Dates Set, SAT 25th May!

Hi, I'm going to ride with Ray Collins, the length of Wales from Chepstow to Chester 140miles , in one day, to do this I've been training from Last November 2023, and will train till May 2024, when we'll do the big ride. I'll post monthly updates on facebook of my training and the cumulative milage I've done, to keep you updated. https://www.facebook.com/mta.hughes

140miles might be a day out to pro cyclists, but to put it in perspective, I'm nearly 18st, 57 years of age with one replacement steel hip and the other due to be replaced. I'm also recovering from colon cancer and I've just finished my chemo treatment whilst training to do the ride. But this isn't about me. It's about my friend Tony's son, Chris Williams who's in the photo below carrying out some intensive rehab which has to be funded privately.

On May 7th 2023, Chris was riding his mountain bike doing downhill runs in Cwm Woods nr Dyserth in North Wales. He'd taken the opportunity to ride at the last minute, as he'd become a father for the second time 5 weeks before and he'd been busy on family duties, so he took a couple of hours riding when he got the chance.

Unfortunately whilst riding , Chris had an accident which caused major damage to his c6 and c7 vertebrae, this has damaged his spinal cord. Currently Chris is paralysed from the chest down and has limited used of his arms and his hands aren't working as they should. Chris has been in hospital for 8 months but has now come home at the beginning of this year.

We need to support Chris, his wife Catrin and his two very young daughters, and hopefully altogether we'll be able to make a big difference, be that to make day to day life more comfortable or to help find and fund treatments that may help. Please give if you can.

Thank you Mark Hughes

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