Women's cycling conference celebrates UCI Road World Championships
 A cycling conference specifically aimed at women is being held in Bradford to celebrate the Women Elite Road Race of the UCI Road World Championships coming to the district.
The conference on 19 September from 9.30am to 4.30pm at the Dubrovnik Hotel will have a whole host of cycling themed presentations, workshops, activities and stalls.
Delegates will be welcomed to the conference by Sam Keighley the Strategic Director of the Yorkshire Sport Foundation.
There will be also presentations by British Cycling, This Girl Can, former GB Paralympic cyclist and BBC reporter Sally Hurst and HSBC UK Breeze Champion Judy Robinson.
Workshops will include topics like cycling development, grants and funding, how to run your own cycling event and City Connect.
There will also be the chance to have a go at cycling yoga and cycle rides in the near by Lister Park as well as a bike maintenance station.
The conference is free and although specifically aimed at women it is open to all. Lunch and refreshments will also be provided.
Attendees are encouraged to come on their bikes and secure bike storage is available.
UCI Road World Championships comes the Bradford district on Saturday 28 September when City Park in Bradford city centre will see the start of the Women Elite Road Race, which goes through Lister Park, Shipley, the bottom of Baildon and Hollins Hill. The Men Elite Road Race also comes through the district via Ilkley and Addingham on Sunday 29 September.
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