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tom wilkinson is raising money for Blood Cancer UK
“Milan - San Remo”

on 15 April 2012

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We're dedicated to beating blood cancer. We fund research and support those affected. Since 1960, we've invested over £500 million in blood cancer research, transforming treatments and saving lives. The day we beat blood cancer is now in sight and our researchers are determined to finish the job.

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<p><span style="line-height: 19px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">On 25th May I'm taking part in a charity cycle challenge - tackling</span><span style="line-height: 19px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;the legendary 298km Milan to San Remo tour stage. It promises to be a test of endurance with fast flats and steep 10% climbs</span><span style="line-height: 19px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;taking our team to 532m above sea level.&nbsp;I'm following a training programme, no room for&nbsp;winging it on the day, especially as this will be my first ever cycling event!</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 19px;">My chosen charity is Leukaemia &amp; Lymphoma Research. On a personal level I'm particularly keen to raise money for them, as some of you will already know that my sister Sue has recently recovered from Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but only after a period of serious illness and a painful recovery. One of the many things I've taken out of this experience is that blood cancers need to be further researched to help make vital improvements.</span></p> <p><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Leukaemia &amp; Lymphoma Research are the</span><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.&nbsp;Their life-saving research is focused on finding causes, improving diagnosis and treatments, and running groundbreaking clinical trials for all blood cancer patients. Blood cancers including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma affect people of all ages from&nbsp;babies to grandparents. We need to be sure that we reach all those touched by leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma and give them the best possible chance of survival.</span><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">It should be a tough challenge, so please dig deep and donate!&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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