The Geraint Thomas Cycling Trust is looking for Trustees Geraint Thomas is a 2018 Tour De France winner and double Olympic champion! He is a Welsh hero who dreamt BIG as he famously said on the Champs-Élysées whilst wearing the yellow jersey. The Geraint Thomas Cycling Trust was launched in October 2021 and is actively supporting children aged from 7-18 years-old access sustainable and consistent cycling opportunities across England and Wales. By 2031, we are aiming to help 5000 children to experience the sport which has given Geraint so much. The Trust is now looking to recruit additional Trustees to support their work but is also interested if people wish to be involved in working groups as friends of the Trust. How can you help us to change young people's lives? The Trust recognises that there are many barriers to entry into cycling, making it more difficult for individuals to engage with the sport at a local amateur level. These barriers include high cost of entry (expensive to buy bikes / accessories), low volumes of facilities aside from the road are spread out geographically, greater volumes of volunteer support are required and the diversity of cycling needs to be widened.The Trust that has been founded to operate a grants programme, providing a package of support to eligible beneficiaries. Our vision is that every young person can get involved in cycling no matter what their background! Trustees We have created a B...
