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Tweed Run 2010

Tweed Run 2010: blog bike : Tweed Run 2010
Poster for the Tweed Run, a gentlemanly – and womanly – gathering of riders decked out in tweed, leather, wool and copious facial hair
Photograph: tweedrun.com
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
The Tweed Run began in glorious sunshine, perhaps too glorious for woollen breeches
Photograph: Richard Carter
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
The Tweed Run set off from Rootstein Hopkins Parade Grounds at the Chelsea College of Art & Design
Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
Four hundred cyclists took part this year
Photograph: Richard Carter
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
A pause for a quick photo - no sighting of Matt (Dr Who) Smith, however
Photograph: Richard Carter
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
The atmosphere on the day was giddily jovial - somewhere between a fancy dress party and a Critical Mass ride
Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
Handlebar moustaches were de rigeur
Photograph: Richard Carter
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
The Tweed Run , a gentlemanly and womanly gathering of riders decked-out in tweed, leather, wool and copious facial hair Photograph: Richard Carter
Tweed Run 2010: blog bike : Tweed Run 2010
The Tweed Run , a gentlemanly and womanly gathering of riders decked-out in tweed, leather, wool and copious facial hair Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
A penny farthing makes a rare apearance
Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
A picnic and a fun time were had by all!
Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
The convivial mood was possibly aided by the vintage safety car, which was handing out free gin and tonics
Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
London felt like the most friendly city in the world for a day
Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
A gentleman in tweeds and side burns with his lady companion and a tandem
Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
Tweed Run 2010: Blog bike Tweed Run 2010
The Tweed Run also raised £1,400 for Bike4Africa, a charity that takes second-hand bicycles to the continent for redistribution
Photograph: Matthew Sparkes
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