Zara Tindall, William Fox-Pitt, Joe Stockdale and Jack Whitaker are set to be among up to 100 supporters joining the Cycle4Caroline team on the last leg of their epic journey.
The former world and European eventing champion, the multiple medallist and the two leading young showjumpers will join the core team who left Blair Castle in Scotland on 20 November to cycle 684 miles to The Savoy hotel in London, arriving in time for the British Eventing Support Trust (BEST) ball on Saturday (30 November).
The ride was organised in memory of eventer Caroline March, who died in March aged 31, nearly two years after she suffered spinal injuries in a cross-country fall. By today it had raised nearly £124,000, for BEST and Spinal Research.
“The challenge reached in excess of £100,000 in donations by the end of day four, when the team faced driving snow and freezing conditions courtesy of Storm Bert,” a spokesperson for Cycle4Caroline said. “Refusing to give up, the team opted to walk a stretch of the journey before remounting to complete the stretch after some nine hours on the move.”
Joe, who will be among them, said: “Spinal Research is a charity close to home as my dad, the late Tim Stockdale, broke his neck in a fall and came back from it to ride again.
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“I am looking forward to taking part in the Cycle4Caroline. I’m sure our competitive edge will come out as well to see who can get to the Savoy quickest!”
Jack added that he is up for the challenge of the ride.
“I’m normally at home riding horses not bikes so it might get interesting!” he said “It is for a great cause and hopefully we can raise as much money as possible for Spinal Research.”
The core team who set off from Blair are:
European gold and silver medallist Piggy March
Caroline’s brother Tom March
Double Olympic gold medallist and BEST chair of the board of trustees Ian Stark OBE
BEST patron Alastair Wilson
Medal-winning eventer Holly Woodhead
Top-level eventer Nini French
Racesafe Director Tommy How
Former top-level eventer founder Catriona Williams
Brett Bullimore was forced to withdraw as he suffered an injury owing to a crash on day three
Tom said: “We’re really focused on making Cycle4Caroline a success. I’m looking forward to the whole challenge and being able to achieve something positive in Caroline’s memory for the benefit of others.
“If we can make a difference to the lives of others that will make all the work worthwhile. Caroline’s life was completely transformed by her spinal injury, and she really believed in the need to pursue scientific advances to find a cure for spinal cord injuries.”
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