Heading North this afternoon BTN’S very own Hungry Cyclist is joining up with World Record Breaker James Bowthorpe and 29 other hungry cyclists on a John O’Groats to Land’s End (JOGLE) group cycle ride with a difference…

Rather than simply passing through the beautiful scenery of the British Isles, the peckish peloton of cyclist Tom will be joining will be enjoying an authentically local experience in each region we pass through. And what better way of doing this, especially for hungry cyclists, than with locally produced food and regional recipes?

People will always want to travel from John O’Groats to Land’s End – it’s a great physical challenge and also a way of connecting with the whole country. What is missing from this well?traveled route is good local food, with many ‘JOGLEURS’ citing burger vans as their main source of nourishment on the journey.

And although there is nothing wrong with a dirty burger van, every now and then, we all know the great local food is out there, and our aim is to make it easily available to people passing through.

Starting at John O’Groats, JOGLE 2010 will serve up Cullen Skink on the East coast of Scotland, Singing Hinnies in Northumberland, Bakewell pudding in Derbyshire and a Tamworth pig roast in the Midlands, among many other regional recipes recommended by local people and local producers.

JOGLE 2010 (which will return in 2011 as Slow Food, Fast Ride) is organized by  James Bowthorpe who broke the world record for circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle in 2009. He has always been partial to a good meal and recently appeared on Market Kitchen. Amy Wright is a writer and champion of local food who is talking to people from all over the UK to make this event a success and BTN founder Tom Kevill Davies aka The Hungry Cyclist is joining the ride (not cycling all of it) to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner along the way and help source the very best local produce I can discover.

Local producers and suppliers will be on hand at each meal stop to present their produce and to talk Slow Food (as opposed to Fast Food) and I recon there’s no better combination than a cycling?induced appetite and local food!

Most importantly  though  JOGLE2010 is in aid of “What’s Driving Parkinson’s?”, a research project administered by the Psychiatry Research Trust and all the riders are bust raising thousands of pounds.

So if the you havn’t quite let go of the summer and want to enjoy what we hope will be a sunny ride around the UK in search of great local food, recipes and produce keep an eye on the website for daily updates.

• Visit the JOGLE 20210 website
• Visit What’s Driving Parkinsons?
• Meet the riders
• Follow the Ride
• JOGLE Recipes
• Donate Now!

For press and other information contact:

• James Bowthorpe ? james(at)globecycle.org – 07760 421966
• Amy Wright – amy(at)jogle2010.org – 07905 283040

Christopher Strong, aka The Bicycle Gourmet, tell us on his website that his mission in life is to glide gently through the French countryside, tasting the land and the people, as well as the food and wine. Now this man knows how to live!

As a kean Francofile, The BTN’S very own pedal powered gastronome Tom Kevill-Davies (The Hungry Cyclist) got in touch with Christopher to talk about the inspirations, pitfalls and incentives for setting up The Bicycle Travel Network. To read this tasty little interview click this link:

• Interview on The Bicycle Gourmet

• Have a peep at Christopher’s website www.bicyclegourmet.com