Cycle4Caroline
Wednesday 20th November 2024
Fundraising in aid of:
The British Eventing Support Trust
International Spinal Research Trust
Wednesday 20th November 2024
UK
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We help British Eventing competing members who are recovering from an equine related injury or coping with mental health challenges.
Spinal Research is the UK’s leading medical charity focused on the repair and restoration of the spinal cord.
Cycle4Caroline (C4C) is a charity cycle ride in memory of Caroline March who sadly passed away in March 2024. The objective is to raise money for two charities very close to Caroline's heart: the British Eventing Support Trust and Spinal Research.
Cycle4Caroline will cover over 1,100km across the UK from Scotland to London incorporating all of the top level (4*L and 5*) eventing venues: Blair Castle in Perthshire, Bramham Park in North Yorkshire, Burghley House in Lincolnshire, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, and Badminton House in Gloucestershire. In addition, we will visit other historic eventing/equestrian locations: Belsay Castle in Northumberland, Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, and Windsor Castle in Berkshire.
C4C will start at Blair Castle on Wednesday 20th November and finish at The Savoy Hotel in London for the British Eventing Support Trust Ball on Saturday 30th November.
CHARITIES:
The British Eventing Support Trust was established in 2021 and aims to support all competing members of British Eventing who are affected by a physical injury or mental health challenges. The charity also seeks to promote, research, develop and implement initiatives which will help maintain the overall safety and welfare of riders.
Spinal Research was established in 1981 with the goal of funding the scientific research needed to repair and restore the spinal cord after injury. The charity now plays a leadership role in shaping international research strategy for repairing spinal cord injuries by funding and accelerating the most promising lines of research, as well as fostering collaborations between world-renowned scientific institutions.
RIDERS:
Cycle4Caroline riders will include Caroline's brother, Tom March, and sister-in-law Piggy March. Piggy is one of Britain's leading event riders having won Gold medals at World and European Championships and won both Badminton and Burghley.
They are joined by Ian Stark, Chairman of the BE Support Trust and eventing legend, winning Gold medals at Olympic, World and European Championships. Also cycling is Alastair Wilson, Joint-Patron of the BE Support Trust with his wife Nicola. Nicola was European Champion in 2021 before suffering a spinal cord injury in a fall at Badminton in 2022.
We will also be joined by 'special guests' on different legs from both inside and outside the equestrian world - watch this space!
MORE INFORMATION:
For more information and to keep up to date with the latest news please visit www.cycle4caroline.com or follow our pages across social media.
Directly donated to series
Holly Woodhead's Cycle4Caroline
raised by 37 supporters
Cycle4Caroline (IanStark)
raised by 28 supporters
Cycle4Caroline @ Belsay International Horse Trials
raised by 48 supporters
Catriona Williams's Cycle4Caroline
raised by 10 supporters
Katie Strelczuk’s Cycle4Caroline
raised by 20 supporters
Tom Crisp's Cycle4Caroline
raised by 6 supporters
Cycle4Caroline (Gheorge)
raised by 1 supporters
Bullimore Eventing’s Cycle4Caroline
raised by 7 supporters
Camilla Brockleurst's Cycle4Caroline
raised by 3 supporters
Judith Potter's Cycle4Caroline
raised by 1 supporters
Dodson & Horrell's Cycle4Caroline
raised by 1 supporters
Cycle4Caroline (IanStark)
raised by 1 supporters
Cycle4Caroline (BellaB)
raised by 1 supporters
Andrew Alice Campbell 's Cycle4Caroline
raised by 2 supporters
Cycle4Caroline (Franki)
raised by 0 supporters
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Stella Ivell
Good luck, fantastic fund raising for a wonderful cause
Challis family Wissenden House Farm Wissenden Lane Kent
We were sad to hear what happened to Caroline she was so brave to do that I know she didn’t have a terminal illness but in a way she did but with no end in sight. We follow eventing And went to Burleigh this year where my niece was lucky enough to have a selfie with Ros Cantor !
