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Hi folks,

Whilst out on my daily allowance bike ride my thoughts never stray too far from the current Covid 19 situation and the effects it's having, from the tragic loss of life to the impacts of job losses and individual isolation.

So what could I do to try and create something good out of the crisis, and I started thinking about all the cancellations of races so far this year and how much money in effect I have saved on race entries, fuel to get to races, etc and thought why not donate just one race entry fee to a good cause?

Then as the idea evolved in my head I also started taking into account the cancelled Mallorca trip, all that money on flights hotels, car parking at the airport. Coffee, cake & liquid refreshment stops. All that money saved. Multiply that by not only road cyclists but triathletes, mountain bikers, runners and not only races but sportives too there must be a good amount of money that people may want to donate a small percentage of to a worthy cause.

Now the cause I have chosen is the Yorkshire air ambulance, mainly because as a road cyclist, mountain biker and general outdoor person the need to keep them airborne so that if the worst does happen they can get to me, provide medical help and get me to hospital with a much better chance of survival than any other option.

So please have a think about how much money you would have spent on your chosen sport and chuck  a bit their way, I suspect a great deal of their day to day fundraising would be face to face rattling of collection boxes at events all over summer and these are likely to be severely affected.

I originally thought about target amounts to raise and it gradually crept up from 1k to 10k and I still think that should be achievable, it's the cost of a couple of top end bikes.

Thanks for reading and donating.

Rich Cutsforth

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