Pimp My Ride ...

For this week’s Sunday Challenge for which we were asked to take a photograph of something that used to be something else or for which an alternative use has been found.

This old bike is one of probably hundreds that have been decorated, painted and/or transformed to help promote this year’s Tour de Yorkshire and which can be found at various points along the race route. Not only do they help promote the staging of the race, but they provide a splash of colour and a warm welcome to participants as they cycle past.

The Tour de Yorkshire is now an established annual event and follows a new route through Yorkshire each year. Around 1.5 million people come out to watch the race in 2015 and this year it is hoped even more people will turn out to cheer on the 18 teams of eight riders as they travel to all four corners of Yorkshire, linking together the county’s sporting, historic, industrial and literary greats.

The race forms part of the legacy of the historic Yorkshire Grand Départ of the Tour de France which was held in Yorkshire back in 2014, along with the Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries initiative which aims to offer every child in Yorkshire access to a bike.

For more information on this exciting 3-day event please visit the official website by following the link below:

letour.yorkshire.com

Also for the Sight & Sound group ... what else, but Mungo Jerry and "The Pushbike Song" - enjoy:

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Best viewed large for full colour effect!