It's that time again... THE FIREFLIES RIDE 2010

The Fireflies ride firstly in search of the rare native marmot, and secondly and quite frankly more importantly to raise money for the Charity Leuka. 

Leuka is dedicated to raising money for the haematology unit at the Catherine Lewis Centre in the Hammersmith Hospital. The unit undertakes research into the causes and treatment of leukaemia - the model of all cancers. They believe that achieving a greater understanding of leukaemia will help in the fight of all forms of cancer.

Now I'm going to dazzle you with the numbers...

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10th Anniversary of The Fireflies Ride

19 of the toughest Mountains in Europe

90,000ft of Climbing

75 Riders

1000 km in total

Loads of miles a day

£800,000 raised by The Fireflies to date

£1 million is the target this year 

1 in 25 people (most of whom are children and young people) will develop blood cancer during their lifetime

£1 is all you need to donate to help Leuka

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The Fireflies Ride is financed by the riders - your donations go directly to Leuka.