The Great Racing Welfare Cycle Challenge raised £50,000 for the charity over the weekend, with 60 cyclists taking to their bikes for a 24-hour tag team challenge around Newmarket and surrounding areas.
Starting from its base at Newmarket's Rowley Mile, the challenge involved 10 teams of four to eight people. The teams tackled 34-kilometre loops continuously from midday Saturday to midday Sunday, with two from each team on course at any one time. Overall, the cyclists completed a total of around 12,000 kilometres across the course of the challenge.
The team consisting of Newmarket-based assistant trainer Katie Margarson, Hong Kong-based racing broadcaster and former groom to Kauto Star (Fr) Nick Child, Charlie Longsdon work rider Will Biggart and sports nutritionist Oliver Whiteman completed the most laps, clocking up 16 between them.
Racing Welfare's chief operating officer and Team Racing Welfare captain Gemma Waterhouse said, “What an incredible effort from all involved! It was really tough but everyone rallied round and created a brilliant atmosphere that kept us all going through the night and beyond.
“It was an amazing thing to be part of and I'm so proud and grateful to all of our cyclists for their dedication to the cause and taking on such an immense challenge to raise vital funds for our charity. Racing Welfare is wholly reliant upon charitable donations so these fundraising events are so important for us to be able to continue providing our services to the industry's people.”
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