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About Cycle4Caroline
Cycle4Caroline (C4C) is a charity cycle ride in memory of Caroline March who sadly passed away in March 2024. C4C will cover 1,100km across the UK starting at Blair Castle in Scotland on Wednesday 20th November and finishing at The Savoy Hotel in London on Saturday 30th November.
The objective of C4C is to raise as much money as possible for two charities close to Caroline's heart: the British Eventing Support Trust and Spinal Research.
Charities
Cycle4Caroline will support two charities that were close to Caroline's heart: the British Eventing Support Trust and Spinal Research.
The British Eventing Support Trust was established in 2021 and aims to support all competing members of British Eventing who are affected by a physical injury or mental health challenges. The charity also seeks to promote, research, develop and implement initiatives which will help maintain the overall safety and welfare of riders.
Spinal Research was established in 1981 with the goal of funding the scientific research needed to repair and restore the spinal cord after injury. The charity now plays a leadership role in shaping international research strategy for repairing spinal cord injuries by funding and accelerating the most promising lines of research, as well as fostering collaborations between world-renowned scientific institutions.
Route
Cycle4Caroline will cover over 1,100km across the UK from Scotland to London incorporating all of the top level (4*L and 5*) eventing venues: Blair Castle in Perthshire, Bramham Park in North Yorkshire, Burghley House in Lincolnshire, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, and Badminton House in Gloucestershire.
In addition, we will visit other historic eventing/equestrian locations: Belsay Castle in Northumberland, Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, and Windsor Castle in Berkshire.
C4C will start at Blair Castle on Wednesday 20th November and finish at The Savoy Hotel in London for the British Eventing Support Trust Ball on Saturday 30th November.
Riders
Cycle4Caroline riders will include Caroline's brother, Tom March, and sister-in-law Piggy March. Piggy is one of Britain's leading event riders having won Gold medals at World and European Championships and won both Badminton and Burghley.
They are joined by Ian Stark, Chairman of the BE Support Trust and eventing legend, winning Gold medals at Olympic, World and European Championships. Also cycling is Alastair Wilson, Joint-Patron of the BE Support Trust with his wife Nicola. Nicola was European Champion in 2021 before suffering a spinal cord injury in a fall at Badminton in 2022.
We will also be joined by 'special guests' on different legs from both inside and outside equestrianism - watch this space!
We Need You!
Cycle4Caroline is nothing without your support. The success of any charity event relies on the generosity of everyone who donates. By supporting C4C you can help make a real difference to the lives of others who may find themselves in a similar position to Caroline in the future. Please give generously so support is available and research can be done to help those in need when they need it most. You can help change lives.
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