IN MEMORY: Robert Bird hopes to raise £20,000 for Poole Hospital
A DORSET man, who lost his brother-in-law to a brain tumour, has embarked on an epic 2,000-mile charity cycle in his memory.
Robert Bird, from Tarrant Monkton, hopes to establish a world record when he rides from Lands End to John O Groats, then back again, in just two weeks - an impressive 140 miles in the saddle every day.
He is only £4,000 short of his £20,000 target, which will be donated to Poole Hospital's radiotherapy department, and is asking big-hearted Daily Echo readers to dig deep.
Robert, who started his ride from Lands End on Saturday said: "Mike was a very lively, active, loving and caring person, a wonderful husband, father, friend and boss."
Robert's brother-in-law, businessman Mike Wheeler, died in 2004, aged just 55.
"It started with some headaches and from the eventual diagnosis of a very large, inoperable tumour in the centre of the brain, he went downhill rapidly."
To sponsor Robert and track his progress visit the website link below.
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