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.
This time tomorrow I’ll be pulling into the first refreshment stop having done 20 miles of the 235 mile route.
Am I nervous? You’re damn right I am! I’ve never done anything like this before. I don’t know what to expect and don’t know whether I’ll rise to the challenge or crumble before it.
But… It’s for a great cause, and I’ve trained for it. In the last 3 months I’ve ridden over 600 miles and have spent better than 66 hours in the saddle.
I can do this…I will do this!
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.
