Having got into cycling over the last few years I was looking for a challenge this year - and found a massive one! Much further than I've ever cycled in a day before (current best is 69 miles) and with much more climbing, this has to be up there with the hardest and most remote sportives in the country. Have put in a lot of training but this will be a real test - nearly 9000ft of climbing! On a bike!

I'm sure your support and the motivation of raising money for such a worth cause as Early Break, helping out kids in my old home town of Bury will keep me going up the hardest climbs - and I'm sure I'll need it by the final ascent up to Cairngorm Ski Centre!