A plaque to commemorate the UCI World Championships under 23s riding through Boroughbridge was unveiled yesterday.
One year ago the town was preparing for the cyclists to arrive. The streets were decorated with bunting and plywood bike sculptures were placed at various locations.
The team that organised the day’s event thought a blue plaque would create a legacy for the day. It was fitted in the centre of town near the new cycle racks at Havenhands The Bakers shop.
Susan Jagger, a member of the legacy organising team, said:
“We’d never had the big cycling events come through the town before. We spent six months preparing how to welcome the cyclists properly.
“Boroughbridge is a very popular cycling centre and it is fitting to have a reminder that our town was a part of this prestigious International event.”
Last year the local shops took part in the celebrations by decorating their windows.
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The team planned to unveil the plaque in April alongside the mayor and Team GB cyclists but, due to the pandemic, it had to be postponed.
The unveiling yesterday was carried out by last year’s mayor, Cllr Geoff Haldenby, who helped with the UCI celebrations last year.
