Kendal Mountain Festival 2021 - Rapha, Ribble Cycling Session

  • Marlon Moncrieffe (Participant)

Activity: EventsOutreach and Public Engagement

Description

Kendal Mountain Festival 2021 - Rapha, Ribble Cycling Session

We'll welcome to the stage former elite racer Dr Marlon Lee Moncrieffe; a world-leading expert on the history of cycling and author of Rapha published book ‘Desire, Descrimination, Determination - Black Champions in Cycling’. Marlon will share tales from prominent figures such as the first non-white rider to race the Tour de France in 1914, discover how a determination to succeed in the face of discrimination defined the racing careers of great athletes.
Period18 Nov 2021
Event typeSeminar
Degree of RecognitionNational

Keywords

  • Cycling
  • Black History
  • Black British History