Super Sam Holness Ironman 70.3 World Championship Charity Fundraiser for Ambitious About Autism and Superheroes Foundation

Super Sam Holness, Canyon, Hoka, HUUB, Maurten and SunGod Team Up for a Charity Fundraiser with Incredible Prizes to be Won

The GiveWheel raffle (https://gvwhl.com/PGACO) with 20 lots and growing, valued at over £15,000 (Euro 17,000/$19,500) includes a fully built Canyon CFR Di2 triathlon bike and money can’t buy signed items from professional athletes including Lucy Charles-Barclay and Gustav Iden and is supporting Autism and Adaptive sport charities.

Endurance athlete Sam Holness, who was the first openly autistic athlete to complete the Ironman World Championships asked his major partners to team up to help create a unique charity fundraiser ahead of his participation in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Marbella.

Running until the end of November, the fundraiser is supporting;

- Ambitious About Autism (www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk) who provide specialist education, employment, and support services for autistic children, young people, and adults
And
- Superhero Sports foundation (www.superherosportfoundation.org.uk) who remove the barriers to participation in sport for people with disabilities. Their work includes creating events such as the Superheroes Triathlon that Sam has previously participated.

To launch the fundraiser, Canyon have customised the graphics on Sam’s Speedmax CFR triathlon bike, HUUB have created a stunning custom trisuit, and Sam’s Fizik Kunee TT helmet has received a matching custom paint job. Sam’s race kit has been completed with design-matched SunGod eyewear and Hoka training tops for his support crew.

Prize List for Raffle with 20 prizes worth more than £15,000 and growing includes:

- A fully built Speedmax CFR Di2 triathlon bke with a retail value of £10,199 (in size small, as ridden only once by Sam at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Canyon will service the bike and ship to the lucky winner).
- £1,000 HOKA product voucher prize (comes as 2 x £500 1 use vouchers)
- 10 x HOKA £195 footwear single-use vouchers (individual winner for each voucher)
- 2 x £300 SunGod vouchers for performance or casual eyewear
- 1 x HUUB Anemoi Trisuit and Wetsuit of Choice (worth over £1,000)
- 5 x euro 150 Maurten Vouchers
- Maurten have also kindly arrange athletes to donate items including;
o Gustav Iden - signed pair of shoes
o Lucy Charles-Barclay – a race worn trisuit (winning suit from Ironman 70.3 Eagleman and 4th at T100 Vancouver this year) and signed Ironman World Championships 2025 swim cap
- HUUB Sam Holness Custom Trisuit (unused in size M) signed by various professionals
- With more prizes being added to the fundraiser page in the coming days and weeks

Partner Charities (More info)

o Superhero Sports foundation (www.superherosportfoundation.org.uk) who work to remove the barriers to participation for the 14.1m people in the UK living with disability - their ‘Everyday Superheroes’. With work that ranges from supporting sport in schools, enabling amateur sports participation, including creating events such as the Superheroes Triathlon that Sam has previously participated and providing grants and more.

o Ambitious about Autism (www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk) who provide specialist education, employment, and support services for autistic children, young people, and adults, alongside raising awareness, campaigning for change, and sharing information to help them “learn, thrive, and achieve” fulfilling lives. The charity runs specialist schools and colleges, offers national programmes for employability and youth participation, and hosts the online forum Talk with Autism.

Fundraiser Terms of Conditions

The charity fundraiser is being run to GiveWheel’s standard terms and conditions.

All proceeds from raffle barring delivery costs of items go directly to charities via GiveWheel platforms.

Recipients are responsible for any taxes or duties on physical items received.

The Canyon Speedmax CFR will be drawn first and then Hoka prizes and then others prizes in a random order.

Hoka prize vouchers are only redeemable in the UK. If a Hoka prize winner is based outside of the UK, an alternative prize of a similar value will be allocated and the Hoka prize redrawn.

Prizes descriptions and images are as accurate as possible but may be subject to alteration or refinement.