The countdown to the first ever UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow is well and truly on and you'll be wanting to race to George Square on Tuesday (April 25) for a fun-filled day to mark 100 days to go until the cycling event.
The mega-event is coming to the city, and across Scotland, this summer.
Canadian adventure traveller and endurance athlete Jenny Tough, who has been featured by National Geographic and in The Great Outdoors, will be cycling from Dumfries to Glasgow tomorrow.
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She'll be joined by YouTuber Katie Kookaburra - who boasts 114k subscribers -as the pair embark on a route inspired by Dumfriesshire blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan who undertook the first ever bicycle ride on the pedal bike he invented known as the ‘treadle bicycle’.
Jenny and Katie will be joined by eleven-time world champion and six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy, and organisers of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, when they arrive in George Square.
Glaswegians have been invited to pop down during the day to learn more about the championships, have a go on some bikes and mingle with the celebrity guests.
There'll be a mini-pump track, music and big screen content.
The organisers of the event have partnered with Love to Ride to launch the 23 Million Mile Challenge, encouraging everyone to sign up and contribute to a collective target of 23 million miles cycled across the UK ahead of the biggest cycling event in the world which takes place in Glasgow and across Scotland from 3-13 August.
What's happening on George Square this Tuesday?
11am to 7pm
- Gazebo with hand bike and bike for 23 Million Mile Challenge
- Stage with 3 bikes for 23 Million Mile Challenge
- Mini pump track
- Police Scotland – bike safety
- Big screen content
11.30am to 6.30pm
- DJ playing
2.20pm
- Dougie Vipond – MC onstage
3.30pm
- The ride from Dumfries arrives
5pm
- Onstage interviews with Jenny Tough, Katie Butler, Sir Chris Hoy and Jody Cundy
5.20pm
- Selfies and autographs
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