The children were really excited about the UCI Championships on Friday! When we completing our morning circle we heard the helicopter fly overhead so the children ran to the windows to see it. We explained that the helicopter was filming the Woman’s Race. We managed to get the live news stream on our classroom board and the children excitedly watched as the cyclists travelled through Thorne. The children pointed out the landmarks they recognised and saw the areal view being filmed by the helicopter. We watched a video clip about the race and learned why they have cars, police and ambulances travelling with them and why the cars had bikes on the top of them!

In the afternoon we walked to the canal bridge to watch the men’s race come through. The children loved watching all of the vehicles coming through. They waved their flags and cheered. They were super excited when they saw the helicopter and waved up to it in case they ended up on TV!

We had such a great day! Thank you to all the adults who came and supported us by taking their children to the race so that everyone could enjoy the event!