{"id":1952,"date":"2013-01-15T09:58:22","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T09:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1952"},"modified":"2013-01-15T09:58:22","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T09:58:22","slug":"injured-scottish-soldiers-taking-on-hero-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/injured-scottish-soldiers-taking-on-hero-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Scottish soldiers taking on Hero Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of ten soldiers from Scotland are going to take part in a charity cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The armed forces personnel &ndash; who have all been injured while serving on the front line &ndash; are in training for the Hero Ride, which is due to take place on June 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>Jonpaul Nevin, who is originally from Edinburgh and is the the lead strength and conditioning coach for Help for Heroes (H4H), is going to lead the men on the challenge as they try to cycle from Edinburgh to London.<\/p>\n<p>He told the Scotsman: &quot;We want to encourage more wounded soldiers to get into cycling. 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