03/07/2026
With the Tour de France starting this weekend you’ll be familar with the yellow jersey, but now you’ll need to look out for the yellow guernsey! 💛
Exclusively awarded to people who show a commitment to active travel on the island, the yellow guernsey initiative has been relaunched and is jointly run by The Health Improvement Commission and Better Journeys Project with support from the Tom Dorey Eco Legacy. Tom was a keen cyclist and winner of the award in 2023.
The commission approached us some time ago to discuss producing a very special guernsey that could be awarded to winners. We intentionally chose and sourced a specific yellow, called sunburst - a really bright, distinctive colour, reminiscent of the Tour de France jersey that will be exclusive to this project (sorry, they won’t be available for purchase!)
The first recipient of this yellow guernsey was Monty Desforges from the Sixth Form Centre. Monty was responsible for leading the school’s Active Travel Group, dedicating a lot of time and energy to the project in his last few years at the school. He of course rode into the shop today to receive his award.
Monty was such a deserving and humble winner and we loved seeing him cycle off in his new guernsey 🚲
