Leasedrive Velo triples charity target for Marie Curie and RNLI
The Leasedrive Velo Group, one of the UK’s largest independent privately-owned vehicle management groups, have taken part in a specially-organised 270-mile charity bike ride between Wokingham and Le Mans in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and the RNLI and their 14 strong team of riders has raised £14,652.
Roddy Graham, commercial director of Leasedrive Velo Group, said: “Our original target was £5,000 and, thanks to all the generous support from corporate sponsors and private individuals, we have effectively tripled that target, which is a tremendous effort in the current economic climate.”
Marie Curie Cancer Care, one of the UK’s oldest charities, has been the company’s nominated charity since 2005. The charity undertakes cancer research and nurses terminally-ill patients as they draw to the close of their lives. Meanwhile, the RNLI saves lives at sea.
The Leasedrive Velo Group team started from the group’s headquarters in Wokingham on June 26 and arrived at the famous Le Mans circuit on June 29 after covering 270 miles in sweltering hot conditions, with temperatures as high as 37 degrees Centigrade.
Corporate sponsors included Leasedrive Velo, Thrifty Car & Van Rental, Boehringer Ingelheim, CHP Consulting, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, the Hughes Group, IDS, KeeResources, Lloyds Register, Peugeot and the Sytner Group.
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