Calendar Belles

Each month one of our members tells us a bit about themselves, why they joined the Bingley Belles, and their favourite ride.

Alison R

Our August 2025 Belle

Sheila D

Our July 2025 Belle

Jane M

Our May/June 2025 Calendar Belle

Sarah

Our April 2025 Calendar Belle

Angela

Our March 2025 Calendar Belle

Angela

Our February 2025 Belle

Anne

Our January 2025 Belle

Liz

Beth

Our November 2024 Belle

Catherine

Our October 2024 Belle

Vicki

Our September 2024 Belle

Lis

Ally

Our July 2024 Belle

Jackie

Our June 2024 Belle

Lesley

Our May 24 Calendar Belle

Michelle

Our April 2024 Belle

Claire

Our March 2024 Belle

Shirley

Our February '24 Belle

Marie

Our January '24 Belle

Catherine

Our December '23 Belle

Abi

Our November '23 Belle

Clare

Our October '23 Belle

Rosie

Our September '23 Belle

Viv

Our August '23 Belle

Sarah

Sarah shares her memories of the different bikes she's owned.

Naz

Our June 2023 Belle

Janet

Sarah

Sarah describes herself as a "Pre-Belle"

Aleeyah

Here is Aleeyah, who started cycling five months ago and loving it.

Marie

Early retirement has brought lots of joy to this new(ish) member.

Razidah (Raz)

Meet our very own Raz - who is determined, courageous, and doesn't let anything stop her. Even if it takes a while.

Anna

The inspiration that is Anna. Her Cycling Life So Far.......

Liz

Liz gets her life back on track with Bingley Belles

Lisa

Lisa's inspiring story of perseverance as she fights to get back on her bike after an accident.

Lorraine

Lorraine was inspired by her dad to take up cycling.

Jayne

Aussie Jayne starting cycling in lockdown, doing road training with the Bingley Belles.

Fiona

A sad loss got Fiona on an e-bike, which led her to the Bingley Belles.

Agnes

Agnes rediscovered her love for cycling after retiring, and joined her daughter Nicola in the Bingley Belles.

Barbara

Barbara prefers a savoury roll to cake - and as a ride leader maybe she'll be putting on Two Rolls rides in future!

Sarah

Sarah founded Bingley Belles after discovering the joys of cycling with women and having cake stops.

Nicola

Bingley Belles Ride Leader Nicola is a mountain bike fanatic - if there's a mound, she's up and over it.

Katie

Katie is a Bingley Belles Ride Leader and Breeze Champion. She can - and does - spend hours talking about how brilliant e-bikes are.

Anne

Anne was inspired to start cycling by the Tour de France in 2014, when the Grand Depart was held in Yorkshire.

Amanda

Our December Belle Amanda went for 20 years without touching a bike until she joined the Bingley Belles.

Aleks

Our November Belle is Aleks, who has been riding with the Bingley Belles since March.

Lucy

Lucy is our October Belle - she joined the Bingley Belles in 2020.

Georgina

Our September Belle is Georgina, who went from forgetting how to ride to cycling up "crazy steep hills" since joining the Bingley Belles.

Sarah

Our August belle is Sarah, who's been a Bingley Belle from the start.

Judy

Yorkshire Treasure Judy Robinson is July's belle.

Jeanette

June's Belle, Jeannette, knew she had joined the right group when she took cake to the Bingley Belles AGM.

Michelle

Michelle is our May Belle. She found joining the Bingley Belles really helped her fitness levels.

Tracey

April's Belle is Tracey. Joining the Belles meant she could enjoy cycling at her own pace and go on "lots of adventures".

Kaz

Kaz is our March Belle. She wasn't put off cycling after getting a "wonderful bruise" falling off her bike twice.

Jane

Our February Belle, Jane, says joining the Bingley Belles has been "one of the best things I've done in years".

Sam

January's Belle is Sam, who bought her first bike during lockdown.

Could you be our next Calendar Belle?

We would love to feature more of our Belles’ stories.

We can send you some questions to help, or you can wax lyrical to your heart’s content!