SFRS team complete 800-mile cycle and raise £38,000 for Doddie Aid
A team from the East and West Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Bute area completed an 800-mile cycle challenge and raised more than £38,000 for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
The team were part of Doddie’s Triple Crown. They cycled from Melrose to Dublin and arrived at the Aviva Stadium in time for the Ireland v Scotland Six Nations Rugby Match on Saturday March 14.
This is the third year the area has supported the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, which was set up by Doddie Weir to raise funds for research to help find a cure for MND.
This year’s fundraising total of around £38,000, takes their collective effort over the three years to more than £88,000.
The team of eight cyclists battered through terrible weather conditions, and they were helped by a support team of five.
The team consisted of:
Riders:
Joe McKay, Barrie McCutcheon, William Wilson, Mark Wilson, Allan MacIntyre, Rod Shaw, Adrian Rice, Graham Griffiths
Volunteer on call firefighter Tom Davis from the Island of Coll, also took part in the challenge by cycling with the core team.
Support:
Ross Watson, Rob Taylor, Tony McGloin, Gareth Strang, Davie Boyd
Doddie Aid was founded by former British and Irish Lions rugby player Rob Wainwright to continue the inspiring work which was started by his friend Doddie Weir and to continue to raise money for research to help find a cure for MND. Rob is also a volunteer on call firefighter on the island of Coll.