100 cyclists help raise awareness of trauma at The Royal London Cyclethon

Riders cycled in half-hour bursts between 8am-8pm, with trophies up for grabs for cyclists who covered the furthest distance and raised the most money (results below!).

“It was amazing to see so many people coming to support the event,” said Zosia Czpaska, Community Fundraiser at Barts Charity. “We had ex-patients cycling to say thank you, researchers cycling to raise awareness of trauma, law firms cycling to show their support, and even hospital staff cycling at the end of night shifts – incredible dedication.”

Evi is one of the trauma survivors who took part. She was involved in a serious car accident 18 months ago, and said: “Today I took part in the Cyclethon which is very exciting because it’s the first huge activity for me since my accident. I wanted to take part in it because I wanted to support trauma research; it’s so important for the future patients – if we know more about trauma we can make it better for others.”

The event was run in collaboration with the Centre for Trauma Sciences and coincided with Trauma Survivors’ Day. It even included overseas participation from two trauma centres in the USA in Philadelphia and Nashville.

Our trauma appeal supports The Royal London Trauma Centre, funding trauma research to help improve survival and care.

Watch our video of the event on Youtube here and see the photo album on Facebook here.  

Thank you so much to everybody involved and we’ll see you at the same time next year!

THE RESULTS

Average Team Distance (metres)

Furthest Male Distance (metres)

Furthest Female Distance (metres)

Total distance cycled - an incredible 1,436,226 metres (892.4 miles)

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