Intro: Fifty cyclists, including Novacroft’s Duncan Smith (2nd/3rd Line IT Analyst) and Daryl Hurst (Head of Research and Development), will be taking on the 230 mile ‘Ride for Hope’ cycle challenge from Northampton, England to Ypres, Belgium, from July 6th – 9th 2017, in aid of the Northampton Hope centre. The route takes them from Northampton to Enfield (72 miles, day 1), Enfield to Canterbury (80 miles, day 2) and Canterbury to Ypres (73 miles, day 3) followed by coach travel back to Northampton. Novacroft will be following Daryl and Duncan’s journey, from training to the event itself, and the trials and tribulations in between.
Disaster struck!
I was run off the road by a driver, hit the verge, and have a damaged ego. But more importantly I had a buckled rear wheel. I managed to bend it back into something close to a circle, at least it turned, and carried on but severe wobble from my rear wheel.
Being without a bike for over a week has been tough, although going on a run and doing a spin class helped fill the gap. Getting it mended took a while but kudos to Halfords for doing it under warranty! So happy and relieved to be back on my bike and determined as ever.
Less than a week to Belgium now….!
Duncan and Daryl need to raise £500 each as part of their commitment to the Hope Centre. If you’d like to add your support and help them reach their target, you can access Daryl’s JustGiving page here and Duncan’s JustGiving page here.