The ‘Lap of Anglia’ cycling event is not for the faint hearted! It is a 4-day immersive cycling experience, travelling 435 miles and a climb of 14,167ft, which is half the height of Everest! All money raised will go to the East Anglian Air Ambulance which is based just a few hundred metres from the Credo Office.
The event itself is in it’s 12th year, started in 2013, and John took over the organisation in 2014. John hopes the fundraising total will this year take them to over £275,000 raised for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
This year the event which is from 21st – 24th August, has over 60 riders including 8 from the charity itself including the CEO, Medical Director and Paramedics.
The route:
- Day 1 Norwich to the coast and back into Ipswich
- Day 2 Ipswich across the country to Luton
- Day 3 Luton up to Kings Lynn
- Day 4 Kings Lynn to Norwich.
We asked John – What has made you carry on with this every year, what is the motivation?
“The motivation is to help keep the Air Ambulance in the sky saving lives. The charity is self-funded and for such a lifesaving service this is a huge task to achieve the amount of money each year that they need. Each flight costs a huge £3750!
During the event from 8am Wednesday till 6pm Saturday the charity spent over £70,000 in life saving support.
Seeing the Air Ambulance in the sky knowing our event plays such a big part in the upkeep is superb”.
Above: Photos from the 2023 event where Team Credo joined in for the first leg of the journey, and John (pictured far right) completed the full 435 miles!
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