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WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME

Hello! My name is Chris Hoy. I really love bikes and cycling. In fact, for many years my ‘job’ was to race bikes — I even won six gold medals at the Olympics doing it! I started cycling when I was at school, like you, and I really want to show you how much fun riding a bike can be.

In this pack you’ll find a whole load of fun activities and challenges to do with bikes and cycling. Some of the activities you can do alone, some you can do with friends (after all, cycling is best done with friends). Together, these activities will help you prepare for the final big challenge: to write a poem about cycling.

Along with the team at Evans Cycles, I’m asking schools around the country to send us in their best poem about cycling. Then we’ll pick the one that we think is the most creative and original. The winning school will get a very special prize – a day with me and some dedicated cycling coaches.

I’m really excited about meeting some of you and hope that many of you enter this competition so I can read your poems. But whether you win or not, I hope this activity pack will make you even more excited about bikes and cycling.

Keep pedalling!

Sir Chris Hoy

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The school that submits the winning poem will win a very special prize: an exciting day with six-time Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy, a single full set of Sir Chris’ action-packed cycling adventure children’s books, ‘Flying Fergus’, band 1-9, and a HSBC UK Go-Ride session delivered by a British Cycling coach.

Sir Chris will entertain and inspire you and your friends with incredible stories about going to the Olympics, winning world championships, and also all his other cycling experiences. For example, did you know, he started cycle racing on a BMX bike when he was still at primary school?

Meanwhile, the professional HSBC UK Go-Ride coach will teach you some special cycling skills and explain how to become a better cyclist and have even more fun on your bike. Go-Ride coaches are brilliant

at showing you new games you can play with your bike — such as balance games — and will even explain how you can set up easy cycle races against each other.

Even if you don’t win the first prize and the visit from Sir Chris, don’t worry. There are three runners-up prizes where schools will get a Go-Ride coaching session and ‘Flying Fergus’ book collection — so try your best!

Good luck!

For full T&Cs please see our 'Information Pack for Schools' PDF.

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PRIZES THE

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COLOUR ME IN!

THE BESTTHINGS ABOUT

CYCLING!

THE BESTTHINGS ABOUT

CYCLING!

THE BESTTHINGS ABOUT

CYCLING!

It’s good for the environment 

It makes me happy

It lets me visit new places

It lets me have fun with my friends

It makes me strong

It makes me feel fitter

It’s exciting because I like going fast

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5WHAT’S YOUR OWN

BEST THING ABOUT CYCLING?

YOUR CLASS

VOTEYOUR CLASS

VOTEYOUR CLASS

VOTE It’s good for the environment 

It makes me happy

It lets me visit new places

It lets me have fun with my friends

It makes me strong

It makes me feel fitter

It’s exciting because I like going fast

What do your friends think is the best thing about cycling? Have a vote in your class, record the number of votes in the boxes next to each

benefit, then make a graph of the results.

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HISTORY OF THE BICYCLE

HISTORY OF THE BICYCLE

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7THE BIKE OF THE FUTURE

DESCRIBE YOUR BIKE

As you can see on the previous pages, bikes have evolved a lot in the last 200 years. What do you think a bike in the year 2218 will look like?

Draw it here (and draw a cyclist from 2218, too, if you like!)

Think of some words that describe what your current bike is like and why you like to ride it. If you don’t have a bike at the moment, describe what your dream bike would be like.

My bike is…

I love riding it because…

DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND EACHOF THESE PARTS ON A BIKE?Try and label the picture showing how

much you know. Why not check it with a friend?

B O LT S B O T T L E B R A K E S C A B L E C A G E C A S S E T T E C H A I N C L E A T C R A N K D E R A I L L E U R H A N D L E B A R H U B

L E V E R S P E D A L R I M S A D D L E S E A T P O S T S P O K E S S P R O C K E T S T E M T A P E T U B E T Y R EV A L V E

CIRCLE the hidden WORDS

WORD SEARCHWORD SEARCH

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THE PARTSOF A BIKE

THE PARTSOF A BIKE

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CYCLING WORD BANK

ADVENTURE

ATHLETIC BREATHLESS

COMPETITIVE DISCOVERING

ENJOYABLE

EXCITING EXHILARATING

FAST  FREEDOM FRESH AIR

FRIENDSHIP FUN HEART PUMPING INVIGORATING

INSPIRING

JOYFUL LAUGHING

RACING SCENIC VIEWS

SMILING SPEEDY SPORTY THIRSTY TIRING

CYCLING WORD BANK Here are some words that describe what you might feel or experience when you ride your bike…

There are  s ix differences in the two pictures below, can you spot them?

Can you think of any other words that might be used to describe what it feels like to go cycling? Add them here.

SPoT THE

DIFFERENCE

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CYCLING WILL MAKE YOU SO FIT,

YOU WON'T WANT TO STOP IT.

EVEN WHEN IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS,

YOU WON'T REGRET TURNING YOUR COGS.

NAME: AGE: SCHOOL: SCHOOL ADDRESS:

Now it’s time for the main event, the gold medal race, the big finish: Now it’s time for the main event, the gold medal race, the big finish: it’s time to write your poem! 

It can be as long or as short as you like but please make it as exciting, creative and original as you can. Feel free to use any of the words we’ve looked at earlier in this book to give you ideas if you get stuck.

Good luck — we can’t wait to read your poem!