Alice & Rob Herrick
Go team! I’m sure Caroline is cheering you on all the way ❤️
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Morgan Saper
Good luck to you all! Epic challenge for a great cause.
Rach & Stu Gray
Keep going team! We’re all behind you, an amazing cause xx
Mrs Jane Barbiaux
Pedal team pedal!! Great cause in memory of lovely lady. Jx
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Great effort and good luck
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Amazing effort well done. Thank you for sharing your personal stories in order to raise awareness.
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Gillian Brooker
Keep the wheels turning. Super brave challenge especially this time of year. Keep safe xx
Owners Group Horses and Competition's
All the best from everyone at Owner's Group Horses and Competition's
Christine Robinson
Looks like you've had a great first day! See you in Danby Wiske 😀
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Helen Stewart
Superb cause .. superb effort. Good luck to you all.
The Caunts
What an incredible challenge! Wishing you all the very best
Ian Gibson
Wishing you all a safe journey. An amazing effort.
Charlotte MacTulloch-Gair
Good luck. What an amazing thing you are doing.
Jill Price
Wishing you all the very best for a very worthy cause
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You guys are amazing. Wishing you the easiest ride possible for the hardest ride of your lives. Amazing causes
Wendy Neath
I'm a long time supporter of Spinal Research, and a keen cyclist. But I still wouldn't take on what you lot are doing. Good luck 🚴
Caroline Oxborough
One hell of a challenge, good luck! Hope this helps all those deserving of support x
Charlie and SJ Barker
Well done Al and the rest of the team. A fantastic challenge for 2 great charities! Pedal hard - I bet the fingers and toes are chilly in this weather!!
Pippa
I am sure there are easier ways and less painful!!! than this epic challenge. You are all crazy but I hove total respect and admiration for you all. Wishing you all the best of luck. Xxx
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Stay safe!
Wally, Anna & Liz
Wishing you all good luck and good weather on this epic ride for such worthwhile causes. Please be very careful and stay safe. Lots of love from Wally, Anna and Liz xx
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Rachel Campbell-Gray
Keep going in this horrid weather - I’m backing you!
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The Wharton family
Such a great cause. Good luck especially to Evie joining them on day 8! Hope the weather improves.
Caroline long
Amazing challenge for 2 amazing charities that help so many ❤️... the very best of luck piggy and everyone else joining you 🥰
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Kate Walls
Well done to you all. Absolutely fabulous. Praying the weather is kind 🙏🏻
Cheryl Snowball
Looks like a fab Day1 Good Luck , onwards and upwards!!
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Geraldine Phillips
Safe travels - an amazing effort for a very worthwhile cause. Good luck!
Th Robinsons
Phenomenal stuff for some amazing charities. Good luck!
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Justine ward
Best of luck you’ve got this sending pedal power thoughts to you all
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Jordana Marston
Admire you all, what an absolutely fantastic cause. Wishing you all the best! Jordana
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Anthony Esler.
Having ridden racehorses for 40+ years I have always said the dividing line in a fall is paper thin between being quite alright;- & very far from alright. Very sad & moving article in SundayTimes. Good luck with your ride.
Nikki Miller
Good luck and safe travels.Caroline lived next door to where I keep my horse - I didn’t know her but admired her spirit
Elisabeth Sparrow
Wishing you all the very best. A great cause.
Issy
Thinking of you all … see you at Nic and Alistairs house on Saturday XXX
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Janice Edwards
Good luck to you all on your epic journey for great causes
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Amazing challenge and good luck everyone!
DAMIEN WELSH
Wouldnt it be amazing if we could repair spinal injury. Thanks to you for bringing such an essential ambition to the publics attention (including mine) and thanks for creating a route to fund this ambition. Good luck.
Anonymous
Good luck I’m sure you’ll all make it
Anonymous
Impressive ride. Hope you raise tons of money.
