Ben charity leaders braced for Thames challenge
With just one week to go until the Epic Thames Waterbike Ride, for automotive charity Ben, three automotive industry leaders are fully prepped and ready to water-cycle the River Thames from its source to London.
Darren Guiver, managing director of Group 1 Automotive; Tim Tozer, CEO of Allianz Partners UK & Ireland and Jon Wakefield, who heads up Volvo’s Swedish national sales company, are raring to go. They are counting down the days until they get in the saddle and out on the water.
The challenge, starting at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, ending at the Thames Barrier in London, will be a huge test of physical and mental stamina from start to finish. The trio will water-cycle until they reach the tidal Thames at Teddington, where, for safety reasons, they continue the last leg of their journey cycling on the Thames Path. The three leaders will clock up a total of 171 miles in the saddle.
The trio will be tackling over 10 hours of cycling per day, including on self-propelled Schiller waterbikes, from 4-7 July.
