Category: Charity

Pair cycle length of country for charity

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Setting off at the end of July, John Hoath, from Freshwater, and James Quigley, from Carisbrooke, both 24, finished the epic journey in just 16 days — a day earlier than planned.

They completed the journey without a support vehicle and slept in tents along the way.

A run of early bad luck caused punctures and four snapped bike chains in hilly Cornwall and the final part of their route took them through Scotland and up and over “harsh” 2,200ft mountains, such as Glen Shee.

Read the full news article on the Isle of Wight County Press website: www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/pair-cycle-length-of-country-for-charity-34725.aspx.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/quigley1100miles.

Taunton cyclist sets new world record

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Taunton-born cyclist Ben Rockett has set a new world record by cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats and back in under six days.

Mr Rockett, 23, completed the journey in five days and 21 hours, arriving in Land’s End at around 6am this morning.

He beat the previous record for the 1,781-mile journey – set at six days and twenty hours by Bobby Brown in 2000 – by an impressive 23 hours. The dedicated cyclist also used the challenge to raise money for charity Cardiac Arrest in the Young, who are dedicated to reducing the frequency of sudden cardiac deaths in young people. So far he has raised just over £2, 535 and donations are still flooding in.

Read the full news article on the This is The West Country website: www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/8358169.Taunton_cyclist_sets_new_world_record/.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/rockettrides.
Website: www.rockettrides.com.

Bath University student in distance cycle record claim

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A Bath student is laying claim to a new world record for cycling from one end of the country to the other – and back!

Ben Rockett, a postgraduate student from the University of Bath, rode from Land’s End to John O’Groats and then back again to Cornwall.

Ben set off on Saturday, 21 August aiming to cycle the 1,781 miles in just six days – which he completed in the early hours of Friday.

Read the full news article on the BBC news website: news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8945000/8945860.stm.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/rockettrides.
Website: www.rockettrides.com.

Josh and his gran complete marathon cycle

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ALTHOUGH there were a few bruises along the way, there were smiles all round last Wednesday when one Berwickshire High School pupil and his gran got off their bikes after completing a gruelling cycling challenge.

Josh Herbert and his gran Jan Booth set off from John O Groats at the end of July and 21 days later and some 875 miles on, they reached the most southern point of the UK, Lands End.

Read the full news article on the Berwickshire News website: www.berwickshire-news.co.uk/news/Josh-and-his-gran-complete.6493803.jp.

1000-mile charity bike ride

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Two teenage cyclists crossed the border today as part of a marathon ride the length of Britain to raise money for charity.

Instead of sitting around doing nothing during school holidays, 15-year-old Tom Claxton and 16-year-old Giles Calder got on their bikes.

The pair set off from John O’Groats last Wednesday and hope to arrive at Land’s End 1000 miles later.

The teenagers, who attend Lomond School in Helensburgh, want to raise cash for international charity WaterAid.

Read the full news article on the Evening Times website: www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/1000-mile-charity-bike-ride-1.1046935.

Make a donation: www.justgiving.com/Britain-On-A-Bike.