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Why take on this challenge? Because stroke is the commonest cause of death after cancer and heart disease. Around 130,000 people suffer a stroke every year. A third will die; a third will make a full recovery; a third will suffer serious disability. No age group is immune – an average of six children under 16 suffers a stroke each week.     

I know too many people who are or have been either directly or indirectly affected by stroke. It can be totally devastating. So getting on a bike for 2 weeks to help the experts at The University of Nottingham to find even more ways of helping stroke survivors and their carers once they leave hospital seems like a good enough reason to put my legs and bottom under some pressure.   

One of the great challenges we face is that many people don’t see universities as charities, or don’t know that we are often the place that the larger charities give their support to. The public are often largely unaware of the huge contribution that universities like ours make to society through research.  I hope that by doing this ride we can draw attention to that a little bit, and encourage people to donate directly to our outstanding stroke rehab research.   

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