Hi everyone, this is not one of our normal club ride event posts but something that we very much wanted to share with all of our friends, followers and supporters.
We received a most touching, moving and powerful message from one of our new female members recently and with her permission we wanted to share this with you.
Di Kavanagh joined our cycling club earlier this year.
Her story below is very sad, very humbling and incredibly inspirational especially for women cyclists and believe us Di is a real inspiration and extremely positive person.
As a club we have a fabulous thriving women’s section that represents over 30% of our total memberships. We make great efforts to build a strong inclusive and supportive environment for everyone.
So please if you could read this wonderful message and even better check out Di’s fundraising link below to read more about Di and her husband Michael’s story please do so, of course any donations would be even more appreciated but this post really is about sharing a most amazing story of two amazing parents . Here’s the link below.
https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/9936/the-eleanor-challenge/
Here’s Di’s message.
A quick thank you to the club! We moved to the Cotswolds in march following the tragic and sudden death of our two year old daughter in January. I was lost with no routine, but knew I enjoyed cycling (on a peloton!!) and decided to sign up for London to Paris challenge to give myself something to work towards this year and raise money for child bereavement charities in the process. This club has been so warm and welcoming, and taught me how to road cycle. It’s been a joy to learn to ride at a comfortable pace and improve my technique with such great people.
Thank you to Tom Yeatman at TY Cycles (link below) who has been incredible at getting me kitted up and having lots of conversations about padded shorts and chammy cream (!!) and my excellent bike fit. Again blessed to have such a wonderful cycling shop on my doorstep with professional knowledgable people giving great advice.
I did the London to Paris! 350 miles in 4 days, hilly and very windy. It was tough but kept pedalling, and pretty darn proud of myself! So just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your support, youve been amazing and look forward to joining on a club ride after my legs have recovered xx
Below is a picture of Di after completing her incredible challenge in Paris.
