My name is James Golding and 11th June I start the world toughest bike race, the Race Across America (RAAM) with the aim of becoming the first british rider to win.
In 42 editions no British rider has ever won this race - and less than 300 global athletes have officially completed it within the time cut.
It’s the world toughest cycling race covering 3100miles from the West to East coast of America through 12 states, climbing over 54,000m through the Sierra, Rocky and Appalachian mountains, reaching altitudes of 3300m with temperatures ranging from freezing to an incredible 50+ degrees in the desert. And, I’ll be aiming to complete this within 9 days.
Some might say my plan is bold - audacious perhaps, but my confidence is born from experience, vision, commitment, belief, teamwork and most of all reflection.
After being diagnosed with cancer twice, at one point being rushed into emergency surgery, being kept in a coma and having less than a 5% chance of survival, loosing over half my body weight dropping to just 6 stone and having to re-learn how to walk, I have come to believe anything is possible and that - One Step At A Time we are all capable of achieving anything we put our minds to.
Shortly after re-learning to walk I discovered cycling and since then I have gone on to cycle across countries, continents and compete in over 50 multi-day events. I have become the first British person to hold the Guinness Seven Day World record for distance cycled. I got married, had two children, raised over £3 million for charity
But, this is the biggest and toughest race I have ever taken on and along the race and other challenges this year I am raising money to contribute toward the development and construction of a new state of the art, world leading cancer centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
Please help and donate today.
Raising for
£5,062.36
raised of £50,000
