Easi-Breeze

Easi-Breeze is a ladies cycling group, based in Easingwold, and set up in July 2016. We celebrated our 10th year this year, and the group is still going strong, having recovered from a very quiet couple of years during the pandemic. There are now four trained leaders, Mandy, Gillian, Claire and Jill. Jill also leads gravel and mountain bike rides. During the summer we run a Tuesday evening beginners/improvers group, cycling up to 15-20 miles and taking in some local hills as well. The more advanced cyclists ride on a Thursday morning, and another variable day, generally between 25-45 miles with a cafe stop, and venturing further afield with more hills! We have designed our own kit, and taken on long distance rides and sportives. This group runs through the autumn and into winter, depending on the weather. We hope to be able to offer some weekend rides as well if the demand is there. In 2017 there was a 2 day Tour du Dales, and a three day Coast to Coast in 2018, both of which required preparation and training. We have also done two to three day 'camps', based in both the Dales and the Lake district. this year a group spent 3 days cycling in the Dales with Seafern Adventures and have booked to do a similar trip next year in the Lake District. The group has ridden in local sportives, notably the Yorkshire Lass where we have had ladies in all the distances, and the ride for Marianne from Pocklington, both ladies only sportives. Not bad for a group who started with a 6 mile loop around Easingwold!