Category Archives: Cycling

As we enter the final week of Doddie AID 2023, we’re taking a look at the progress of all those who have signed up from Hoppers, how far they have travelled, and how much money has been raised. Doddie Aid is a mass participation event, encouraging you to get active for 6 weeks from 1 […]

Preston based cycling club, Preston Grasshoppers Rollers, has teamed up with local agencies to provide refurbished bikes to youngsters across Lancashire. The initiative started after one of the club’s members identified a young person at the school where he taught was walking miles each day in all weathers as a bike was unaffordable for his […]

2018 has been one of the most successful for Hoppers Rollers! Thanks to sponsors Harrison Drury Solicitors, Haleys Business Advisors, Bailey Financial Services and Approved Inspectors. The season ends on Sunday, when junior cyclist James Noonan will fly the flag for the team at the national hill climb championships in Stocksfield, Northumberland. Now in its […]

The club has applied to the Aviva Community Fund in the hope of securing funds to enable the club to become a hub for the northern part of the Guild Wheel. The Aviva Community Fund allocates funding based on votes from the community so we need your help to get the Hoppers BikeHub project funded! […]

Saturday sees the Hoppers Rollers celebrate the end of the cycling season with a morning ride prior to enjoying lunch and then watching the 1st XV play Hinckley. Hoppers Rollers are the social arm of the cycling club. Riders meet at the rugby club for regular club rides at 6.30pm on Wednesday evenings and 8.30am, […]