My motivation for this trip is to pay tribute to the life of my great friend and uplifting character Graeme Porteous who died in a skiing accident in February 2015.

By teaming up with his wife Alex, and a small group of their inspirational friends I want to raise as much as I can for Rugby4Change, targeting £4540 which is £10 for each mile of the ride from Edinburgh to London.

Graeme dedicated much of his time and energy to establishing and building Rugby4Change in the 3 years before he died, sharing his appetite for life with vulnerable and marginalised young people through the sport he loved, and passing on his can-do attitude, love of competitive challenge, and ability to savour success with well-grounded humility.