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Lazer, Freewheel supporting Sported with free helmets

Lazer is committing to provide free cycling helmets to Sported through online cycling retailer Freewheel.co.uk, as part of the ‘Buy One, Save Another’ programme. For every ten helmets registered in the UK between today, 1st March, and 31st May 2021, Lazer will donate a Compact helmet to Sported. This is …

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World Bicycle Relief chosen as Raleigh’s 2021 charity partner

World Bicycle Relief has been chosen as the 2021 charity partner of Raleigh. The partnership will see activations rolled out at Raleigh offices throughout the year, including quarterly virtual challenges, participation in and joint promotion of larger fundraising events and a salary sacrifice scheme for employees wishing to donate to …

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2pure raising money for Sport in Mind this RED January

2pure is supporting RED January 2021, raising money for Sport in Mind. As well as contributions, 2pure is pledging £1 per team member per day. So far, everyone on the team is ‘going strong with a little over halfway to go’, said the company. “Give your mental wellbeing a sporting …

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Greater Anglia donates more than 300 abandoned bikes to Re-Cycle

Greater Anglia has donated more than 300 bicycles to Re-Cycle, a charity which takes used bicycles and ships them to rural communities in Africa. The cycles were all abandoned and had been left at stations across the Greater Anglia network. Throughout 2020, the train operator carried out cycle tagging exercises, …

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Rutland Cycling donates £6,000 to FareShare East Midlands

Rutland Cycling is donating £6,000 to FareShare East Midlands, which will provide 24,000 meals to the local community. For the month of November, Rutland Cycling pledged to donate 50% of all hire revenue across its 14 shops to FareShare East Midlands, part of the UK’s national network of charitable food …

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One-off Cervélo S3 to be raffled for charity

A one-off Cervélo S3, designed by endurance cyclist Chris Hall, is to be raffled off for charity throughout December in aid of The Pace Centre and Movember. The bike itself is a custom painted Cervélo S3 carbon frame that has been painted by hand by Hall, then prepared and finished …

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Cyclopark appoints Bruce Sandell as trustee

Bruce Sandell has been appointed a trustee of Cyclopark. Cyclopark is a multi-sports facility focused on cycling, situated in Gravesend, Kent, featuring a road cycling circuit, mountain bike trails, cyclocross courses, café, skatepark, gym and a cycle play area. The venue has regularly hosted international, national and regional BMX, cyclocross …

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Alambike charity event set for Les Gets debut

The Ellie Soutter Foundation is delighted to announce an exciting partnership with the Wetzayers Association and its new event Alambike, live in Les Gets on 5th-6th September. Coming to Les Gets for the first time, this action-packed charity cycling event combines exciting mountain biking with healthy competition. Groups of four …

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Thousands of cyclists and walkers to take part in charity event

Thousands of cyclists and walkers across the UK will take part in Your Palace to Palace from 21st-27th September to raise funds for The Prince’s Trust. Supported by Delta Air Lines, it is a new event inspired by Palace to Palace, which has been the flagship challenge event for The …

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Beryl’s ‘Ride For Watford’ campaign raises over £2,000 for charities appeal

Beryl’s ‘Ride For Watford’ campaign has raised £2,806 for the borough council’s Watford Helps COVID-19 Charities Appeal. In partnership with PLM Central, every trip on a Beryl bike in the last fortnight has seen 50p donated on the rider’s behalf to the Watford Helps campaign. Additional funds were secured via …

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