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Grand Prix Cycling in Sheffield city centre
The Star, Sheffield
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19/07/2023
Scores of cyclists enjoyed traffic-free roads on a glorious summer evening of Grand Prix racing in Sheffield.
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Hey, I'm Ed Clancy, three-time Olympic gold medalist and active travel commissioner here
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in South Yorkshire now.
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So today we're at the Sheffield Grand Prix which is part of British Cycling's Circuit
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Race Series.
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I rode this event a couple of times in my career as a professional cyclist between the
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Olympic Games and I am pleased to be back here today as active travel commissioner and
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in five or ten minutes time we're going to be starting a little community ride.
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So I think we're set for a great afternoon and evening of racing.
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Ed, what would you say to people who are complaining about the road closures and the
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council being perceived as anti-car these days?
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Yeah, so from my point of view, active travel is all about enabling freedom, independence
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and choice.
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I'm trying to give people another alternative and my ambition isn't to make life harder
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for anyone.
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So that's where my interest lies and you know, with it in the big picture, I think
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everyone agrees on the benefits of active travel in terms of health, mental health,
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life expectancy, reducing the burden on the NHS.
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But yeah, you're right, it's my job to enable another choice, so that's my intention.
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