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Two amateur cyclists who completed last weekend\u2019s (June 11 and 12) Holyhead-Barry Welsh Biking Challenge have raised \u00a32,500 for charity.<\/p>\n
Mark Benbow, 33, from Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire and Chris Aspey, 34, of Chester, finished the gruelling 220-mile ride at Barry Island on Sunday afternoon, having left Holyhead at 7am on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Sponsors and supporters were able to follow their progress online. Quartix, the Newtown telematics company, equipped a support car with real-time vehicle tracking, allowing their progress to be watched on a live Google map available on any PC.<\/p>\n
Mark, a sales manager for Advantage Business Supplies, Hereford, said the going was tough: \u201cWe had a bad spell towards the end of the first day from Llambirmair to Llandiloes. The road we took was one of the hilliest I have ever seen. It was fifteen miles long and some of the climbs were unbelievable, especially having already done a hundred miles.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, the weather on Sunday was horrendous. At one stage we were pedalling backwards because of the wind.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ride took them over the mountains of Snowdonia, the Brecon Beacons, the Elan Valley and the Heads of the Valleys.<\/p>\n
And despite Chris picking up a puncture with five miles to go, the pair made it to the finish on time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fish and chips on Barry beach in the pouring rain were lovely,\u201d added Mark.<\/p>\n
The money raised will go to the Adam Millichip Foundation, a charity dedicated to providing financial support to disabled people who wish to take part in sport.<\/p>\n
Andy Kirk, Quartix director, said: \u201cThis was an extremely worthwhile event and we are delighted to have helped bring it live to people\u2019s computers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Adam Millichip Foundation, founded in November 2010, has one goal: to provide financial support and assistance to disabled people who wish to participate in sport, with the aim of improving the quality of their lives.<\/p>\n
With the tragic death of his brother, Adam, in 2007, Stuart Millichip wanted to do something to honour his memory. In May 2010, he and three others formed a committee to found the Adam Millichip Memorial Golf Challenge \u2013 which in its first year raised more than \u00a37000. This sum was donated to two local charities.<\/p>\n
Following the first golf day, Stuart approached his fellow committee members with the idea of forming a fully registered charity in memory of his brother \u2013 and The Adam Millichip Foundation was born.<\/p>\n
This year, the foundation has organised a seven-person skydive and staged the second Annual Adam Millichip Memorial Golf Challenge. In July, following the bike challenge, a guest-speaker night will be held, with more events planned for the autumn.<\/p>\n
A registered charity, the Adam Millichip Foundation is based at Burford, Worcestershire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two amateur cyclists who completed last weekend\u2019s (June 11 and 12) Holyhead-Barry Welsh Biking Challenge have raised \u00a32,500 for charity. Mark Benbow, 33, from Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire and Chris Aspey, 34, of Chester, finished the gruelling 220-mile ride at Barry Island on Sunday afternoon, having left Holyhead at 7am on Saturday. Sponsors and supporters were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":27128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1571],"tags":[],"topic":[],"qtx_fblgauthor":[],"class_list":["post-27127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n