The Raid 17 Team: The Final Day!
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The team were packed, warmed-up and ready to leave Ax-Les-Thermes by 8.30am. A huge 154km stood between them and the Mediterranean Sea... Read More
The Raid 17 Team: Day 6
A cold but beautiful morning greeted the team as they prepared to set off on the penultimate day of their epic coast-to-coast... Read More
Raid 17 Team: Day 5
Despite the rain and a few aches and pains the team set off with huge smiles on their faces and a strong... Read More
The Raid 17 Team – Day 4: Part 2
The team were rewarded with spectacular sunny views after another long hard push to the top of Col d’Aspin where lunch awaited... Read More
The Raid 17 Team – Day 4: Part 1
A beautiful day greeted the team as they prepared for the challenging day ahead of them which would see them cover 96km... Read More
The Raid 17 Team: Day 3
The 3rd day of the epic 450 mile cost-to-coast endeavour took the team over some incredibly steep and challenging Cols. The views... Read More
The Raid 17 Team: Day 2
The team set off in two groups to give Chris a head start on his hand-bike. The weather was kinder with sunshine... Read More
The Raid 17 Team – Day 1: Part 2
The sun came out just as the team started arriving at the designated lunch stop. Jonathan had taken a small tumble off... Read More
The Raid 17 Team – Day 1: Part 1
Strong winds and torrential rain greeted the team as the rose for breakfast. They gathered together to assemble their bikes, which took... Read More
The Raid 17 Team: Arriving in Toulouse
An excited Raid 17 team travelled from various locations all across the UK to arrive collectively at Toulouse airport along with all... Read More
Meet the Raid 17 Team: Ian ‘Mack’ McCormack
Ian joined the Royal Marines in 2003 and after successfully completing Commando Training he went on to enjoy a varied career, serving... Read More
Meet the Raid 17 Team: Jez Scarratt
Jez joined the Royal Marines in 1975 and served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and Belize. In 1982 he lost his leg in... Read More
Meet the Raid 17 Team: Chris Hawes
In September 2017 a team of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women will be attempting to cycle some of the toughest... Read More
Preparing for Raid ’17…
Sports Science experts from Swansea University put the Raid 17 team through gruelling fitness tests in the labs at the University’s Bay... Read More
Training for Raid 17 – Portugal
A strong and confident team have returned home from Portugal where they spent a week training for Raid 17. It was the... Read More
Raid 17 Training – Day 1
On Saturday March 4th the team flew to Portugal, along with a collection of bikes and hand-bikes, to undertake a week-long of... Read More