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An all-female cycling group celebrates its fourth anniversary this month with special cycle rides for everyone to get involved in<\/span><\/h2>\n
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An HSBC UK Breeze initiative that runs women-only bike rides is marking its fourth birthday this November by organising celebratory cycle rides for local women.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders of the cycling sessions are commemorating the scheme\u2019s anniversary by setting up birthday bike rides for female cyclists of all abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first anniversary bike rides took place earlier this month in Cardiff and Newport and two more have been planned in Carmarthenshire on <\/span>17<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>25 November<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bike ride sessions were set up four years ago as a part of HSBC UK Breeze\u2019s initiative to get more women and girls on their bikes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Women of all ages and abilities are welcome on the cycle rides said Emma White, the participation officer for <\/span>Welsh Cycling<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole ethos of the Breeze rides is to encourage women to build their self-esteem,\u201d said Emma, \u201cit\u2019s not just about improving cycling, it\u2019s also about improving confidence, getting out and about and not being so isolated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emma said more safe cycle trails are needed to encourage more women to cycle. \u201cMore trails would be fantastic,\u201d she said, \u201cand better infrastructure would be great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a recent <\/span>report<\/span><\/a> by <\/span>Bike Life<\/span><\/a> in association with Sustrans, only 23% of women think cycling safety is good in Cardiff.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bike Life aims to assess people\u2019s cycling habits and the report explores the gender gap in cycling in seven UK cities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report found that 23% of women felt safe cycling in the dark compared to 36% of men surveyed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hilary May, one of HSBC UK Breeze\u2019s group leaders, said that safety is a big concern for her. She added, \u201cSeparated cycleways and designated routes would make it a lot easier for women to cycle.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The initiative is kept up to date via the HSBC UK Breeze <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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