Portraits of Penge - Lucy Bénézet Minn

Lucy Bénézet Minns is a pro-cyclist in the Lotto Cycling Team. Penge Cycle Club, in South East London, was where she got started. Learning to race, practicing skills on a bike and having fun with new friends.

During a break from her training in Europe, I was commissioned to capture some portraits of her with some other young Penge riders, and with Winnie Farquharson, the owner of SE20 Cycles, where the club meet after rides.

Penge Cycle Club and SE20 Cycles, were her sponsors at the Recent UCI Track Championships, where she was riding for Ireland - you can see the official skin-suit in some of the shots. The images are going to be used in a PR campaign to help attract a new generation of young riders to Penge. Not just racers, the youth section of the club club is for anyone aged 5- 16 - who wants to get better, fitter, faster on a bike - and have some fun along the way.

90% of the current  Great Britain Cycling Team started out in Go-Ride registered clubs like PengeCC, so this is a winning formula for aspiring racers.  When they founded the club back in  2008 they  wanted to give local young riders of all abilities the chance to ride bikes in a safe, fun environment. 

The club is very proud of Lucy of course , but from the sessions you can tell that  the club and coaches are just as proud of every young rider who  pulls on a Penge CC Jersey. You can find out more about the club on their website or on their socials. Links below

https://pengecycleclub.org.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/pengecycleclub/
https://www.instagram.com/lotto.cyclingteam/