Here we go again!

Gaza’s deeply traumatised one million children have impelled me to get back on my bike.

On May 27th 2026 at age 84, (my own old life crisis) I will take on the most famous climb of all, Alpe d’Huez.

With its legendary 21 hairpin bends, each named after a Tour de France winner, Huez is the spiritual home of cycling. With 1,120 metres of ascent over 14 km and gradients up to 14% it is a considerable challenge but when I stop to think about the suffering in Gaza theres no stopping me – and I am acutely aware of my own good fortune here in our comfortable country.

Two years ago, May 2024, with my brilliant team of six, I cycled up the 1,900m high, iconic Tour de France summit, Mont Ventoux, as I was so horrified by the genocide in Gaza. Last year we cycled le Col du Tourmalet.

So this year I’ll get back on my bike and do what i can to raise £21,000 for Amos Trust’s invaluable work with children in Gaza.

£21,000 is one thousand pounds for each of the iconic hairpin bends.

Why am I doing this?

Children in Gaza have seen their friends and family killed.

They have lost their homes and had to flee from Israeli bombs.

They have spent two years sheltering in vermin-invested tents along Gaza’s coast with severe food and water shortages.

They are acutely traumatised and have not been able to go to school since October 2023.

Through their trusted local partners, Amos Trust is:

• Providing specialised trauma support for children and their families

• Running tent schools - 93% of school buildings are no longer usable

• Educating children about the dangers of unexploded ordnance

• Supporting children and families travelling for urgent medical treatment outside of Gaza.

£21,000- thats a lot of money

I know £21,000 is a lot of money, but with your support I can ride up Alpe D’ Huez and we can raise this.

In May 2024, I was so horrified by the genocide in Gaza. I cycled to the summit of Mont Ventoux—one of the most iconic climbs in the Tour de France.

In June 2025, as the crisis continued, I returned to the mountains and conquered the Col du Tourmalet, the highest paved pass in the Pyrenees at 2,115 metres.

This year, I am excited and honoured to be joined. by riders from Amos Road Club, and by two extraordinary Palestinian para-cyclists from the Gaza Sunbirds: Alaa al Dali and Mohammed Asfour.

Alaa and Mohammed were forced to evacuate Gaza in 2025 to continue competing internationally. Alaa went on to become the first Palestinian to compete in the Cycling World Championships. Meanwhile, their families remain in Gaza—living in tents, fighting each day to survive.

So far, my cycling has raised over £50,000 for Gaza’s children.

But we need to do so much more - please give what you can to support the children of Gaza.

You can find out more here: https://www.amostrust.org/palestine-justice/