Sir Chris Hoy to host virtual cycling event for Doddie Aid
The Coffee and Cake Ride on Sunday aims to raise £5,555 for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir Chris Hoy is to host a virtual bike ride as part of a fundraising challenge inspired by the late rugby legend Doddie Weir.
The six-time Olympic gold medallist will lead the Doddie Aid Coffee and Cake Ride on Sunday to raise funds for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, which was set up by Weir in 2017 to support research into motor neurone disease (MND).
Weir died from the illness in November 2022, aged 52, and his former teammate Rob Wainwright set up Doddie Aid to help with fundraising.
Cyclists are invited to join the ride on Zwift and donate their coffee and cake money, and log their miles for Doddie Aid 2025.
It will take place on Sunday at 10am, with a fundraising target of £5,555.
Doddie Aid events began on New Year’s Day and will continue for five weeks, with Sir Chris, 48, who has terminal prostate cancer, encouraging people to get involved.
Participants in Doddie Aid 2025 will be asked to choose from England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales to represent, and the winning nation will be the one which has collectively clocked up the most miles when it ends on February 5.
A spokesperson for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation said: “This year’s Coffee and Cake Ride is part of Doddie Aid 2025, the annual mass participation event inspired by the late Scotland rugby legend Doddie Weir.
“All funds raised support critical research into treatments and a cure for MND.
“Sir Chris Hoy is encouraging participants to make their miles count by joining the ride and donating to the foundation.”
To join the ride, visit Doddie Aid on Zwift, and donations can be made at justgiving.com/campaign/hoyzwift2025.