HASSRA’s Olympic Torch Relay

To promote both the 2012 Olympic games returning to the UK, and HASSRA’s commitment to promote cycling as both a healthy recreational past time and a sustainable form of transport, we are planning an Olympic torch relay. This relay will involve cyclists from all 12 HASSRA regions biking over 2012 miles, to arrive at the University of Lancaster for the HASSRA Special Event.

6 teams of cyclists with a minimum of 4 riders in each will depart their start point and travel to the University of Lancaster, arriving on mass at the HASSRA Special Event. Along the way they will pass through all 12 HASSRA regions and collect additional riders from those regions:

• Scottish Team

• North West Team

• Eastern Team

• South East Team

• South West Team

• Western Team

• The Scottish HASSRA team will travel, from the start point in Edinburgh, cross the border and travel down to link up with the HASSRA North West team to complete their journey

• The North East HASSRA team will travel, from the start point in Newcastle and travel down and link up with the HASSRA Yorkshire team, before heading to Lancaster, to complete their journey

• The Eastern HASSRA team will travel, from the start point in Norwich and travel across to link up with the HASSRA East Midlands team, before heading to Lancaster, to complete their journey

• The South East HASSRA team will travel, from the start point in Ramsgate and travel to link up with the HASSRA London team, before heading to Lancaster, to complete their journey

• The South West HASSRA team will travel, from the start point in Plymouth and travel to link up with the HASSRA West Midlands, before heading to Lancaster, to complete their journey

• The Western HASSRA team will travel, from the start point in Cardiff and travel to link up with the HASSRA Fylde, before heading to Lancaster, to complete their journey

Planning for this event is currently well underway, which includes plotting routes from starting locations, accommodation, logistics, supporting the riders on route etc.

If you would like to get involved in this project, as a rider, planner, support person or even charity organiser, could you please drop an e-mail to the East of England in box and we will get back to you with more information.