Mel and Peter Rigal
Good luck to you all. Sending lots of energy to you to help you keep pedalling.🚴🏼♂️
Adam Roberts
Good luck team! Your doing this for a great cause your are all 🌟
Loch Leven Equine Practice
Good luck guys, we will be cheering you on all the way!
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Mary Sheridan
Heard Caroline’s story on BBC R4 from Tom - very moving. Wishing you all the best for the challenge.
Imogen
Amazing effort and such a deserving cause. My thoughts are with you
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Hannah Deal
Good Luck guys!! Caroline would be so proud and she will be watching down on this all of the way!! Go and smash it!!! 🫶🏽❤️
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Good luck with this amazing fundraising effort.
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Julie Burleigh
Good luck all with the cycle ride, an amazing thing to do for such good causes. No doubt Caroline will be with you all the way.
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Gail Le Milliere
All the very best and hope you smash your fund raising target.
Anonymous
Good luck to you all 🤞🚴🚴♀️
The Greening’s
Good luck to you all, Your doing an amazing thing for an amazing cause 🚲 💪👌
Sammi
Good luck to the team🤞☀️we will give you a cheer and a wave when you pass through Dunkeld 🍀🏴
Maggie Demuth
Hoping that weather improves and that you get safely to the Savoy. 🤞👍🥂
Nicky McAllister
Well done, I am very impressed with you dedication. Keep peddling. Nicky McAllister Lavenham
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David & Margie Hall
Well Done! Wonderful achievement so far for such an amazing charity.
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Caroline Lockie
Great cause, happy cycling to all those taking part.
Fi TS
I never met Caroline - but what a brave brave lady. Wish I had. Good luck everyone and hope you raise the roof! X
Fiona Malcolm
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. See you at the finish line 🍾🎉 🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴 xx
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Jo Wareing
You have all trained so hard for this amazing challenge! Pedal hard and fast .. good luck to the whole team 🚲
Lucy Williams
What an amazing thing to do for Caroline and two great charities. I know Caroline loved her cycling, she will be cheering you on! Good luck!
Messers Halo and Mars
You are all completely mad, hugely impressive, insane and wonderful.
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Good Luck Gang - Pedal On!!
David Merrett
Sincere best wishes to Tom, Piggy, Ninni and all the team in their fantastic endeavour. David
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Fran Giacomini
Good Luck to everyone cycling and love and condolences to all Caroline’s family
Dagmar Junghanns
Well done. That’s so impressive , a big challenge in a new sport. I will come out and wave you on if I can.
Zoe Squirrell
Good luck Piggy, Tom and team! Go smash it and enjoy the ride!!
Jacqui
Thinking of you all - steely determination, friendship, love and laughter shared plus a comfy saddle! will undoubtedly ensure your success! 🤩🙌🏻🚴♀️🚴🏻♀️🚴🚴🏻 xx
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Andrew Equine
An amazing display of human grit and determination. I take my hat off all of you doing so amazing!!
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Celia
Good luck, great causes in memory of your sister/sister-in-law
Adele
What an amazing achievement and for 2 great causes. Good luck on your final leg and hope there are not too many hills! x
Gail Stainbank
Will be following you all the way. What a huge effort you have put into this. Hope you are rewarded with many more donations.
Kate Over
Wishing you all the very best of luck for this Cycle4Caroline Ride - she would be so pleased that you are all doing this for two great charities and will be looking down pushing you all on to get to the end. Plenty of Vaseline!! X
Christine Stokes
The Stokes family will be following your challenge with interest. Wishing you all the very best.
Sheila
Looking forward to seeing you at the finish. A real challenge and great achievement.
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Emily lochore
Utter respect for you all!!! Hope the weather stays kind!! An amazing charity close to all our hearts. It’s going to be tough but you will all find a way to dig deep!! Awesome well done!!!!
