Chris recently took delivery of a Batek Electric wheelchair. This gives him independence around the hilly streets of Brighton, the ability to travel on or off road and a range of 50km. Thank you again to everyone who contributed to our fundraising and have helped us reach the goal that allowed Chris to have the 'chair of his choice.

It wasn’t all smiles by the end but huge sense of achievement as most of us had never ridden the South Downs Way before and 100 miles off road with 11000ft of climbing was a big challenge physically and mentally. Bikes ranged from a 170mm travel full suspension to a rigid hard tail, finish times from 12 to 18 hours. Was a windy day but we mostly avoided rain and while a 40mph tail wind is useful it’s not great when it’s a side wind on a fast descent or a headwind on a climb. So, 1400 miles ridden by #teamcortado in a day for Chris.

On the 18th of May a group of us took a ferry to Dieppe and did a 100 mile road ride. This coming Saturday 17 of us will set off from Winchester to ride the off road 100 mile South Downs Way in a day. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our fundraising efforts for Chris - the support has been overwhelming and humbling.