Introduction from Roy...

Everyone knows someone who has been touched by cancer.  I am a cancer survivor myself so I’m enthusiastic about raising money towards this worthy cause of cancer research.

 A little bit about me…

I first started cycling in 1946 at the age of 12 when I joined the Upperthorpe Cycling Club, in Sheffield, UK.  At 17, I joined the Grimesthorpe Olympic Cycling Club which was part of the British League of Racing Cyclists.  Soon after joining, I met my future wife, my darling Ann.  We spent many wonderful years together, many of those years cycling on our bikes, or her supporting me on the sidelines during my racing years, and later on our much adored tandem bike together.  I was a founding member of the West Coast Veterans Cycling Club which went on to become the West Coast Masters Cycling Club, of which I was president for a couple of years.

I no longer race but I still enjoy cycling alone or with friends, and usually clock up around 160kms per week on the bike. 

One month after this ride, I will turn 90, and it will be 12 years that I am cancer free!  I’d love to receive a small donation from you if you are in a position to do so.  Thanks for reading.

I’m riding to beat cancer

In 2024, I’m taking a stand against cancer and backing the brilliant brains at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.

These WA researchers are committed to finding answers faster and developing ground-breaking treatments for the hardest to treat cancers.

Because no one should have to hear those two life-altering words, “It’s cancer.”

I’m training, fundraising and riding 200km to support WA cancer research. But I’m not doing it alone, there’s a growing group of riders who return year after year to this ride. They do so not only because it’s lifechanging but because the event feels like a big reunion - where all the guests are the family you love!

I’d be so grateful for your support.

If you can’t join me (I’d love the company), please give generously to my fundraising page.

Together, we can help make cancer history.