After being inspired by an interview with Chase @ Adventure For All on a gravel cycling podcast, Kelvin & Sarah agree to get in touch to see if AFA would be able to provide some information to help us get their son, Joshie, riding a 2 wheel bike.
"Some information" turns out to be a meeting of minds, weekly zoom calls and Chase coaching Joshie from across the Atlantic and the start of AFA's Aurora platform.
After weekly, hour-long sessions all through the winter, Joshie has learned to ride independently and embarks on his first adventure ride in the Forest of Dean.
Adventure Bound (AB) is incorporated as a CIC in order to partner with Adventure For All to organise a 5-day Intro2Bike camp held at National Star College in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with 5 of Joshie's friends.
With our founding members on board, AB begins weekly bike training sessions building on the foundational skills laid down in the bike camp and the start of a movement.
Our first adventure ride out to the Forest of Dean is swiftly followed by our second bike camp, our first time reaching outside of Joshie's friend group, welcoming another 6 athletes to our group.
We partner with Cheltenham Town Wheelers who host our first race, a criterium in Pittville Park. We even had a surprise applicant from London, who travelled up for the day just to compete in the ride… amazing!