Simon Wear, Future’s Chief Operating Officer is taking part in Lawrence Dallaglio’s Cycle Slam event and riding 549km, in a bid to raise £5,000 for charity.
The month-long cycling charity marathon sees the ex-England rugby union captain and some friends pedal over 2,800 km around all the 6 Nations stadia, raising money for the Dallaglio Foundation and Sport relief.
Future’s Simon Wear will be joining him between 5th-12th of March for the final stage of the event, a 549km slog from Rosslare in southern Ireland to Edinburgh, arriving just in time for the Scotland vs England match and a few well earned drinks.
In order to compete in the race, Simon has completely changed his lifestyle to get in shape for the epic ride. He has given up smoking and alcohol, begun a healthy eating regime and taken to training by riding hundreds of kilometres a week with BikeRadar.com’s Editor Jeff Jones, and Editor-in-Chief John Stevenson.
Of course Future’s portfolio of cycling magazines and websites, including Cycling Plus and www.bikeradar.com has been a real source of help for training, nutritional advice and technical advice.
Simon Wear says:
“I’ve spent an absolute fortune on equipment, physio, sports massage and nutrition. I’ve been forcing myself to train, eat the right food, do my stretches… everyone has been really helpful and our magazines and websites have been a fantastic resource.
I can’t thank everyone enough. My original target was £3,000 but donations have been pouring in and I’ve had to revise it upwards to £5,000, I’d be absolutely delighted if I could get more.”
To donate, head over to www.justgiving.com/simon-wear – proceeds will be split between the Dallaglio Foundation (which supports charities like Cancer Research UK and Help For Heroes) and Sport Relief.
About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold strong multi-media market positions in games, technology, film, music, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include Total Film, T3, Classic Rock, Digital Camera, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, musicradar.com, dailyradar.com and photoradar.com. Future produces nearly 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 27 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.
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