{"id":1828,"date":"2012-11-07T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T11:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1828"},"modified":"2012-11-07T11:44:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T11:44:00","slug":"bike-ride-to-raise-money-for-military-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/bike-ride-to-raise-money-for-military-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike ride to raise money for military charity"},"content":{"rendered":"
A man is to raise money for Help for Heroes by cycling from London to Paris.<\/p>\n
Stephen Roberts is to start his 500 km challenge in Crystal Palace and hopes to end up at the Eiffel Tower, the Sunderland Echo reports.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old, who is a care assistant from Hetton, has set himself a fundraising target for the event – which will take place next May – of £2,000.<\/p>\n
Mr Roberts was inspired to test himself after he successfully completed the Coast to Coast charity cycle from Whitehaven to Sunderland in September of this year.<\/p>\n
Speaking about his next target, he said: "There's going to be a lot of other people too, but at this point I think I'm the only person from the region doing it."<\/p>\n
In order to take part in the challenge, Mr Roberts first needs to raise £1,450 to cover the costs of the trip.<\/p>\n
Posted by Samantha Thompson
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