Ealing resident cycles 100 miles in memory of best friend

Ealing resident and keen bike rider Peter Treadgold is raring to go as he makes his final preparations ahead of the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 for the Stroke Association.

Peter, 61, is taking on the 100 mile challenge on Sunday 10 August in memory of his best friend Nick Reeves OBE and CEO of CIWEM (the Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental Management), who had a stroke last year. The day before Nick had his stroke, both Peter and Nick had been with the Secretary of State for Transport, asking the Government to do more to increase support for walking and cycling, by bringing health, environment and congestion relief benefits for everybody.  Nick sadly passed away just two weeks later.

Peter said: “Stroke had such a big impact on Nick’s life, it affected his whole family. Nick was the best of mates. He spent his life working for others, loving his family and friends, making art, and campaigning to improve the lot of those less fortunate. Nick worked tirelessly to secure a better relationship between us and planet earth. I now want to raise as much as possible for the Stroke Association so they can continue to fight for stroke and be there for others. I’ve always used bikes for travel and leisure, but over the last three months I have dedicated far more time to cycling which has been great preparation for the bike ride. I’m really looking forward to the event, and I am especially looking forward to being joined by the 80 other cyclists who are also raising funds for the Stroke Association.”

Sophia Bellamy, events officer at Stroke Association in London, said: “There are around 152,000 strokes a year in the UK – that’s one every three and a half minutes. We’re a charity that relies on people like Peter to raise funds so we can be there for families affected by stroke. We’ll be cheering Peter on as he makes his way through London.”