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Release Date: 13th July 2006
Around 5,000 fundraising cyclists are expected to pedal past the capital’s sights at this year’s London Bikeathon on 16 July 2006, while helping to pass another key milestone - beating the £2million mark raised for Leukaemia Research since the flagship cycling event was founded 10 years ago.
The Bikeathon will be started by football legend Geoff Thomas, who last year took on the Tour De France route whilst in remission from chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), raising over £170,000 to support vital research.
In the ten years since the London Bikeathon was started, the event has grown in ten years from a few hundred cyclists, to a mass participation ride that is a well-known date on the capital’s events calendar.
With a choice of city or scenic route and also a children’s ride, this year’s event promises to build on previous successes. Entrants can start from Mile End Park, Ham Common, or The Royal Hospital Chelsea and can also choose a 13, 26, or the new 52-mile challenge route.
“Since the first London Bikeathon a fantastic amount of money has been raised for vital research into leukaemia, myeloma, lymphoma and the related blood diseases,” said Cathy Gilman, Director of Fundraising at Leukaemia Research.
“This amazing achievement is all thanks to the superb efforts of the fundraising cyclists who turn up for what is always a great, fun day for all the family. However, we will not stop until a cure has been found for everyone, so this year we hope that even more people will get on their bikes and help us break through the £2 million mark.”
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