The Great Milk (Stout) Ride

What's It All About ?

Milk Stout is a well-known traditional British drink
The Milk Race used to be a National Bicycle Race, similar to the Tour de France (but without the garlic?). The combination of these two phenomena is how a charity bike ride, organised by Nidderdale pub regulars, came to be named the Great Milk (Stout) Ride.

Where it began
The idea was born out of a challenge to see who could raise the most money for charity among the regulars at the Birch Tree Inn, Wilsill, way back in 1993.

It was decided to donate the money raised to Macmillan Cancer relief, whose nurses provide support and care to cancer sufferers and as a memorial to a local Glasshouses man (and friend) John Woodhouse, who had recently died from cancer and whose family had received great support from Macmillan.

Since the year of 1993, there has been a substantial growth in both riders and funds raised. The only exception to this was in 2002 when the ride was affected by the repercussions of the Foot and Mouth epidemic that ravaged vast regions of England.

Total to Macmillan
so far is over £371,220

Year	Riders	Total	Year	Riders	Total
1993	29	£1350	2003	250	£26,021
1994	69	£3700	2004	310	£30,000
1995	177	£10,695	2005	401	£35,000
1996	210	£11,500	2006	508	£45,000
1997	271	£20,000	2007	400	£42,500
1998	300	£20,000	2008	351	£40,000
1999	330	£24,000	2009	481	£30,000
2000	270	£25,000
2001	275	£21,397
2002	165	£15,060

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