And they’re off…!!
After weeks of practice rides, route planning, munching on protein bars (no chocolate ones left, blame Ken, the Chief Executive) and a logistics plan from Richard Penna that would rival the Olympics, the cyclists start their journey!!
And didn’t our team at our Treforest Bakery do us proud…a huge THANK YOU for the amazing start line party. We had 65 children from the Cefn Primary School, Glyncoch, one of our Greggs Breakfast Clubs; a ‘fun bus’ London bus with games and activities; face painting; clown balloon modelling; lots of delicious Greggs food and a raffle of 3 mountain bikes, kindly donated by Coca Cola.
Very special thank you’s to Adam Yates, Dale Humphries, Andrew Picton, Rhian Hill, John Peters, Alex Marchant and Russell Gower for all your hard work in organising the start line party.
Greggs also welcomed Olympic Gold medallist, Daley Thompson, for the first leg (50 miles) with the team. Daley said “I am really looking forward to the ride. It’s a great idea and the least I could do to help out and hopefully help raise money for these fantastic charities.” When asked if holding an Olympic Gold medal gave Daley any significant advantage over the Greggs team he replied “Well gold is heavier so I’ll probably be slower than the Greggs guys!”
The cyclists left Treforest at 3 pm, cheered on by the schoolchildren and serenaded by our TV ad theme tune ‘If I knew you were coming I’d have baked a cake…’
But will they still be singing after 300 miles in the next 3 days? Watch this space to find out!!
Greggs - The Great Bakery Bike Ride 