John Hewitt and his team have saddled up and begun the second leg of this year’s charity cycling marathon that will see them cross 3,336 miles of the USA, to finish in San Francisco next Monday (10th October) to coincide with World Mental Health Day.
The former Glazerite UK Group chairman is joined on the ‘Loneliest Road’ by the team including daughter Amy, Glazerite’s James Westley, Sarah Ball of Balls 2 Marketing, Roy Frost of Listers, DoorCo’s Dan Sullivan, FCD’s Adrian Lewis, and Peter Mew of Mews Windows. The event is the latest in a series of annual challenges in aid of We Wind & Kelly Matters, the charity set up by John in memory of his daughter Kelly.
The US event comes soon after the European leg of the challenge, which saw riders cycle from Spain to the HQ of main sponsors, Veka Group, in Germany. The 12-strong team faced extreme heat across the continent for the challenge, which also saw them climb 3924ft up Mont Ventoux.
The USA route will cover 3336 miles and cross seven mountain ranges along the infamous Highway 50, finishing in San Francisco on 10th October 2022, to coincide with World Mental Health Day.
James Westley, Glazerite’s production manager, said: “This is definitely the biggest challenge I’ve ever taken on. Having just completed the European leg we are now on the USA leg. All the riders have a reason and drive for taking part. I’m doing so in memory of Churton Wilson, 40, Nick Taylor, 36, Anthony Griffiths, 36, and of course my niece, Kelly Hewitt, 24.
“Our efforts are in the hope that those in need know that they can talk and seek help with no shame. If it means we can save just one life in the process it makes it all worth it.”
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