Children and young people from 95 schools across Yorkshire will be taking part in a cycling relay covering ten local authority areas over the next two weeks.
The Schools’ Yorkshire Tour relay started yesterday, 12 June, as part of national Bike Week. The relay will see pupils from primary, secondary and special schools in Yorkshire pass a baton over 245 miles from the start in Sheffield to its final destination in Leeds on Tuesday 27 June.
The baton will be passed from school to school along a pre-planned route across Yorkshire. In addition, there will be a variety of events planned at some of the schools taking part in the relay along the route and at historic locations.
The cyclists will pass through Barnsley, Wakefield, Doncaster, East Riding, York, Bradford and Calderdale before ultimately finishing in Leeds with a celebration event.
A number of famous landmarks will form the backdrop to the baton handovers between districts, including the historic Stamford Bridge Viaduct, Lotherton Hall, and the original Woolpack at Esholt, made famous by Emmerdale.