Val and Faith are joined in the sudio today by Col Bell of Sunbury Cycling Club(link is external) and Fields of Joy CX(link is external). We all share our bicycle moments before running through some news including; two recent incidents of cyclists being shot, near Southland(link is external) in Melbourne and near Everton(link is external), good progress on the Darebin Yarra Trail link(link is external) and free bicycle training for youth in Yarra(link is external). 

We turn to CX and specifically Col's visit to the recent UCI CX World Chamionships in Luxembourg(link is external) with other members of the FOJCX team. Col talks us through the warm welcome the Australians received, the UCI's respect for race organizers, what it takes to host a CX World Championships and the ideas the team brought back to Australia and FOJCX. We also discussed the C2 UCI CX events Fields of Joy will be hosting for the first time this year and the opportunities there for both racers and spectators and the wider community. 

There was no time to list upcoming events today but some of those we would draw your attenton to are; Pushy Social Rides 55+(link is external),  the Stop Fining Healthy Transport Ride(link is external), the World Naked Bike Ride(link is external) and the start of the Indian Pacific Wheelrace(link is external).