Much to my kids amusement I became a DiL (Dad in Lycra) during ‘2020 Lockdown’ and rediscovered my love of cycling (overweight sweaty Dad in bib shorts got the family through some lockdown lows!).

Lockton have been proud to sponsor one of the Club Peloton ‘Ride to MIPIM’ teams for 3 years, so it is with a mixture of trepidation and excitement that I have taken up the challenge from my colleague and MIPIM ride veteran Neo Combarro to tackle my first 1,500km ride from London to Cannes. It is going to be great riding with so many of our clients and property partners, but my real incentive is raising funds for Corum, the Children’s Charity.

As the oldest dedicated Children’s charity in England, Corum is solely focused on making children’s lives better and directly helped over 100,000 children and 300,000 families through their education programmes last year. They need our help more than ever in 2023. I’m aiming as a minimum to ride the 120km per day that the Lockton team have committed to but targeting as much of the 240km average daily distance that I can. Think of me on day three with 3,500m of climbing!

About Club Peloton

Club Peloton (clubpeloton.org) is the charity and real estate cycling community transforming the lives of young people. Since 2006, it has given £4.5 million in grants to projects that make a real difference. Cycle to MIPIM is Club Peloton's original endurance fundraising ride that brings together cyclists of all abilities to ride, network and fundraise. Every year, riders from across the property industry complete the 1,438km challenge from London to Cannes, arriving in time for MIPIM, the leading international real estate fair.