Feb 16 - Coops And Simon To Cycle Over 2,000 Km For Charity

A teacher and a prison officer are set to cycle over 2,000km from London to Gibraltar this summer to raise money for charity.

Simon Morgan, a teacher at Sacred Heart Middle School, and Mark Cooper (aka ‘Coops’), a Hospital Officer at HMP Windmill Hill, will set off on the 4th July on a gruelling 14 day cycle across France and Spain. They aim to finish on the 18th July at Casemates Square.

Speaking about the trip, Coops says he’s been busy training during rides to Gaucin and Jimena but admits the charity cycle will be an entirely different physical and mental test.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge. What I always say to keep myself motivated is: ‘Train hard; ride easy’ and that’s exactly what we’ve been doing,” he said.

Simon will be raising money for the Gibraltar Disability Society and Coops is collecting funds for Cancer Relief.

The cycling duo have a host of events in the coming months including a “Worst Karaoke” Night and a 1980s Fancy Dress to bring in more donations. There’s also a charity football match at the Victoria Stadium planned for the 20th June.

Coops aims to raise £5,000. He has so far managed just over £600 thanks to the generosity of friends and family and some local firms including Triay and Triay, Attias and Levy, TSN, Ladbrokes and La Parrilla. Their main sponsors are Spark Energy and Moore Stephens.

Local sports supplement businesses Muscle Bakers and Rock Solid Supplements will be proving those much-needed calories and energy boosters during the trip.

Keep up to date by adding them on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008498552 337&fref=ts

To make donations, visit Coops’ Just Giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/Mark-Cooper22

Or Simon’s: https://www.justgiving.com/Simon69Morgan