Alistair and Jonny Brownlee launch their own version of Eat Out to Help Out to support Yorkshire cafes
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Leeds-based triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee's The Cafes Are Open initiative will support 15 cafes, tearooms and coffee shops that they regularly stop off at when on training rides in the Yorkshire Dales.
Their sponsors Yorkshire Tea have worked to design the route - which takes in some of the most picturesque areas of the southern Dales - and will be awarding prizes to participants who complete the challenge between September 4 and November 30.
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Hide AdAnyone taking part must eat or drink at five of the 15 businesses on the trail this autumn, and have their photo taken next to the red teapot sign at each venue. The first 500 people to finish the 'treasure hunt' will receive a goody bag containing Yorkshire Tea merchandise including a tea towel, water bottle, tote bag and socks.
All finishers will also be entered into a prize draw to win the chance to go cycling with the brothers and a year's supply of Yorkshire Tea.
A £30 entry fee will also be donated to their charity the Brownlee Foundation, which helps children to be more active.
The Brownlees' version of the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme was younger brother Jonny's idea and was inspired by the sense of loss the Olympic medalists felt when unable to visit their favourite cafes during lockdown, when they were forced to train indoors.
Visit www.thecafesareopen.com to take part.
Which cafes are participating?
Bloomfield Square, Otley
The Commute Cafe, Ilkley
Bettys, Ilkley
Hamiltons, Addingham
Abbey Tearooms, Bolton Abbey
Tea on the Green, Bolton Abbey
The Tea Cottage, Bolton Abbey
The Brownie Barn, Howgill
Riverbank, Burnsall
Old School Tea Room, Hebden
Cobblestones, Grassington
Zarina's, Kettlewell
The Old Barn, Malham
Town End Farm Shop, Airton
The Clubhouse Coffee, Skipton
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