Riding with Wobbly Wheels

This blog has been set up to record my participation in The Challenge:
a marathon cycle ride up the full length of Britain and then back south down the full length of Ireland
by a team of 6 riders,4 of whom have Parkinson's disease.
The purpose of the ride is to raise money for Parkinson's UK and to promote awareness of the search for a cure.

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And don't forget, whilst "on the road", there is a daily journal by all the Team of its ride at the Pedal for Parkinson's Challenge Website. (Click on the link below in the right hand column.)

The Pedal for Parkinson's 2011 Team

The Pedal for Parkinson's 2011 Team

The Pedal for Parkinson's 2011 Website

Click on the team photo above to go directly to the Pedal for Parkinson's 2011 Website. As well as information about the team, the Website has detailed maps to help you follow the riders as they complete
The Challenge.

"The Magnificent 7"
From right to left: Les Roberts, Nigel Macvean, Mark Vallance, David Greaves, Ian Watkinson, Chris Bennett and Chris Brown. Chris Brown and Ian are riding with a second team that sets off from Lands End a couple of days before the rest of us start our ride from Lizard Point on Wednesday 15th June. Neil Manning couldn't make it for the photoshoot but having already cycled Land's End to John O'Groats for Parkinson's, he is this year the 6th Man riding the Double End-to-End.


From Wit's End to John O'Groats

n 2008 I rode my bike from Land's End to John O'Groats raising money for the Cure Parkinson's Trust, which, true to the name of its subsidiary company Movers & Shakers, has persuaded the Parkinson's community to focus on the need for clearly defined goals that reflect patients' desires and expectations. At the top of this Wish list – A CURE! 
 
"From Wits' End to John O'Groats" is the story of that 2008 ride and what led up to it. It is available from AuthorHouse- www.authorhouse.co.uk/bookshop or through most good book stores. (ISBN:978-1-4389-6835-3. I am told it is a good read – informative, inspirational and funny and who am I to argue?
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