basin and Cumberland Road.
Tuesday – Bradley Stoke to Aztec West. Starting out at The Giant Cycle Store in Bradley Stoke, and finishing in the middle of Aztec West.
Wednesday – Bristol Bus Station to Queen Square. From St James Barton Roundabout along the city centre.
Thursday – Staple Hill to The Bristol Evening Post Building. While the cyclist can make use of the Railway Path that leads straight to the centre of town, our driver will use the M32.
Friday – UWE Frenchay Campus to Eastville Park. The cyclist will make use of the Frome Greenway, while the driver has to endure the Eastville junction of the M32.

From my personal experience of cycling from Meadowbrook Primary School to Bradley Stoke North in the mornings, overtaking dozens of cars queuing at the Aldi roundabout, the Bradley Stoke challenge really shouldn’t be too taxing for the cyclist!

For cycle routes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire see www.betterbybike.info

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