Express Engineering Embark on an Epic Charity Bike Ride
July 23, 2010
A band of twenty-seven cyclists from Express Engineering and their families will embark on a 140-mile Sea to Sea bike ride on Friday 23 June to help raise funds for the Chris Lucas Trust.
Dave Fullen, an event participant from Express Engineering, based on Kingsway, Team Valley says ‘There are usually 12 of us but this year our numbers have swelled to 27, which includes a back up driver in a van. This is a yearly event for us which is great fun and a fantastic opportunity to raise money to support a worthy cause’.
Eight of the participants will be riding cycles obtained through the Department for Transport Cycle to Work Scheme introduced by Express Engineering, enabling their employees to benefit from new tax-free bikes.
After
leaving Express
Engineering on Friday morning for Whitehaven, the event will commence
with a
35-mile cycle to Keswick where the troop will spend their first night.
An early
Saturday morning start will see the team cycling through Greystoke,
Penrith and
a gruelling cycle up Hartside Pass; through Alston, up to Nenthead and
eventually down into Eastgate, a journey of approximately 65 miles.
On Sunday the team will tackle yet more stamina testing landscapes until they reach Consett where they will split into two groups, one to finish in Sunderland and the other in Tynemouth. On completion, the participants will have raised well over £1,000 sponsorship money for the Chris Lucas Trust, a charity which cares for children and young adults with cancer, and raises funds for medical research.
Anyone wishing to learn more about the Department for Transport Cycle to Work Scheme, or information about other sustainable travel events on Team Valley or measures to support sustainable travel for employers and employees, visit Businesses / Support Cycling at www.teamvalleylinks.com