Cycling the UK for MS 2021

Support your local indie cyclist!

Over 15 days at the end of July/beginning of August I'll be cycling the length of the UK, from its northern most point in John O'Groats, Scotland, down to Lands' End at the tip of Cornwall.

Why?

Last Christmas my partner Zoe's mum Margaret died after suffering for 20 years with multiple sclerosis (MS), which is a truly horrible degenerative and sometimes terminal illness. In Margaret's case, her body shut down bit by bit over two decades until she was completely paralysed. Her body was paralysed, but her brain stayed as active as ever inside. I can't imagine much things worse. Margaret was totally paralysed apart from her eyes and mouth for the few years before she died. It's heartbreaking to watch someone you love die, slowly, over two decades.

To help families in the future not go through what our family has, in whatever tiny way, in a few months I'm going to cycle the length of the UK, all 1020 miles of it, climbing an astonishing 17.5km in all, raising money to combat MS with 'Bike the UK for MS'. Between 25 of us, we're targeting over £25,000 raised for MS research.

My personal target is to raise a minimum of £1 for every mile cycled in August (£1020).

This is a recent FB post from Zoe about her mum:

So please, whatever you can throw my way in these difficult times you would have my undying gratitude.

You can read more about the challenge, and donate, here.

This is personal. Thanks so much.