Sport Relief cycle challenge at Redland Green School

This week Bristol's Redland Green School are holding a cycle-based challenge in a bid to raise money for Sports Relief.

Between Monday 15th and Friday 19th March, pupils at the school are paying £1 a time to jump on a bike and race against teachers in a challenge to see who can ride furthest. Pupils and teachers are trying to make the equivalent distance of Bristol to London in lunch and break times during Redland Green's Sport Relief week.

You might think that teachers at the school have the edge, being bigger and stronger, but the pupils have a pair of secret weapons - the McKimm Brothers. Dan and younger brother James McKimm are no ordinary school children as they both represent local cycling club, Bristol Cycling Development Squad, competing in national level cycling events on road and track at the International Velodrome in Newport.

The school are being helped with the challenge by Dan Coast, Go Ride coach and member of Bristol Cycling Development Squad. Dan has lent a pair of Turbo trainers to the school for the duration of the challenge.

Dan Coast, pictured in the middle, said: "James is on the left, Dan on the right and I'm the fat old man in the middle. Must remember not to be photographed next to fit young athletes when wearing lycra in the future."

The work that Dan Coast does with Go Ride (British Cycling's cycle club development programme) is funded through Bristol and South Gloucestershire's Cycling City programme.

To find out more about Bristol Cycling Development Squad visit: www.bristol-cycling.com