Marcus Leach

Marcus's 3 Tours Challenge

Fundraising for Cure Leukaemia
£12,936
raised of £50,000 target
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3 Tours Challenge , 2 April 2017
Cure Leukaemia has committed to raise an ADDITIONAL £1m to fully fund the expansion of the globally significant Centre for Clinical Haematology in Birmingham by 31.12.2017 and YOU can play your part.

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This year myself, and four others, will take on the 'Three Tours Challenge'. This epic feat will see each of us cycle the three Grand Tours; The Giro d’Italia, Le Tour de France and La Vuelta a España.  

This challenge is a monumental one. We will cycle a total of 10,504km, all in only 63 days of cycling just one day ahead of the likes of Chris Froome in the main professional events. That distance equates to travelling from Birmingham to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. That's not to mention the 5,000km in training rides to be ready for such a challenge. 

Only 39 professional cyclists have completed this challenge. No amateur team has done it before. Having only been cycling for two years this represents a monumental challenge for me, but I am passionate and driven to test myself to the limit for a great cause, and this challenge will certainly take me to my limits, and beyond.

Why am I, and the rest of the team doing this crazy challenge? Because  we are trying to raise £1m to help blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia fully fund the expansion of the internationally renowned Centre for Clinical Haematology. Not only will the expanded Centre immediately save more lives but it will also hasten global progress towards eradicating all forms of blood cancer within 25 years, a goal that we all want to reach even sooner.

We start on May 4th in Italy, any donations would be greatly appreciated.

Our Website: www.3tourschallenge.com

Cure Leukaemia's website: www.cureleukaemia.co.uk 

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About the campaign

Cure Leukaemia has committed to raise an ADDITIONAL £1m to fully fund the expansion of the globally significant Centre for Clinical Haematology in Birmingham by 31.12.2017 and YOU can play your part.

About the charity

Cure Leukaemia

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Cure Leukaemia fund research nurses at 15 hospitals across the UK. These roles form the Trials Acceleration Programme (TAP) network giving patients, from a catchment area of 30m, access to potentially life-saving treatments through clinical trials, with plans to fund a paediatric network on the way.

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Total raised
£12,935.47
+ £2,327.69 Gift Aid
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£12,935.47
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£0.00

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