SPORT 250k fans line Yorkshire Tour route
An estimated 250,000 people turned out to line the route of the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire on 2 May – the fi rst day of the new cycle race. Set up following the suc-
cessful Tour de France Grand Depart in Yorkshire last July, the race’s fi rst stage started in Bridlington and ended in Scarborough. The race continued with
riders travelling from Selby to York, before the fi nal phase on Sunday 3 May started at Leeds and ended in Wakefi eld. Yorkshire’s economy
T e peloton in Yorkshire during stage 2 of Le Tour de France 2014
benefitted around £100m from hosting the Tour de France last year and this year’s event is set to create around £30m to £40m in tourism revenues. T e race is part of legacy plans for last year’s Grand Depart, which saw the government pledging to invest £800,000 in improving cycling facilities in Yorkshire – and promoting this year’s Tour de Yorkshire. In February, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said £500,000 would go to building
new cycling facilities, including new circuits, designed to support 10,000 competitive and recreational cyclists wanting to take part in the sport away from traffi c, with access to support facilities. According to race organiser Gary Verity, the success of the fi rst day confi rmed that there is a demand for the race. He said the crowds had secured the event’s immediate future. Details:
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GLL unveils new extreme sports facility
Operator GLL has opened an extreme sports facility at Barking Sporthouse and Gym, featuring London’s biggest indoor skate park and a unique climbing wall, as the not-for-profi t company bids to broaden its leisure appeal. T e skate park off ers more
than 900sq m (9,688sq ft) of skate ramp terrain, with a beginners’ area and street zone with ledges, ‘flat bars’ and ‘Euro-gaps’, and London’s fi rst key-hole Birchwood bowl. On the same day that the skate park opened (5 May), GLL also launched a Vertical Playground climbing facility designed to be multi-generational, appealing to both children and adults in the local community. T e Barking Sporthouse and Gym site, which
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T e skate park off ers more than 900sq m (9,688sq ſt ) of skating terrain
is operated under GLL’s ‘Better’ brand, has been undergoing signifi cant development and will also soon feature east London’s fi rst ever indoor trampoline park – due to open in the summer. “We understand the need to support young
people in pursuing an active, healthy lifestyle by taking part in the activities they enjoy like
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skating and climbing – and we know there is not enough indoor skate facilities in London for them to be able to do this,” said GLL director of development Chris Symons. “The new flagship facility sees GLL
going beyond our core leisure offering, diversifying into a number of new alternative sports activities that will soon be available in other facilities that we operate across the UK.” Details:
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