I've chosen to take up this challenge to support a truly amazing place and to recognise all of the great work that Alder Hey do day in, day out.

On 21st April 2021 my 9 year old son, Archie, fractured his skull in a freak accident.  We rushed him straight to Alder Hey and the service he received was impeccable. While it appeared that he was recovering well on Day 3 he started screaming that his head hurt and he was rushed to surgery to have a 6 hour emergency craniotomy.

As a very active young boy it was a challenge for Archie to go through his convalescence and the support that we received from Alder Hey was amazing throughout which is why I'm so driven to give something back to them.

Alder Hey Children's Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children's Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 330,000 patients and families we care for every year.

We'll spend 4 days in the saddle, cycling 309 miles from capital to capital. Our journey begins in London with the route taking us through glorious English countryside as we cycle from Kent to Dover, before crossing the Channel to Calais. Once across the water, we start cycling French style, remembering to keep to the right! 

We cycle along quiet French country lanes, through traditional market towns with views of the rolling green hills of Northern France, passing the war memorials and cemeteries of the Somme.

A spectacular finish awaits us as we reach the home stretch around the Arc de Triomphe and along the Champs Elysées, before reaching the piece de resistance, the Eiffel Tower, which marks our finish line.