Ride Leicester Green Bicycle Mystery Case Ride
Sunday 5th July 2026 10:00am
Starting from - Town Hall Bike Park, LE1 5BP
This Ride Leicester ride is open for anyone to join
- 17 miles
- Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road
- 3 hr
- Steady
- Leicester
- Adults 16+ only
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Organized by groups in the community, these rides are a great way to meet new people, explore your local area and to have fun riding your bike. You can find rides that are suitable for your level of experience and interests whilst enjoying being part of a social cycling community.
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About the route
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LE1 5BP
Join Ride Leicester Ride Leaders as we cycle out to the countryside around Little Stretton and ride over the route that Ronald Light and Bella Wright took in July 1919.
On the 5th July 1919 Bella Wright and Ronald Light are cycling at the spot where the young woman was last seen alive. Bella Wright is out cycling from Stoughton to Gaulby when she meets a man on a green bicycle. Come and see what happened to make the case a talking point to this day. The police put out an appeal to anyone who saw a man on a green bicycle to come forward and help their enquiries. After a while, things went quiet for a few months until - by sheer luck - a mystery green bicycle would be found in the canal near Freemans Common... It was now 1920 and this little bit of luck would open the case wide again. On Monday the 23rd of February, 1920, Enoch Whitehouse, a canal bargeman, noticed a green bicycle caught up in his towrope...
We will stop at four locations associated with the famous murder where you can see re-enactments of moments on that fateful day.
First-timers welcome!
Bring water and a spare inner tube.
Unfortunately we are unable to loan bikes for this ride
On the 5th July 1919 Bella Wright and Ronald Light are cycling at the spot where the young woman was last seen alive. Bella Wright is out cycling from Stoughton to Gaulby when she meets a man on a green bicycle. Come and see what happened to make the case a talking point to this day. The police put out an appeal to anyone who saw a man on a green bicycle to come forward and help their enquiries. After a while, things went quiet for a few months until - by sheer luck - a mystery green bicycle would be found in the canal near Freemans Common... It was now 1920 and this little bit of luck would open the case wide again. On Monday the 23rd of February, 1920, Enoch Whitehouse, a canal bargeman, noticed a green bicycle caught up in his towrope...
We will stop at four locations associated with the famous murder where you can see re-enactments of moments on that fateful day.
First-timers welcome!
Bring water and a spare inner tube.
Unfortunately we are unable to loan bikes for this ride
Who else is on this ride?
12 ride participants
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Amanda Noon
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James Bailey
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Catherine Noon
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Lindsey Ball
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Community Groups Volunteer
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Steve Hill
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Community Groups Volunteer
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Peter Simmonds Ride Leader
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Community Groups Volunteer
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Dineke ten Hove
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Patrick Flynn
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Sue Dennis
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Sally Wan
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