The things you do for friends eh!? 

My best mates are a good bunch of chaps and we still class ourselves as relatively young in the game of life. Sadly last year my mate Nick, lost his dad Sean Walsh to colon cancer. He was only 56. Nick is the first of our close mates to lose a parent and there is only so much gin you can drink to grieve.

So, inspired by Bradley Wiggins et al, I have decided to have a bash at the hour record - the farthest distance you can cycle around a velodrome in one hour. This is my way of supporting Nick and hopefully raising some awareness and dosh for cancer. 

However, riding round a track for an hour on a conventional bike doesn't do it for me - inspired by Rob Holden's record on a London Boris bike I have decided to do the northern equivalent on one of the 19kg Liverpool Citybike around Knowsley Velodrome. 

So, on Saturday 20th August I plan to set a new record for the farthest cycled on a Liverpool Citybike in an hour.

I am expecting this to be a hour of hell but in the grand scheme of things it's a small sacrifice to pay. Speaking of pay, any donations are more than welcomed - this is a challenge I'm unlikely to replicate!

Be generous my friends

Harry 

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