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In May 2020 my wife's uncle, Philip Francis, lost his courageous battle with colorectal cancer. Throughout his career as a teacher he inspired and encouraged many people to be the best they could and his loss has left a huge hole in the lives of everyone he knew. His positivity and generosity has driven me to remember this larger than life personality by completing a larger than life challenge.

In recognition of the fantastic care Phil received by Professor Dean Harris and his team at Morriston Hospital, I have decided to raise money for the 'The GI Research Fund' which is a charitable fund set up by the colorectal unit in Swansea to support high quality research into colorectal cancer.

On 28th August 2020, I will be cycling from South to North Wales in order to raise money and hopefully set a new world record in the process. The 180 mile route will start at Barry, Vale Of Glamorgan, travel up through the Brecon Beacons, Mid Wales and the West Midlands before finally finishing in Talacre, Flintshire.

Any donation to this fantastic cause would be greatly appreciated.

What is the GI Research Group?

The GI Research Fund is a charitable fund set up by the colorectal unit in Swansea to support high quality research into colorectal cancer. It has supported many ground-breaking projects to date in Swansea including understanding how rectal cancer responds to radiotherapy and it has helped develop a new biomarker for cancer that would benefit from chemotherapy before surgery. Their current research is in developing a new blood test to detect colorectal cancer at the earliest possible stages. This could help GPs detect cancer earlier to improve outcomes. It can also be used to see if cancers treated with chemotherapy are responding to the treatment given, and can be used to detect earliest signs of recurrence after treatment.