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June 2018 June 2018

ROTARY CLUB OF WAREHAM

Rotary Dorset Bike Ride sets £250,000
target to aid Cancer Research UK

This year’s Rotary Dorset Bike Ride in aid of Cancer
Research UK, organised by the Rotary Club of
th
Westbourne, takes place on Sunday 9 September.
Hundreds of cyclists are expected to take part, riding one of 8 routes which vary
from 10 to 108 miles through the beautiful Dorset countryside. The event starts
and finishes at Longthorns Campsite (near Wareham) and is designed to cater
for families as well as the more experienced cyclist.
This annual event, now in its
seventh year, has already
raised in excess of £220,000
and is expected to smash
the £250,000 milestone this
year. Many of the riders
have either suffered from
cancer or lost family
members or friends to
cancer and want to raise
money to help find cures
for the many different types
of cancer.
New for 2018 is the monthly
‘Ride at Your Own Pace’
challenge. Cyclists set
themselves a target to ride
so many miles in the month

and can achieve this over any number of rides, or
even in the gym. This can be part of their training,
simply to keep fit, or even where they can’t make
the Rotary Dorset Bike Ride itself. Once they have hit
their monthly target they receive a special medal
and certificate. Again, all profits go to Cancer
Research UK.
Cancer Research UK has already made enormous
progress in the fight against cancer with survival rates
now at 50% compared to 25% in 1970. They can only

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