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HAZELL JOGLE - Sponsored bike ride from John O'Groats to Lands End
John Hazell (56) and Stephen his 14 year old son have agreed to ride from John O’Groats to Lands End this summer in aid of the Hypermobility Syndrome Association.
If you would like to sponsor John and Steve, please click here. All sponsorship big or small will be greatly appreciated. Members can find out how to download a form in the members section.
John has taken part in many sponsored bike rides raising money for loads of different charities. He has ridden from Bristol to Lands End 3 times in the past, Bristol to London no less than 5 times. He has always wanted to do, what the professionals call the end to end. Starting off in John O’Groats, the most North Easterly point of Scotland they will ride the 906 miles all the way to Lands End the most South Westerly point of England. (Therefore making the trip downhill, ha ha).
Stephen (aka Steve) has been taking part in these rides since the age of 2! Ok he wasn’t actually riding his own bike at the time, but was sat on the back of his Dads’.
He has ridden a tandem bike to London, and solo, has completed in the Blue Peter Bikeathon at the age of 8, he’s ridden the hills of Cornwall and various day trips to Glastonbury.
They will be travelling up to Thurso in Scotland on the 24th July; this is a 24 hour journey! A quick ½ hour sprint to John O’Groats and they will be ready to start around lunch time on Friday 25th July 2008. The trip is estimated to take around 14 days; they will be travelling on average 65 miles a day, some days much more. Accommodation each night will be in either Youth hostels or bed & breakfast establishments.
Info on our Riders
Name: |
John Stephen Hazell |
Age: |
56 |
Location: |
Yatton |
Past bike rides: |
3x Bristol/Bath to Lands End |
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5x Bristol/Bath to London |
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Blue Peter Bikeathon |
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Ridden to Glastonbury |
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Ridden everywhere in the Southwest area - no joke he’s mental! |
Work place: |
Stowell Concrete… Yatton & Shipham |
Bike: |
B1 - slight custom on some parts |
Reason for ride: |
To raise money for the HMSA |
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Wants to do it |
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Last year he feels fit enough |
Favourite food: |
Bread & Cheese |
Favourite drink: |
Homemade Wine |
Name: |
Steve John Paul Hazell |
Age: |
14 |
Location: |
Yatton |
Past bike rides: |
Bristol/Bath to Lands End (3) |
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Bristol/Bath to London x2 (2, 7) |
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Blue Peter Bikeathon (8) |
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Fire department charity bike ride (2) |
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Ridden to Glastonbury (13/14) |
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Ridden over the hills of Cornwall (11) |
School: |
Backwell Secondary School |
Bike: |
Schwinn (frame) custom everything else! |
Reason for ride: |
To raise money for the HMSA |
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Wants to do it |
Favourite food: |
Mother’s fish pie |
Favourite drink: |
Diet Coke |
The cost of expenses for this trip is between £800 and £1000, we have been trying to raise funds for this and so far have managed to raise £410.00. We thank Sprinta (our printers), Summers letting agency, Claire Harrisons’ late Aunt Maise, Phil Fordham and Professor Bird.
If anybody reading this is able to contribute anything towards the cost of their expenses please send a cheque made payable to HMSA (charity no. 1011063), PO Box 1122, Nailsea, BS48 2YZ. All contributions large or small will be greatly appreciated. If we manage to raise more than the actual cost then all left over money will be added to the sponsorship amount gained.
