Nineteen years ago HIV cruelly took one of my closest and dearest friends just two days before his 30th birthday. Scott was a creative, intelligent, good-humoured man who will always be remembered fondly (with smiles and laughter) by those who loved him.

For the second year in a row I was able to secure a place in Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 ride, so I decided to use this opportunity to raise some money for the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.  People around the world who have HIV are now able to live longer lives than Scott was thanks in part to organisations such as the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.

Also, the date of the ride happens to coincide with the 10th anniversary of my residency in the UK, so as 10x10=100, I've set £100 as my goal. Ideally, I'd like to raise more.

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