Pre Ride
May 2024 - the word continues to spread.... https://www.shropshirestar.com/your-world/2024/05/14/brothers-in-saddle-for-marathon-ride-to-raise-funds-for-good-cause/
May 2024 - Finally the journey starts, at least for some anyway. Bike boxed and ready for pickup... (appropriately labelled box was pure luck....)
April 2024 - As the ride approaches, word is starting to get out....
https://fleetworld.co.uk/world-parkinsons-day-2024-bynx-bikers-take-on-epic-fundraising-ride/
Feb 2024
Much excitement when the riding gear arrived. A photo shoot was immediately organised with the results below.
Jan 2024
The route had been finalised and accommodation booked. A website with links to JustGiving and Parkinson's charities created and made public. Support for the charities started to flow in.
June 2023
By this time a rough plan had been developed, 9 days was way too tough and this initial plan was spread over 15 days. Around this time a decision was made to support Parkinson's charities in both Australia and the UK. Further work on the route resulted in an extension to 16 days, a design for clothing was developed and most importantly a Tour Director volunteered, that meant we did not have to strong arm our 4th brother into helping us.
The Beginning.
Back in 2022 a group of workmates undertook a ride from Lands End to John o'Groats. They did it in 9 days but it looked a lot of fun (and a lot of pain). Chatting about it in one of our regular brotherly zoom sessions morphed into that would be a good thing todo.....