The national Cycling Centre in Manchester Home of great britains Cycling Team and the Start Location of pedal for paris. Chris and his team are getting ready for the journey. Im actually pretty fit at the moment. When youre covering that kind of distance 550 miles theres things that are Going to happen, were Going to have to manage, so, its a dynamic adventure is the Way Id like to think of it. The Paris Games are hoping to be the greenest in history. From Cardboard Beds in the Athletes Village to plant based menus, organisers want to halve the Carbon Footprint of the worlds biggest sporting event. Back in 2012, london constructed six new stadiums and rio built ten four years later. But paris has focused on existing and temporary infrastructure with only two new venues in the city. But there will be challenges to that environmental legacy. Extreme heat, Air And Water pollution are still huge concerns. You realise that Climate Change is already here. You cant Go out and ride bicycles wh
Today is an absolute scorcher. Hottest day of the year. Drink, drink, and drink. En route, well speak to athletes competing in the french capital. Some of the really bigi decisions are The Ones about where you will hold. The olympics in the future. Well hear how Climate Change is affecting sport for everyone, from the grassroots. Nearly every game was called off. It was really frustrating. To the elite. I think its important that we talk about leaving a world that our children can grow up in, because being outside in nature is something we shouldnt ever take for granted. And well be joined by some famous faces to help us along the way. I dont know how he does it. I find it hard to even. Run100m, let alone. He laughs. Go. If you just take some positive action in your own life, life is much healthier. The national Cycling Centre in manchester, home of great britains Cycling Team and the Start Location of pedal for Paris. Chris and his team are getting ready for the journey. Im actually p
When youre covering that kind of distance 550 miles theres things that are Going to happen, were Going to have to manage. So, its a dynamic adventure is the Way Id like to think of it. The Paris Games are hoping to be the greenest in history. From Cardboard Beds in the athletes village to plant based menus, organisers want to halve the Carbon Footprint of the worlds biggest sporting event. Back in 2012, london constructed six new stadiums and rio built ten four years later. But paris has focused on existing and temporary infrastructure with only two new venues in the city. But there will be challenges to that environmental legacy. Extreme heat, Air And Water pollution are still huge concerns. You realise that Climate Change is already here. You cant Go out and ride bicycles when its 40 degrees heat, which is happening more and more frequently, so we havent even realised it. En route, were Going to be looking at projects that are already happening to protect our environment, which is th