Gavin Hall
All the best for a great cause, hope the weather holds and wish was doing it with u
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Harry & the Meade gang
Great job team - pedal like crazy & see you out there!
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Simone Watson
Good luck, hope you raise lots of money for these charities ❤️
Kate Dowd
What a powerful and creative way to remember Caroline. Brest wishes to al connected with this special ride
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Rosanagh Davison
Good luck! It will be an epic achievement in a different kind of saddle!
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Good luck all!
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Well done everyone!
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Caroline and Phil Cramp
Amazing effort. Good luck everyone (especially Al!) 🍀
Barry MacLennan
An amazing challenge…hope the miles fly by and your cycling shorts are well padded!🚴🏻🚴🏻♀️💨😆
D & B
Good Luck “Team March” on your epic cycle ride. Caroline would be so proud. Hope you don’t get too saddle sore 🤭 There is a nice carrot waiting for you at the savoy 🚲 🙌👏🏼🥂
Anonymous
What a fantastic effort in Caroline’s name. Good luck all!
McCullaghs & Haslams
Good luck Alistair! We'll be cheering you on in Yorkshire x
Amanda Snape
Go Holly Go. Wishing all cyclists the best of rides for such good causes.
Fiona Muirhead
Good Luck to all the riders 🚴♂️ taking part in this worthy challenge.
Dengie
Wishing you all the best of luck in this epic challenge for such a worthy cause.
Laura
Such a worthy cause! Didn’t get a chance to donate at YHL so here’s mine <3
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SaL
Well done to you all, a great initiative by BE members and supporters. I dearly wish BD and BS would do something similar 🍀🍀🍀🍀
Swinburn Family
What an amazing commitment for two incredible causes that we all hope we'll never need, but are there for us when we do. I know you'll all smash this. See you at The Savoy xxx
Katie S
Great to see you at YHL…just keep pedalling!!! Such worthy causes, well done team for all your efforts. Hopefully see you at Burghley.
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Marcus and Emma
Good luck to you all! I’m sure you’ll smash it after all the hard work 🚲 🥊 🚲 Marcus and Emma xxx
Deirdre Johnston
Good luck. See you at Belsay. 🤗🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Cat - The Art House Photography
Will be cheering you on for your ride. Go Smash it! Here’s to Caroline, thanks for the memories
John & Diana Wilson
We are so proud of you all for taking up this wonderful challenge
Emma Blundell
Amazing effort!! Keep going! Well done Holly & the whole team! 😁🙌🏼🚴🏽♀️
amy newton
good luck with the cycle ride, it is a fantastic thing that you are all doing and Caroline would be so very proud of you all xx
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Good luck to you all!
Rachel Upton
A fantastic cause and wishing you all loads of luck and a whole load of grit and determination!! …. You will smash this Piggy
Judy Harvey
So sorry to miss Piggy’s ‘Fellow’s Day”. Good luck with the fundraising.
Laura and Charlie Erith
so proud of you Piggy - cycle well and keep singing xx
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Valentine Tourres
Good luck to all of you. You are an inspiration in both types of saddle.
Bedmax
Best of luck to you all! Such an epic challenge! We are cheering you on
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Janet White Emmerson
It's only a small donation but every little helps. Good luck to you all.
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Jenny Snowball
Keep sudocreme close by!! So much good luck and well done x
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Peter & Charlotte Hambling
Best of luck to you all….what a brilliant effort, dig deep for these amazing and vitally important charities x
Tabitha Lillingston
Great campaign. Great line up! Hope all goes well and you all raise lots of money. Good luck!
Vanessa Wilson
All the best with the challenge … cycling for a great cause
Anonymous
Good luck 🍀
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Coral Hardman
Best of luck to you all! Hope you raise lots for these incredible charities were lucky to have in times of need! Hope you get to enjoy a glass or two at the end 👏🏼
Harriet Challis
Wishing you all the very best of luck, on what has been an incredibly hard year.
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Bridget Chamberlain
Good Luck - there by the grace of god go the rest of us.
