I am privileged to be joining Geoff Thomas, leukaemia survivor and former England and Crystal Palace footballer to cycle the ENTIRE Tour de France (TdF) route in June this year, a week ahead of the professionals. The Tour 21, constituting every one of the 21 stages of the TdF will take place from Friday 24 June - Sunday 17 July and myself as part of a team of riders, will take on over 3,000km and 21,000m of elevation in one of the world's most gruelling sporting challenges. As a team of amateur cyclists, we are committed to raising £1,000,000 for the charity that helped save Geoff's life. All funds raised from this event will be invested directly into the national Trials Acceleration Programme (TAP). Patients from a catchment area of over 20 million people will have access, as a result, to potentially life-saving treatments.