Some members of Team 999 Club who cycled in this year’s Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100.
A team of three women and nine men took part in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 event earlier this month (4th August).
The twelve cyclists each battled 100 miles to raise thousands of pounds for the 999 Club which helps us run a night shelter and drop-in day centre for people in Lewisham who have experienced homelessness.
In their bright orange and yellow jerseys, the team members joined thousands of other cyclists on the challenge which took them on a tough route from Queen Elizabeth Park in East London through closed roads – and up and down hills – through Surrey and back to finish at The Mall in central London.
Collectively, they raised more than £9,000 for the 999 Club.
One team member who donned his lycra to take part in the charity challenge was Jaimie Beers, Managing Director of South London estate agents Madley Property.
Jaimie Beers
Jaimie said: “Riding for the 999 Club in the Prudential 100 RideLondon has been a fantastic experience. Having such a big event in the diary means that every training session is important and when you’re raising funds for such a great cause it really makes you go the extra miles.
“To be able to take part in such a big event and to be able to do so for such an effective local charity is something I would thoroughly recommend to anyone.”
Trainee solicitor Gabriel Lim also took part in the challenge. Gabriel, who lives in Surrey Quays and volunteers for the 999 Club, said: “I really believe in what the 999 Club do, and I also happen to like cycling. So when I saw an ad in the charity’s window asking for participants, I thought that any opportunity to get my friends and family to donate would be a good one.
Gabriel Lim
“The high was definitely just being able to complete the course, and at a decent time to boot, considering my regular commute is all of three miles each way and I hardly trained. I’d say to anyone thinking of joining not to be worried about the distance – do put in at least half the distance while training to make sure you can actually stay in the saddle for a large number of hours, but the closed roads are amazing to cycle on and anyone thinking of doing this should definitely not be deterred by a lack of experience. And definitely be shameless when asking for donations because you have nothing to lose!”
If you would like to donate to the 999 Club, please visit: https://999club.org/make-a-donation/