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Mike & Simon Pedal Their Hearts Out! This
year, amongst the 27,000 other riders taking part in the London to
Brighton bike ride, sponsored by the British Heart Foundation, there will
be what some people may describe as “surprising” participants.
Conservative Parliamentary Candidates, Mike Weatherley, Hove &
Portslade and Simon Kirby, Brighton Kemptown, will be taking part for the
first time. Mike
said of the ride: “It all
started when I met with city planners who were passionate about adding
cycle lanes and I felt I needed to have a more ‘hands on’ perspective
of what it was like to be a cyclist in the city. That (combined with my
doctor’s advice that I wasn’t getting enough exercise!) persuaded me
to buy a bicycle and use it to go to meetings around the constituency
whenever I could. Simon and I then thought we should have a goal to
motivate us to use the bikes more so we signed up to do the London to
Brighton ride – raising money for a good charity in the process. Simon
adds: “Gradually we are
getting round just about all the cycle lanes in the city and it certainly
has helped to see what works and what doesn’t. There are times when it
is just not practical to use a bike, but
Mike and I try to use the bikes whenever possible – hopefully we
will be fit and competent enough to complete the 58 mile ride on 21st
June.’
Mike Weatherley Conservative Parliamentary
Candidate for Hove & Portslade
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