Former pro-cyclist to launch new cycle store brand in Sheffield

Cycling World Championship silver medallist Tony Gibb is launching the first of a new format cycle store in South Yorkshire this summer, less than two miles from the route of the 2014 Tour de France Grand Depart.

Tony’s 6,300 sq. ft. Full Gas Bikes store will open in June at Fox Valley in north Sheffield, the brand new £50m shopping centre has been selected as one of the host towns for the 2017 Tour of Yorkshire.

The new venture is fully funded through an The Enterprise Investment Scheme, which is aimed at helping smaller companies raise finance. Full Gas Bikes has six investors, all keen cyclists and businessmen.

The first Full Gas Bikes store will house a test track, coffee shop and full service area.

As well as the Tour de France Grande Depart route, the new store is just a few hundred yards from Pearoyd Lane – the venue of the National Hill Climb in both 2009 and 2014.

Full Gas will stock world leading brands covering all disciplines and age groups as well as a range of Full Gas branded kit and accessories. There will also be Full Gas Cycle Clubs for both adults and children with regular rides as well as talks and seminars from some leading names in the cycling world.

Tony said: “The Tour de France coming to Sheffield in 2014 really focussed the whole area on cycling and it was a great experience to see the passion for the sport first hand during the Grand Depart.

“Welcome to Yorkshire have done a fantastic job of building on that love of the sport in the region with the Tour of Yorkshire. This definitely feels like the right place to open our first Full Gas store.

“We are surrounding by some of the best cycling routes in the region and of course a lot of challenging hills.”

Full Gas will aim to roll out a further five stores in locations across the UK after the Fox Valley store opens on June 16th.

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