If you know me well, you'll probably know I do an epic bike ride every year around this time in memory of my dad - occasionally for the  charity, but mostly just for me.

This year I rode the Dragon ride in the Brecon Beacons - I was hoping to do 140 miles, but switched to the 'medio' route when the legs gave out - still, 95 miles, over 2000m of climbing, and my second longest ride ever!

Macmillan are a charity close to home - the palliative care they gave my dad in his last few days at a dedicated ward at Frenchay Hospital was outstanding and truly heart warming in difficult days. They also showed amazing compassion to me and my family when visiting, that I'd like to give a little back.

Details of the ride are here: http://humanrace.co.uk/events/cycling/dragon-ride

I'm also doing the Etape Caledonia and Etape Pennines for Marie Curie Cancer Care 11th May (done!) and 20th July respectively,  (http://www.justgiving.com/TimCoveney-Etape2014) and the RideLondon 100 for Prostate Cancer UK (https://www.justgiving.com/TimCoveney-RideLondon2014) - I don't mind which charity you choose to support, but am very grateful for your support in any case!!

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thanks all, for your support,

Tim