Cycling Weekly interviewed Diversity In Cycling author, Andy Edwards about his autism and ADHD diagnosis. Also interviewed for the same article are Jonathan Vaughters, ex-professional cyclist and currently sports director of World Tour team EF Education-EasyPost, Olympic rower Caragh McMurtry, and former pro cyclist Mikey Mottram. You can read the article and download a PDF … Neurodiversity In Cycling
Black Unity Bike Ride returned from Ghana last week, and Genie Sutherland, who made the trip, describes the experience: A Message from a Soul Sista – the bike box is out of my life (dropped off at London Bridge). TeamGhana #23🇬🇭 Firstly – Thank You Almighty GOD 🙏🏽 Secondly -Toksy and Enitan Chiefs/Kings/Boss – WoW … Genie Sutherland: Black Unity Bike Ride Ghana
The Brothers On Bikes National Event took place in Birmingham last month. Yusuf Mouharrem joined the ride for the first time, and shares his experiences here: I’m Yusuf, aka Press 1 (I have made rap music under this name for the past twenty years). I discovered cycling during the early stages of lockdown, starting with … Press1: Brothers on Bikes National Event
Bicycling Magazine in the USA covered the second edition of Diversity In Cycling from an American perspective. Has Cycling Improved Its Diversity Problem? It is too soon to say, but a lot has happened since the first edition in 2019, and especially since 2020. The change is being driven my grassroots clubs, groups, and activists … Bicycling: Has Cycling Improved Its Diversity Problem?
There were several reasons, but one was a lifetime of struggling with my own difference. A difference I could not put a name to, even though I knew it was there. Writing the first edition of Diversity In Cycling was emotional. My father died, and I was diagnosed with ADHD a month after publication. The … Why A White Guy Wrote About Diversity
I bought my first road bike in 2015 and started riding with my gym instructor and a couple of gym members, all black guys. The guys were too fast for me, so I looked for a local club, only to find pictures of white, middle-aged guys with no other person of colour and no other … Shirla Poole: Black Women To The Front
Andy and I are members of Kingston Wheelers, and he first contacted me about Diversity In Cycling at a very early stage. There had been a discussion in a committee meeting about the lack of diversity within the club, and it was agreed that Andy would go and look into the issues more thoroughly. I … Ronn Fraser: Getting Started
Brothers on Bikes is a national club run as a network with ‘chapters’ in major cities throughout the UK. It has hubs in London, the Midlands, the North, and here in the southwest in Bristol. It sets out to introduce and open up cycling to those who have either not had the fortune of doing … Farooq Chaudhry: Brothers In Bristol On Bikes
Visual representation is so important. People of colour have to constantly navigate spaces that do not represent them and often mould themselves to appease others. It is harder to feel comfortable in spaces where people do not look like you or come from the same background you do. Whilst those in ‘traditionally white spaces’ may … Naomi Rumble: Thicker Than Your Average
Hop On is a not-for-profit social enterprise based in Bradford founded by three Muslim women, Shahida Kishver, Najma Khan, and myself. We are all qualified life coaches, cycling coaches, and ride leaders. We take a body and mind approach to cycling. There are plenty of barriers to cycling for Muslim women. These barriers include home … Fozia Naseem: Muslim Women HopOn In Bradford