Carey
Good luck to all - Piggy got my sponsorship for the honest admission “I still hate cycling” - that makes it even more of an amazing thing to do!
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eventingfocus
Good luck, everyone. Let’s make some good come out of Caroline’s accident for others who may find themselves in a similar position
Jo Wright
As a fellow "owner" of a spinal cord injury I was deeply saddened by the decision Caroline made. Am delighted to make a small contribution to the 2 very worthwhile causes and wish the cyclists a safe trip and padded seat! Good luck!
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Sees Langlands
Hope you have dry weather - good luck and enjoy it ! It is such a good cause..
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Diana Morrish
What a wonderful thing you are all doing. The best of luck and no sore bums
Philly Bell
Wishing you all the best. Great cause. Hope the weather is kind! X
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Sue Allsopp
How marvellous of you all to commit to this incredible challenge for causes close to our hearts! Good luck! Sue Sophie & Florence
Ben and Virginia French
This is an amazing undertaking for you all and we know you will make it. Fantastic causes.
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Stuart ward
Well done guys such a great course! Hope the weather is kind for you all! Best of luck stupot and benji x
Michael & Jayne Bell
Full of admiration, good luck to you all for such a great cause .
Bunny and Peter
What a great achievement that will be, piggy. Hope the ride is fun and you reach your £ goal. Bunny and peter
Anonymous
Go go. You all are amazing. Stay safe X
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Paula Evans
You’ve got this - such a great cause - Caroline’s decision to end her life had a huge impact on everyone who knew her - brave decision for a brave lady. Piggy you are already an inspiration amongst the eventing fraternity so we know this will be a ‘walk in the park’ and we are all behind hou
Dassett Eventing
An amazing effort for an amazing cause, in memory of an amazing lady. Everyone at Dassett Eventing wishes you all the very best and is right behind you all the way!
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East Midlands Dressage Group
EMDG supporting Piggy March in her 1,000km charity cycle ride representing the British Eventing Support Trust and Spinal Research raising vital funds in memory of Caroline March. We will be following you in your journey.
Anna Fawcett
Hope the weather is kind to you and the wind heading in the right direction Good luck to you all , for this very good cause
Lucy Higginson
Best of luck to you all in this - all good wishes (and plenty of pasta)...
Chris and Liz Sloan
Well done Hannah Norvill for cycling all those miles !
Emma Rowan-Hamilton
You mad devils! Super good luck. What an amazing thing to do. And a fantastic cause. Well done! Xxx
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Ann Paybody
Wishing you all the best with your fundraising and cycle ride. X
Phil
I met Caroline's Grandmother, a lovely lady who told me about this. Such a sad story being used to do some good. Enjoy the ride and make lots of money for the great causes.
Dr Sue Dyson
A fantastic cause to support under sad circumstances
Smith-Maxwells
Fantastic cause. What a challenge! Good luck to all the participants and all the team behind them. X
Gail Stainbank
What an epic way to honour the life of your loved one! Wishing you a trip filled with many memories.
Maggie Demuth
Best of luck to you all in this very worthy event
Kate Roebuck
Make sure you pack the botty butter! Best of luck to you all xx
Matilda
I feel this challenge is borderline bonkers in it’s severity, but perhaps that is an apt reflection of the kind of person my niece was. Best of luck.
Sue Dawson
Caroline was a very brave young woman who knew her own mind. Sadly, despite advances the medical world did not have enough skills to help her. Lets try and put that right and fund research to help people in the future.
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Enjoy the ride! 😉
Anonymous
Good luck. Great Charity and a wonderful way to raise awareness.
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Lesley Ellis
Great idea in memory of Caroline. Go go go and good luck along the way. Enjoy the ride!
Katherine Knight
Good luck in such an amazing endeavour! Hope you exceed your target and help so many people!
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Good luck and enjoy yourselves. Have fun and remember you are doing it for a good cause
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