Blog Category | real-bike-people
- 14 July 2023
Tour 21 riders in focus
Each June, a team of intrepid volunteers assembles for what, to many, will be the most arduous challenge of their existence. Set up back in 2013, Tour 21 has one simple objective - to raise funds for lifesaving research and treatment of blood cancer. Thanks to the collective efforts of previous ride participants and the Cure Leukaemia Charity, in addition to coverage on NBC Sports, the event has grown exponentially year after year and now attracts riders from as far afield as the US. Here we meet one of the riders involved.
- 8 June 2023
London to Paris with Cure Leukaemia & Ribble
Every June, people from all corners of the UK congregate in Britain's capital ahead of a charity ride in aid of the Cure Leukaemia. London to Paris may just be the most fun these everyday heroes will ever have on two wheels, yet it also serves a more serious purpose, namely raising much-needed funds to aid life-saving research and treatment in the ongoing battle against blood cancer in all its forms. Here we meet some of those self-same heroes who, on June 8th, will hop on their bikes and pedal their way to Paris.
- 17 May 2023
An ode to the Tour 21 - The Ultra SL R Alumni Edition
Ex-England international footballer and cancer survivor Geoff Thomas has raised millions of pounds for charity by completing the route of the Tour De France on five separate occasions. To commemorate our renewed partnership with 'The Tour 21', we have commissioned this spectacular Alumni Limited Edition of our fastest aero bike ever - the Ultra SL R.
- 26 September 2022
Reviving the Passion for cycling - Real.Bike.People
Our Real.Bike.People series allows us to showcase Ribble riders and share what drives their passion for cycling. In short, to find out what they ride, where they ride, and why they ride. We share authentic adventures and narratives from the Ribble community. Here we meet Leon, a man who spent lockdown reviving the passion for cycling that had for too long lain dormant.