As a kid who grew up seeing his local team win every trophy possible (7 Champions Leagues included), I never saw football as anything more than 11 guys running around behind a ball. 5 years ago I visited the John Smith’s Stadium for the first time and I discovered that football clubs can be about so much more. I saw a community and I saw fans giving back to a club that had made their local town what it was. I was born in Madrid but I was made a terrier.

For years I have been intrigued by all the riders that parade around the pitch on the last game of the season after a titanic effort, where their only aim was to support a great cause. I always thought it would be great to join them. Well, guess what? I’ve got a bike now! So it’s time to put my time where my mouth is and push those pedals. Remember: this is about raising money for a good cause, not about having fun riding my bike and smashing training miles instead of being at work (that’s just an extra).

The #P4P11 with Made by Cooper: Ride of Yorkshire bike ride is a 300 mile bike ride around Gods own County, taking in all the Yorkshire football clubs in the top 5 divisions! The ride dates are Wednesday 22 April - Saturday 25 April 2020. The Huddersfield Town Foundation will collect all the funds, then gift 50% to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, keep 25% for their own breakfast Clubs, gift 12.5% to Kirkwood Hospice and gift 12.5% to Platform 1.