Ride 24
Ride 24
One day after Olympic and World Champion Nicole Cooke won the British Road Race title for the 10th time she was busy supporting cyclists who took part in Action Medical Research's Ride 24, a 24 hour team relay cycle race at Dunsfold Park, Surrey to raise money for the charity that works to find cures and treatments for diseases affecting babies and children .
There were 23 teams in total and one lone rider and they began cycling at 12 pm on Saturday with teams of up to 4 riders trying to cover the greatest distance overall, with each rider completing several laps before handing over to their team mate in rotation over the whole 24 hours.
Nicole said, “There was a great atmosphere and even after nearly 24 hours of intense competition there was big excitement as the event came to an end each rider who took part showed great spirit and was rightly very proud of taking part. What I liked most was that through having alot of fun and pushing their personal limitis, people were also helping to raise money for people in need and we know that with Action Medical Research it will make a difference."
Sarah Stevenson, community fundraising manager at Action Medical Research, said: “Ride 24 is a new event for Action Medical Research and I am delighted at how successful it was. Well done to all the teams that took part and we hope that their success will encourage them and others to sign up next year.”
Action Medical Research is the official charity partner of Nicole Cooke’s Team Vision 1, a partnership which aims to use cycling to raise the profile of the charity and it's fundraising events. "It is a chance to give something from my luck back and I am really proud to be involved with such a great charity," added Nicole. Nicole visited one of the projects that Action Medical Research funds in Hammersmith Hospital in February this year, and met with doctors working on research projects trying to prevent and cure illnesses in children.
