Remembering Rhyl CC

11^th-Jan-2006

Expect to read more of this in tomorrows comic....

In light of the terrible catastrophe that occurred last Sunday in North Wales in which four cyclists from Rhyl Cycling Club lost their lives, the word is spreading through the Cycling world that as a mark of respect to the riders and to their families left behind, that all cyclists that take to the roads on Sunday 15th January 2006, either in group Clubruns as the Rhyl CC did, or on their own as so many do every weekend, that people could wear a black armband of sorts, it doesn't have to be ornate, indeed black tape would suffice, anything to show that our thoughts are with them.

Cyclists all round the country have been rocked by this accident as we all feel so vulnerable on the roads anyway with increasing traffic volume, we all go out on group rides and the thoughts of most riders with which I have spoken is that "it could so easily have been us".

The request started on the online forum Veloriders but has quickly spread throughout the UK and abroad, including pro teams such as Cofidis who will be wearing armbands this weekend.