{"id":438568,"date":"2026-01-26T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/438568\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:00:17","slug":"cycling-programme-gets-people-back-on-their-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/438568\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling programme gets people back on their bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Alan is wearing a helmet and gloves, adjusting the handlebars of a red adapted tricycle outside a brick building, with several bicycles parked nearby\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/12559a3dad9f2a633ceb310c2cce4a10.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alan Chatterley said Cycle Without Limits helped him ride a bike again [BBC]<\/p>\n<p>A keen cyclist who was unable to ride a bike after knee surgery said a charity programme using adapted bikes has got him back in the saddle.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Chatterley, 78, suffered a serious cycling crash in Australia in the 1970s, which eventually led to knee surgery in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Following the operation, he experienced complications and needed crutches to walk; he believed he would never cycle again.<\/p>\n<p>But Chatterley discovered the Cycle Without Limits programme five years ago, and now rides at Les Quennevais three times a week.<\/p>\n<p>Chatterley said it is one of the best things he has ever done, and it has boosted his well-being, health and confidence back to where they were before he stopped cycling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to get it all out because I am enthusiastic about it because it&#8217;s done so much for me personally,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it wasn&#8217;t for them adapting the bike and giving me confidence to do what I&#8217;m doing, I couldn&#8217;t have done this on my own.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is open to everybody, and it&#8217;s an organisation that we must keep going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Claudia is wearing a black Jersey Sport Kukri jacket and stands outdoors beside a grassy sports field, with a blue event flag in the background under a partly cloudy sky.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/017b51dcdda92b755d4a1c42a64b0da2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Claudia Andrade from Jersey Sport said anyone can give Cycle Without Limits a go [BBC]<\/p>\n<p>The programme is run by the charity side of Jersey Sport; it does not receive government funding and relies on public donations.<\/p>\n<p>Team member Claudia Andrade said they regularly see people with stories like Chatterley&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We felt like this was really needed on the island, something where people could experience cycling, and it could be open for absolutely anybody,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Follow BBC Jersey on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcjersey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbcjersey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Facebook<\/a>. 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