Cyclo Classic 175

Written on June 17th, 2022

Our fundraising cycling challenge is back for 2022! This year, our MD Nigel  Murray and a group of cycling enthusiasts are continuing to raise money for Cure Leukaemia, The Blood Cancer Charity, with a special nod to our 175^th birthday.

Last year, Booths raised over £100,000 for Cure Leukaemia with the hopes to achieve the same victory this year. Cure Leukaemia fund research nurses and clinical roles at 12 blood cancer centres across the UK. These roles form the Trials Acceleration Programme (TAP) network giving patients, from a catchment area of 20 miles access to pioneering and potentially life-saving treatments through clinical trials. Read more about their work here.

We’d like to offer a huge thank you to our sponsors, whose contributions will help towards the support of raising money and awareness for Cure Leukaemia:

On Friday 1^st July, Nigel will be leading the team and cycling 175km in one day, setting off from our Booths Head Office and visiting a number of our local suppliers.

We’ve got an enthusiastic team at Booths, and we wanted to put together a ride that was challenging but also inclusive in order to celebrate 175 years of Booths doing good in the community. The 175 kilometre ride is the full route and there are 4 shorter distances which can be chosen including a largely traffic free last leg – so there’s a bit of something for all abilities.

Nigel Murray

The Route

Booths Central Office (departing 7.00am) – Arden Lea Nurseries, Hesketh Bank (departing 8.15am) – Studio Bakery, Clitheroe (departing 11.35am) – Farm Yard Brew Co, Cockerham (departing 14.05) – Dewlay, Garstang (departing 3.00pm) – Booths Riversway Manufacturing, Preston (departing 4.15pm) – Booths Central Office (arrival 5.45pm).

Not solely for cyclists, there are other opportunities to join in and be a part of the day.

It’s an event to motivate people to keep active, it brings together different parts of the business from colleagues to suppliers in a team-building exercise with the added motivation of raising funds for charity. There’s also a team of runners in “Le Jog” and a gym-bike relay at central office. Everyone can take part in something, which will all help to raise vital funds for the Cure Leukaemia charity in Booths 175^th year.

Nigel Murray

Nigel will cycle from London to Paris over the course of 4 days before returning to host the Cyclo Classic 175 event. Last year, Nigel rode the full Tour De France route raising funds for Cure Leukaemia, to read more click here.

To sponsor Nigel visit this link, or to sponsor the Cyclo 175 team visit this link.