THEY say every big journey begins with a single step, but for an unexpected sisterhood of Leeds women it looked more like the push of a bike pedal.
When Fiona Hoare and British Triathlon put out a call for weekly Open Access swim, bike and run sessions in the city’s Cross Flatts Park, they didn’t expect every single applicant to be female, let alone the majority Muslim.
Salma Hussain, 36, is one of 12 women who have attended the Sunday lessons which have transformed the group – most of whom were cycling novices – into avid, confident athletes.
