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Yorkshire cyclists swap Lycra for lingerie for charity calendar
Members of a women’s cycling club in North Yorkshire have swapped bibshorts for stockings and suspenders in a photo shoot for a calendar to raise money for the area’s air ambulance.
Six women from Harrogate’s Cappuccino Cycling Club took part in the project, which saw them don lingerie from Rigby & Peller, the London-based business that supplies the Queen with her underwear.
Published ahead of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France next month, the calendar features locations along the route of the race and was shot by BAFTA winning film maker Paul Berriff and leading fashion photographer Michael Dunne.
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One of the cyclists who volunteered to take part, Sue, said: “We are all keen cyclists and used to a challenge but this was something new.
“Swapping Lycra for lace left us feeling exposed even before the cameras arrived! Like cycling the experience has had its ups and downs but we supported each other with humour and encouragement, like we do on our rides.
“We have welcomed the opportunity to raise money for the air ambulance, a charity we rely on to be there at any time. It has been a once in a lifetime experience and a very different way to celebrate the Tour de France coming to Yorkshire.”
Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire which won the bid to host this year’s Grand Départ, said: “It’s great to see people raising money for such an important charity, combining celebrating the arrival of the Grand Depart with showcasing some of the county’s fabulous locations along the route.”
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Berriff recalled his initial approach to the club to see if they would be interested in participating in the project.
“I telephoned Liz Annetts of the Cappuccino club and asked if they were willing to strip off and wear underwear in front of a camera, there was silence for around twenty seconds before she realised what I had just asked her,” he said.
“Within an hour she came back to me with six volunteers and before long we had fourteen ladies offering to be photographed. I couldn’t believe how quickly they responded.
“We were on location in some very cold weather but the ladies in their underwear were not at all concerned.
They have all been very brave and the calendar looks really stunning, it’s a great credit to them and such a fantastic way to raise money for a great cause and bring more interest to Yorkshire and the Tour de France race,” he added.
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The calendar costs £12 and can be ordered here: www.cappuccinocyclingcalendar.com
North Yorkshire is also home to the Rylstone Women’s Institute, whose members famously stripped off in 1999 for a calendar that helped raise £3 million for the charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, with their exploits forming the subject of the 2003 film, Calendar Girls.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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I'm just surprised that they have got a lingerie company who supply smalls to the Queen, a Bafta winning film maker and a leading fashion photographer on board for a very tired project.
It seems a little like taking a gun to a knife fight but fair fucks to them, I hope they do well for a good cause.
I'm not after equality in racing Bash, rather equality in cycling.
I grew up with women in cycling pretty much entirely depicted in this way. That's great when you're 14 and get aroused by jelly cubes. But the bigger picture...This is being seen all over the world. Just look at your social media feeds. Lots of smut is and will continue to be said about these women and about women in cycling. That makes me sad.
Ah Nick, you fell into the classic trap of disagreeing with a Thing where the people doing the Thing don't have a problem with it, and it's For A Good Cause.
Therefore NO-ONE can 'win', and all any argument does is re-enforce opinions founded in utterly different and frequently much more relevant fields.
...ps when's the inaugural Helmet-RLJ-HiViz-themed Vulpine dinner party again?
Presumably there will be a new colour choice in the next Vulpine range: Whiter Than White.
I understand that Nick is in the process of taking his foot of mouth first and then shooting it..
Very happy to stand by my opinions. And to put my name to them. You know who and where I am.
Nobody is whiter than white. Least of all me. Just strongly held convictions. Shades of grey and a good discussion. I hope.
Its good Sarah replied. But I don't mind disagreeing. I'm sure she's not my biggest fan. But that's ok. That's what debate is all about. I hope.
Fire at will on twitter. I'm ( nearly always) there. Going on. And on.
Nick - I thought the debate was about this calendar not you and/or your opinions..?
You'll be plugging 15 Thoughts on Value next
FG
I would never be so crass as to talk about this link Fixie. THIS LINK:
http://road.cc/content/blog/79326-vulpine-fifteen-thoughts-value
So the women in the calendar are guilty of 'every day sexism' by volunteering to be in it or are simply the weak pawns of men, or are traitors to their sex?
Says a man
Hmm, I do understand what you're saying, of course, but this is a charity fundraiser - they've made the decision that they're raise more money and awareness this way. Possibly they're right.
I'm not sure the sexy and weak bit comes into it - they all look pretty strong to me...
My biggest problem with it is that it just looks a bit mediocre, actually. Not a great deal of humour in it, the lingerie looks daft on the bikes or off them.
But sets back the cause for equality in racing? Not so much.
Lingerie is awesome. So are breasts. And naked women. And sex. And all manner of lovely sexy things.
But not in the context of the female only members of a mixed cycling club. If the chaps were in their too, then smashing, not my bag, but I can slink off to feel indignant about other everyday sexism.
But they're not in there. Glaringly not in there. And that's the issue: Girlies are sexy and weak. Men have sex with girlies. That is the law.
Look! He's looking at her chesticles! Tee he! Can't stop giggling.
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I don't think a calendar negates womens' racing, does it Nick?
Do firemen posing in calendars mean they're no good at putting out fires/rescuing kittens?
Oh FFS. Might as well just sack off sponsoring a women's team and start running around like Benny Hill, pinching arses and chuckling at jugs.
LOOK! I saw a bit of a lady's booby!! Exciting!!
I take it from that you won't be bringing out a cycling lingerie line?!
Different take - we wish them well at Meccanica Cycles - we have got a few friends on LEJOG day 11 via B roads for Prostate Cancer charity. Unfortunately the boys at @9pumpsandasquirt have had the same idea - it's amazing what a pair of cycle gloves can cover up!
If the staff of Road.CC want to do the same I'm happy to photograph them riding in lingerie for charidee? Dave's back might benefit from a little basque support in the saddle..
As long as it's tastefully done and in a good cause, of course!
I think I would be too shy to show my Madone off. It's only got Ultegra on it!
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