I am doing this ride because all the money raised will go to help incredibly valuable research into cancer diagnosis, treatment and care. 

But on a totally personal note, this is a ride for women and I am all about encouraging women and girls to get into riding bikes. Cycling has 100% changed my life for the good but I know a lot of people, particularly women, can only see it as scary, tiring, cold, stressful, and something that you have to do wearing skintight lycra. 

Whist I admit some of the above is true (when you first start anyway, you get over it quite quickly), cycling is also exhilarating, free-ing, a brilliant way to save money, a brilliant way to get fit, a brilliant way to avoid commuting nightmares, a brilliant way to see the world and it's also just loads of fun. And the more women who do it, the better. For everyone.

Feel free to give what money you can, if you want, but also anyone who dismisses cycling as "not for me", just give it a second thought.

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