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The Amsterdam 300 challenge

Guest post from Emily Worsley As the Amsterdam 300 challenge began and I watched the 65 road cyclists set off into the night, I hoped their training and excited energy would be enough to fuel them...

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Could you cycle from London to Paris in 24 hours?

That’s exactly what our Team Scope athlete Gethin Pearson is aiming to do this weekend along with 230 fellow riders. He tells us more about why he’s taking on the challenge for a second time! I wasn’t...

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Loud voices welcome!

Have you ever thought about spending a day cheering on Team Scope event participants? That’s exactly what Thomas, 19, did last weekend when he supported our 230 London to Paris 24 cyclists as they...

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They made it to the Eiffel Tower!

Last week we introduced you to Gethin and Nikki who were courageously taking on our London to Paris 24 2013 challenge. Here are Gethin’s thoughts as they begin to recover from cycling 280 miles of...

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One man, one bike, no sleep!

We can’t help but be proud and shout from the rooftops about the achievement of our 230 cyclists who made it from London to Paris last weekend in 35 degree heat, raising a fantastic amount for Scope’s...

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“Not every family that is affected by disability is as lucky as us”

Guest post from Stuart, whose twin brother Fraser has Down’s Syndrome. He is riding the Prudential Ride London 100 for Scope this year in memory of Sheena Walker, a tireless disability campaigner and...

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“In prison I started visualising a future. Now I’m aiming for the...

Guest post from Craig Green. Craig turned his life around after a spell in prison, and is now a Paralympic cyclist with an eye on Rio 2016. His story is part of our 100 days, 100 stories campaign. I’m...

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“I wasn’t going to do it for charity this year. But I saw Scope is the...

On 2 August more than 15,000 amateur riders will take to the streets of London and Surrey for the third Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 – a 100 mile route on closed roads. 700 of those will be taking...

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“It’s characters like Craig who are the true role models our society and...

Guest blog by Ellie Hetebrij, a photojournalism student. Ellie was inspired to capture Paralympic cycling hopeful, Craig Green, training for Rio 2016 after reading his story as part of our 100 days,...

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Why the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 2015?

There’s just one week left to get your exclusive free place in our Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 team. You could be cycling the 100 mile route alongside people just like Chris who will be taking...

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Between London to Paris in 24 hours

You’ve probably already heard about Scope’s cycle event, London to Paris 24, which challenges you to cycle the 280 miles from London to Paris in just 24 hours. Unable to take part in the event because...

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A challenge that reminds us what equality is really all about

Because of her particular impairments, cycling was not an activity Emma had ever considered, until her “super-sporty” colleague and friend Paula proposed that they should ride together in their firm’s...

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