Huddersfield Town’s ‘Pedal for Pounds 8’

Huddersfield Town’s ‘Pedal for Pounds 8’ bike ride saw over 180 cyclists raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Huddersfield Town Academy during the Keep It Up campaign’s fundraising event.
For the first time the majority of the annual ride – which was sponsored by Made By Cooper – was completed overseas as the cyclists took on the 250 mile ride from Dortmund to Huddersfield, which paid homage to the journey Head Coach David Wagner and Assistant Head Coach Christoph Bühler completed when joining the Club in November 2015.
Huddersfield Town Chairman Dean Hoyle and the other 135 cyclists who took part in ‘The Wagner Way’ ride, which was filled in less than a week, all embarked on an overnight ferry from Hull to Rotterdam on Tuesday 2 May.
Arriving at the Rotterdam Euro Port, the cyclists were taken to Dortmund before being guided round Borussia Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion.
The ride began in Dortmund on Thursday 4 May and finished 85 miles later that evening in Nijmegen after the riders crossed the border into the Netherlands.
Friday, was the longest day for the 135 cyclists as they travelled for 92 miles from their hotel in Nijmegen to the Euro Port back in Rotterdam, in time to catch the ferry back to England.
After a night onboard the ferry, ‘The Wagner Way’ riders were joined by the 50 ‘Hull to Home’ cyclists, starting at the ferry port in Hull and ending at the Club’s PPG Canalside Training Ground on Saturday 6 May.
There was then a celebration for the cyclists who had raised money for both causes, as the friends and family of those taking part joined them at PPG Canalside.
Ahead of the Club’s final home match of the regular Sky Bet Championship season against Cardiff City on Sunday 7 May, all the cyclists will take part in a lap of honour of the John Smith’s Stadium and will be applauded by Town fans for their efforts over the last few days.
The ride was around 250 miles in total and raised funds for the ‘Keep It Up’ campaign; the Club’s fundraising partnership between the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Huddersfield Town Academy.
The Club’s previous Pedal for Pounds bike rides have contributed over £1.4 million to the total raised for the campaign since its inception in 2009.
You can still donate some money to the ride; please visit www.justgiving.com/keepitupcampaign or text KIUP99 £5 (or any other amount) to 70070!
There will be a photo opportunity of the cyclists ahead of the Club’s match against Cardiff City on Sunday.