Chris's fundraiser for XO Bikes/Onwards and Upwards

Team: Cyan Cycles
Team: Cyan Cycles
The Great Escape 2025 · 9 May 2025 ·
I'm riding The Great Escape 2025!
On Friday 09th May 2025 I am cycling 120km in a day of stimulating muscles and minds; challenging while introducing riders to different aspects of the criminal justice system and the reason why Onwards & Upwards exist as a charity.
Setting off from Richmond, visiting Bronzefield Women’s prison and Feltham YOI while taking in the beautiful Surrey countryside on route to Herne Hill Velodrome in South East London.
The main driver for reoffending, with 52% of those leaving prison being back inside in 6 months, is unemployment. Onwards & Upwards starts small, beautiful and loud sustainable social ventures which train, mentor and employ those leaving prison or with criminal records.
The economic cost to society to reoffending is £18.5 billion a year. There is of course an even greater social cost!
Please support my efforts by donating to this very worthy cause and help more people gain employment and stay out of prison, for good!
Thank you.
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