A team of five intrepid cyclists from the Radisson Blu Durham has raised £2000 for charity as part of a nationwide bike relay by the 31 Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson hotels across the UK.

Over 150 cyclists worked together to complete a 1300+ mile relay between each hotel, starting in Scotland on 6th May and finishing in Southend-on-Sea 15 days later, on 20th May. All together, the hotels have raised over £20,000 which will be distributed between a host of good causes across the country.

Neal Holloway, General Manager from the Radisson Blu Durham said: “We cycled over 70miles on our leg of the relay. It was a pretty tough challenge but we all helped each other through and managed to have fun along the way. The thought of the difference our sponsorship money will make to CRY UK helped to spur us on!”

The bike relay is part of the hotel’s Responsible Business Programme – one of the strongest in the hospitality industry.

To see more details of the journey, check out the videos at: http://youtu.be/aKV2cVv9BSo.

The bike relay team was supported by a number of local and national sponsors, including main sponsors Leisure Connection and Bibendum. Additional sponsors include: ALD, Adavid, Birtwistles, Bluebell, Brakes, Coca Cola, Hobart, Matthew Clarke, MRP, Perry Scott Nash, Positive Safety Training, RDL, Reynolds and Tudor.

Participating in this leg of the relay and the cyclists who can be seen in the photo below were: Danielle Hedley Pace – Supervisor and Responsible Business Co-ordinator, Rhys Faulkner-Walford Executive Chef, Karen Armstrong – Accounts Assistant, Nicola Sutcliffe – Restaurant Team Leader, Rachel Abbs – Health Club Attendant, Jamie Short – Support Vehicle