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HISTORY
The Big Bad Bike Ride is a charity event, with the sole purpose of raising funds for research into finding the cure for Friedreich's ataxia.
To understand my personal involvement please click here to read my family's story.
This charity ride first took place in 1991, and since then has raised a total of £960,000 for research into a cure for Friedreich's ataxia.
| Year | Place | No. of riders | Funds raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | YORK TO FILEY | 111 | £20,000 |
| 1992 | FILEY TO YORK | 243 | £35,000 |
| 1993 | FILEY TO YORK | 486 | £56,000 |
| 1994 | FILEY TO YORK | 438 | £46,000 |
| 1995 | ASSAULT ON ARRAN | 77 | £28,000 |
| 1996 | ASSAULT ON DUBLIN | 100 | £36,000 |
| 1997 | RETURN TO DUBLIN | 85 | £43,000 |
| 2002 | CASTLE HOWARD | 175 | £61,500 |
| 2004 | RETURN TO CASTLE HOWARD | 152 | £73,040 |
| 2006 | THE ZEEBRUGGE LANDING | 109 | £98,060 |
| 2008 | RAID ON PEEBLES | 124 | £71,500 |
| 2010 | THE HIGHLAND CHALLENGE PITLOCHRY | 158 | £103,000 |
| 2011 | PEEBLES 2011 | 135 | £74,083 |
| 2013 | WALES LAKE VYRNWY | 100 | £75,500 |
| 2014 | 105k YORKSHIRE WOLDS CHALLENGE | 400 | £140,000 |
| Total: | £960,000 |