They can expect a heroes’ welcome tomorrow.
The 180 riders on Huddersfield Town’s Pedal for Pounds 7 bike ride have made it back into town.
And they will be cheered by 10,000 people when they undertake a lap of honour at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday afternoon, prior to Town’s final game of the season against Brentford.
Pictures on social media throughout today saw some of the cyclists taking a well-earned break.
The riders had left Liverpool’s iconic Anfield Stadium shortly after 9am this morning on the 68-mile ride back to Huddersfield Town’s Canalside training base.
The first group of riders arrived back in God’s Own County to a stunning moorland backdrop at Standedge shortly after 3pm this afternoon.
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The route then took them down through the Colne Valley and Huddersfield back to Leeds Road.
The ride, the seventh in the series. is again backing the Keep It Up campaign, a fundraising event generating cash for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) and the Huddersfield Town Academy.
Many fans and sponsors are involved in the ride dubbed The Shankly Tour, as homage to the late great Bill Shankly, taking in three of the clubs he managed: Carlisle United (1948-1951), Huddersfield Town (1956-1959) and Liverpool FC (1959-1974).
The ride began on Wednesday at Carlisle United’s Brunton Park and finished 80 miles south in Lancaster. The second day saw the riders pass Preston North End – whom Shankly played for from 1933 to 1949 – and end in Liverpool, which is 65 miles in total.
There will be a celebration for the cyclists at PPG Canalside on the Friday evening with friends and family welcome.
