Kendal Wheels for All is in the Tour de Staveley

Kendal Wheels for All provides group sessions and bikes for people with learning or physical difficulties, or for people to improve their mental health. 

Kendal Cycling Club have asked them to join them in their summer spotive on 9 July. 

The group riding along Kentmere Valley.

The group will be doing a short part of the route along the Kentmere Valley with the other cyclists. Chris Fisher, Kendal Wheels for All co-ordinator said: "We have done that route seperately. We've got one particular member that may get three miles to the end before a hill but nobody will go beyond that. They are on bikes that would be very difficult to get very far on.

"It is just the participating and the sociable side of it." 

When asked how important the social side of the group is, Chris said: "I would say it is very important. One of the reasons they come along is because of the social side of it. It's about visibility and inclusivity as well. Other cyclists will come from all over the country to participate.

"They are just getting as much fun and enjoyment from it, and it nice for others to see it." 

The day is rounded off with a meal at Wilf's cafe at 3pm, followed by a showing of that day's Tour de France on a big screen inside the Hawkshead Brewery. 

The adapted bikes the group use are expensive, which means that Kendal Wheels for All group is constantly trying to find money: "At the moment we are trying to raise funds. There are some bikes that are so popular that I am trying to get a bigger container to store them in.

"I'm also trying to get more bikes in general and money for maintenance." 

Wheels for All is a national charity. The director of the group, Ian Tierney, will be attending the Tour de Staveley. 

The Tour de Staveley is hosted every year and has two routes. The long route is 40 miles and the short is 28 miles. 

It is a non-competitive sportive, with an emphasis on the communal part of cycling.