In three weeks time I along with the Regenerate team will be cycling over 600 miles from London to the Pyrenees mountains in just 9 days raising money in aid of Regenerate charity. The ride will take in the length of France and ends with us cycling one of the toughest mountain stages of the 2019 Tour de France. This will see us attempt to climb the mighty Col du Tourmalet, 18.6km of steep French mountain reaching a gradient of 13.5%!

All the funds raised will go towards a fantastic cause - Regenerate charity. It will change young peoples lives on the Roehampton and Putney estates. Regenerate regularly works with over 350 young people providing life changing positive activities and safe spaces in an area experiencing high levels of child poverty, hopelessness, addiction, violence and crime. Their projects include youth club activities providing sports, healthy cooking, music and games; as well as mentoring and volunteering opportunities. They also create job opportunities and training for unemployed young people through their social enterprise and leadership development programmes. Serious youth violence and knife crime are big contemporary issues and have made headlines across the country. This is just one symptom of the poverty that young people face on the estates where they are living and working. 

Any donations however big or small will be greatly appreciated!