Syngenta cycle team Paris bound
An intrepid Syngenta UK cycle team are preparing for this year's
'London to Paris' 300-mile cycle race, in aid of the charity Action
Medical Research. The team of eight, including Simon Elsworth and
Karen Roberts from the Turf and Landscape business, have been
training hard for the event which begins on Thursday (July
22nd).
"Team Syngenta have put in many, many, miles of road craft in
training, during lunch-breaks, after work and weekends. The legs
are ready and we've all been preparing for those 'butt-numbing'
hours on the road!" reports Turf & Landscape Business Manger,
Simon Elsworth. "The average speed of the group has improved
dramatically. We're really looking forward to the challenge, and
it's for a great cause."
With 300 miles to cover in just 3 days, Team Syngenta is taking
on a huge challenge in aid a great cause. The team has
already gathered over £11,000 in sponsorship and if you would like
to show them your support (and help Action Medical Research's
funding of research to save and change children's lives) you can
contribute on the sponsorship site: http://www.action.org.uk/sponsor/kroberts
Seven of the eight intrepid
members of Team Syngenta show off their new strips: (from left to
right) Simon Parker, Inez Cornell, Andrew Cottrell, Karen Roberts
(Syngenta Turf & Landscape Communications Manager), James
Barkhouse, Simon Elsworth (Syngenta Turf & Landscape Business
Manager) and Bruce McKenzie. The eighth team member is Alison
Pawson.
Action Medical Research is a great charity that believe diseases
and disabilities can be beaten, and through medical research. They
are creating a healthier future for everyone. Action Medical
Research have been making medical breakthroughs for over 50 years -
including helping develop the UK polio vaccine, ultrasound scanning
in pregnancy and the hip replacement operation - saving countless
lives and preventing disease and disability.
Today the Charity is looking for answers to many serious
illnesses, selecting the best research projects in areas where we
are most likely to find cures or treatments. To find out more about
the ground breaking work of Action Medical Research (Registered
charity number 208701), you can visit their website www.action.org.uk