Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I'm Jonathan, 40 something husband, father of two, garage owner and amateur cyclist!

In May 2022, I'll be cycling from Altrincham in Cheshire, UK to Aguilas in Murcia, Southern Spain. I'll be cycling around 80 miles a day for 20 consecutive days to ride the 1600 mile distance. It's going to be tough!

I'm raising money for Myeloma UK in memory of my lovely mum, Lee, who died on 5th October 2020. She had been diagnosed with  Myeloma in December 2018. Myeloma - also known as Multiple Myeloma as it affects multiple parts of the body - is a blood cancer and accounts for 15 percent of all blood cancers and 2 percent of all cancers.

Myeloma is currently incurable. Treatments can be effective at controlling the disease but as I know from Mum's experience, they don't work for all patients. My hope is to raise much needed funds to find kinder, less intrusive treatments and ultimately to find a cure.

I'll be supported by various family members and friends, from driving a support vehicle carrying medical supplies and spare parts, to running social media accounts and websites, with some brave souls accompanying me on various legs of the journey!

You can follow my training progress on Instagram @altrinchamtoaguilas and we'll soon have a website up and running which will detail all 20 stages of the route and our overnight stops. If you'd like to get involved, please do drop me a message. 

Any donations will be greatly appreciated. There are many long, cold and wet nights, mornings and weekends ahead of me - and that's just the training! - and knowing we're raising money in memory of my Mum will spur me on!

Thanks for reading and donating, Jonathan X 

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