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RideLondon – Support SWLP’s charity cyclists!

1 August 2017

Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100

Approximately 25,000 amateur cyclists took part in a cycling challenge like no other through London and Surrey on Sunday 30 July. The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 started in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, went out through London to Surrey’s stunning country roads and hills before returning to the capital to finish in spectacular style on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace.

In this year’s Prudential RideLondon – Surrey 100 race six members of South West London Pathology staff took part. For further information about the event go to https://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/

SWLP Peloton Relay Team

Each rider of the peloton relay team completed a different distance of the challenge while all enjoyed the satisfaction of cycling across the finish line on The Mall.

Rider 1 (Justin Steel) 100 miles; Rider 2 (Sohail Azhar) 74 miles; Rider 3 (Jenn Owen) 53 miles; Rider 4 (Saghar Missaghian-Cully) 25 miles. The team came 10^th out of 200 peloton teams!

Saghar explains which charity the SWLP peloton relay team are riding for and why: “This year marks the 20^th anniversary of my mum’s passing from Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, just 6 months after diagnosis, she was 50 years old. Everyone in the team has been kind enough to agree that we raise funds for The Lymphoma Association – our target is £2,800.

The team have managed to smash their target of £2,800 but are still accepting donations. If you would like to donate
Click here to go to the team’s Just Giving donation page

SWLP solo riders – Fred Mpambire and Emma Ashley

Well done to Fred Mpambire, spoke site manager based at Croydon and Emma Ashley, Senior Clinical Scientist, based at Kingston who were solo riders doing the full 100 miles!

Fred is hoping to raise £500 for Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT). Donations as little as £1 can be done by text to FMPA50 £(amount) to 70070. Fred’s Just Giving donation page is
Click here to go to Fred’s Just Giving donation page

Emma rode for Kingston Hospital Charity with a target of £500 to contribute to the transformation of the elderly care wards in the hospital, to make them dementia friendly. Emma’s Just Giving donation page is
Click here to go to Emma’s Just Giving donation page

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