About me and why I am doing it...

I have been cycling for about 14 years, the last few with hmiddleton cc from Middleton Cycles in Ormskirk. Prior to that I played football, tried running and also got into swimming to keep fit but cycling is now my sport.  In the last few years I have done a number of sportif rides each year as a target to keep my motivation up. I have thought about doing an end to end but never got around to it. At christmas I decided to give it some thought to see if it was one of those things it is nice to dream about but you never actually do, or was I going to do it? Obviously, it was the latter.
I also decided I wanted to support Help for Heroes. There is no politics involved in this, everyone who signs up for the services knows there are risks but I am sure that none of then ever think it is going to be them. For this reason I want to support them and show that we care and appreciate their sacrifice.
I would liken riding 100 miles to running a marathon, so I am going to do this for 10 consecutive days this May. Wish me luck, sponsor me, send me messages of support for when the motivation is weakened by the miles. E-mail me if you prefer to contact me that way steve.depport@blueyonder.co.uk
I owe a big thank you to my family, wife Gill, kids Sophie & Sam for letting me do this crazy thing. Taking 10 days away from them is a big thing and the time spent training even bigger. Without their support this ride could never have happened.