The six young riders involved in the One Show’s annual Rickshaw Challenge have completed their 470-mile journey from the Scottish market town of Jedburgh to central London. So far, they have raised £3.5m for Children in Need. Click here if you’d like to donate.
This was the sixth Rickshaw Challenge and more than £12m has been raised in total. This year’s team set off from Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders on Friday November 11 and arrived in London last night. Presenter Matt Baker cycled alongside throughout.
The riders include 18-year-old Ross from Sunderland whose mixed aggressive epilepsy can cause him to collapse multiple times a day. However, he is a keen cyclist and says the increased concentration makes it unlikely that he will have a seizure while on the bike.
Elsewhere, Islabikes’ fancy dress day has become another annual Children in Need tradition.
Company director and founder Isla Rowntree – who dressed as Rosie the Riveter, the 1942 US poster icon for the day – told BikeBiz: “As a company dedicated to giving children a better experience of cycling, we’re very proud to support the work of Children in Need, and have fun in the process.”
They did an especially fine Mannequin Challenge too.
Earlier in the week, Jazz musician Mike Hatchard cycled from Shoreham-by-Sea to Brighton, playing seven hour-long gigs, and in so doing raised almost £8,000.
Loic Moinon did a few more miles than that, raising £1,000 by riding from his home in Llantwit Major, Glamorgan to the place where he is from, Vannes in Brittany. It wasn’t a one-way journey, however. The Llantwit Major GEM reports that having arrived in Vannes, he promptly turned round and rode home again, covering 800 miles in total.
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