I don't do many public sports events - and those of you who know me well, know that the ones I've attempted have ended in disaster!

... There was that time I only managed to complete 5k of a 10k run - but still managed to win 1st place for the 10k run... SHAME! (That poor local church organised fun run was ruined!)

Basically I'm slow, out of shape - and I have the aches of a 70 year old man (or of someone who sits in front of screens all day every day)

So I'm big-time putting myself out there for this one. I'm terrified of failing (!!) .  ...But this cause means a lot to me.

I consider myself very lucky and privileged to have had oodles encouragement and opportunities throughout my life. Now I work hard to provide similar opportunities for others and this event is me trying to up the ante. I'm not a huge fan of sponsored events - especially for nice bike rides in the countryside. But trust me, I'll be pedalling my ass off for 45 miles trying to put in a respectable time.

But to be clear... Doing this will only make a difference with your sponsorship.

Please donate whatever you're comfortable with. No matter how big or small a donation - I'll be equally grateful for your support!

Big donations are great though... so to encourage you to dig deep, the most generous donation will get to choose a forfeit or some sort of special embarrassing costume accessory to make this ride just that extra bit more special! Use your donation message to tell me what you think it should be :)

Thank you!!