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| Sponsored cycle ride to Doncaster |
The ‘Road to Doncaster’ For City Fans
Following a recent successful cycle ride across the Yorkshire Wolds to Hull  in February (raising almost £1,000 for the Trust), a group of York City supporters are going to embark on a fundraising 45-mile cycle ride on the flatter route through the Vale of York to Doncaster in April.
The event will see a number of City supporters bike across to Doncaster's Bell Vue stadium for the fixture between the two teams on Saturday 24 April.
Leaving York at approximately 8:30am, and heading through Bishopthorpe, Riccall, Selby, Snaith, and Bentley, the group will be using the mostly off-road Transpennine Trail (Route 65 to Selby, then Route 62 to Doncaster).
Return travel has been organised for the cyclists, who will not be expected to make the reverse journey back to York in the saddle! Anyone wishing to join the event and do the ride themselves, should get in touch by emailing . A meeting for all participants will be held in April.
All money raised will be handed to the York City Supporters Trust, to help enable them and all the directors, management, players and staff at  Bootham Crescent to continue the excellent work, which has been carried out in recent times.
Any individual or business wishing to help sponsor the event should contact Laurence via
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| Sponsor forms |
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 Download a sponsor form in MS Word format.
or download a sponsor form in RTF format
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| Information about the ride |
Approximate timings (including allowing time for breaks. To be used only as a very rough guide! if you intend to meet or join us at any point on our journey do not rely on these times, contact us!)
| Bootham Crescent, York |
08:30
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| Bishopthorpe |
09:05 |
| Riccall |
09:35 |
| Barlby |
09:55 |
| Selby |
10:10 |
| Temple Hirst |
10:50 |
| Carlton |
11:10 |
| Snaith |
11:15 |
| Sykehouse |
11:40 |
| Braithwaite |
12:25 |
| Thorpe in Balne |
12:40 |
| Bentley |
13:15 |
| Bell Vue, Doncaster |
13:45 |
Return travel:
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by Travel Club coach (cycles can be conveyed in the coach, a maximum of 5 per coach. Bookings must be made well in advance), recommended as cycles can be stored in the coach during the game;
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or by train (GNER trains can carry around 6 bikes per train, Virgin trains 4 bikes per train. Bookings can be made on the day);
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or you can make your own alternative arrangements
Photos of the route: (to give you an idea of the route, terrain, etc)
Advice for cyclists:
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Get your bike serviced before the trip;
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Bring a puncture repair kit;
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Bring some food and plenty to drink;
- You don't need to be super fit to do this, but it is advisable to prepare by cycling e.g. York to Riccall and back as a practice;
- A mountain bike is recommended as most of the route is off-road
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Key to above map:
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 National Cycle Network on-road route |
 Other signed on-road cycle route |
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 National Cycle Network traffic-free route |
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 Other traffic-free cycle route |
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 Proposed future National Cycle Network route |
| Map is © Crown copyright Ordnance Survey |
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Useful Links:
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| Who is going? |
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The following have confirmed their involvement so far:
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James MacQuarrie
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Simon Craft
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Laurence Kay
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Richard Newbould
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David Venables
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Peter George
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Lisa
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Matthew Jones
If you wish to participate, or have any questions e-mail Laurence at
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