Meet the 2022 Team...

Allan Dickson, 54, Glasgow

Director

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

Challenging myself to do it and seeing my daughter at the finish in Paris.

The camaraderie it will create within the group who will become a team and of course raising monies and awareness of leukaemia.

Graham Donaldson, 30, Tucson Arizona

Graham Donaldson, Material Program Manager

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

The satisfaction from completing the ride and raising a million pounds for such a worthy cause (plus the scenery and making friends along the way!).

Jackie Fowler, 60, Bromsgrove

Jackie Fowler, Retired Registered Nurse

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

First and foremost, excited to meet the 25 other team members! From there, to ride with them, to get us all as a team fit and ready for The Tour 21 next June.

Rhett Groom, 53, Devon

Rhett Groom, Director

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

The voyage of discovery. New friends and the support of old friends helping me meet my fundraising goal!

Stuart Holt, 44, Surrey

Stuart Holt, Executive Director

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

Climbing ;).

Come Legal, 35, London

Come Legal, Trader

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

A blend of camaraderie and taking on the world’s most famous cycling challenge.

Luke Machin, 35, Dorset

Luke Machin, Marina Manager

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

The fact we’re all raising money for such a great cause will be at the forefront of this ride.

Followed by the fact that I am getting to ride the most iconic route in the cycling calendar. I’m riding the Tour de France!

Andy Parker, 55, Kettering

Andy Parker, Corporate Finance Partner

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

This will be my 3rd Tour de France ride and there is nothing better than building a new team and making memories to last a lifetime.

Martin Smith, 43, Leicestershire

Corporate Lawyer

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

My motivation to help the fight against this devastating disease is the loss of my father exactly 30 years ago to Leukaemia.

My hope is to move past this loss which occurred at a very young age and has continued to affect me since.

Taking on a challenge as significant as this will help others affected by Leukaemia and also help me to move forward too. My love of cycling has assisted me both mentally and physically over the years so combined with the chance to help support Geoff and the Tour 21 Team makes this an incredible challenge.

Mark Palmer, 38, London

Mark Palmer, Chief Commercial Officer

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

The mental challenge. I think it will be horrible physically, but your mind always gives up before your body.

Jonathan Raggett, 56, London

Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director

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

Looking forward to getting my fitness right, joining the team, raising money (£30k plus!) for Cure Leukaemia, the huge challenge and thrill of completing this epic challenge.

Douglas Robertson, 33, Skipton

Douglas Robertson, Managing Consultant

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.

Geoff Thomas, 57, Worcestershire

Geoff Thomas, Cure Leukaemia Patron

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.

Niall McCamphill, 53, Ballymena

Niall McCamphill, Client Development Manager

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.”

Nicole Perry, 29, London

Virgin Money

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

I am relatively new to cycling having only picked it up in March 2020, but I am absolutely in love with it and can’t wait to start training hard for next year and begin my fundraising for this fantastic charity.

Alex (Sam) McKenna, 51, Tooting

Head of Liquid & Hybrid Solutions at DWS

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

I am riding the Tour de France to raise money for Cure Leukaemia for three reasons.

First and foremost, to help fund the excellent work done by the charity. Second, to challenge myself. Third, just to be able to ride it – for a cycling fan like myself, it is the ultimate.

Alastair Kennedy, 55, Leeds

Managing Director at A Kennedy Construction Ltd

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

Taking on the iconic climbs, becoming part of a team, taking in the scenery and riding into Paris on that final day!

Keith Vance, 46, South Lanarkshire

Director, Architect at Dick Peddie & McKay Ltd

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

Having the ultimate adventure in riding the route of the Tour de France with the team which was only ever a dream, and with raising vital funds for Cure Leukaemia makes it very, very special.