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