Meet the class of 2023...

Dan Abel, Idaho, 52

Owner 

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Oh man, so many….. I have watched the Le Tour for decades, I’ve imagined climbing those mountains to the heavens, the sunflower fields, the quant villages a millennium old, and of course finishing on the Champs-Élysées…I can’t wait to tour the country of France (and part of Spain). The Team… being part of a 25 rider and 25 support Team has energy of its own and being a part of that energy is a once in a lifetime experience. The Cause – raising a 1m pounds for leukaemia and making a difference in future lives.

Ashley Abel, Idaho, 28

Artist

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

The scenery! And exploring, and being a part of a Peloton, and pushing limits, and about a million other things. It’s hard to pick one.

Lauren Abel, Idaho, 25

Data Analyst

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Aside, raising money for an amazing cause, and spending three weeks on my bike – I am most excited for the things I learn about myself when I push my body to its limit.

Gary Bohn, Arizona, 64

Retired

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Meeting and helping the team. At my level and age the team is more important than speed.

David Brayshaw, Reading, 43

Professor

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

 Looking forward to the challenge and 3-weeks where all I have to worry about is pedalling!

Andy Brook-Dobson, York, 53

CEO

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Being in an amazing bubble for 3 weeks and raising an enormous amount of money for an incredibly worthwhile cause.

Lisa Davis, East Sussex, 48

Administrator

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Riding as a team and raising £1m for an amazing cause.

Allan Dickson, Glasgow, 55

Director

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

After covid stopped me on stage 14 last year, I’m looking forward to keeping my promise to meet my daughter Liv in Paris. Just as we’d planned it.

Chris De Souza, Colorado, 58

Professor

The overall experience.

Craig Eadie, East Sussex, 46

Managing Director 

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Being part of an amazing team and achieving a lifelong ambition to ride the tour, and of course the beers at the end!!!

Tim Goodman, London, 58

Head of Corporate Governance

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Finishing the last mountain stage!

Mark Gillett, 53, Staffordshire

Chief Medical Officer/ Sports Physician

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Experience of being in a group riding the most iconic ride on earth for a fabulous cause. I can’t imagine a more fulfilling experience.

Rhett Groom, 54, Devon

Director

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Meeting my new team-mates for 2022 and of course the ultimate goal, smashing the £1m mark for Cure Leukaemia, which will have such a positive impact on blood cancer patients across the world.

Andrew Hindman, San Francisco, 50

Chief Financial Officer

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

“The challenge of completing the world’s most iconic cycling route, whilst helping to raise over £1m for Cure Leukaemia.”

Daniel McDonald, Cambridgeshire, 45

Owner Director

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Emulating the professionals in the most iconic sporting endurance event in the world and being part of an inspirational team dedicated to fundraising over £1 million for Cure Leukaemia which will ultimately save peoples lives and offer hope to those patients that have very little.

David McNally, Hertfordshire, 45

Director 

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

The size of the challenge will require us to work together, and so the camaraderie and team spirit will mean everything, as well as this all being for an amazing cause, of course.

Ian MacFawn, Pennsylvania, 29

Postdoctoral Associate

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Getting to know my teammates while steadily pedaling over the entirety of France, but most importantly, cycling for a purpose; to empower innovative clinical trials to better combat cancer.

Dermot O’Kane, Co. Derry, 39

Director

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Meeting the team of people, the experience of the daily rides, the build up and the preparation in the fundraising.

Kelly Rhodes, Edinburgh, 37

Human Resource Manager

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Being challenged every day and coming out the other side feeling stronger, fitter and part of a great team with Cure Leukaemia.

Jim Wade, Texas, 60

Business Transformation Consultant

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

The camaraderie of the team. Next up would be seeing the remote countryside of Europe from a totally different perspective.

Dan Wagner, Wisconsin, 35

Supplier Management Team Lead

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Enjoying the ride.

Rob Wynn, Manchester, 57

Consultant Paediatric Haematologist

Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?

Camaraderie of a good group, the physical challenge, the scenery of France and Spain…