Amazing 275-mile cycle ride to Amsterdam raises £65,000

Two dozen fundraisers took part in a four-day challenge called Sam’s to the Dam, collectively raising an incredible £65,000.

The 275-mile cycling fundraiser, which started at Sam’s House in Bristol and ended four days later at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, included 10 Wetherspoon staff members and 14 other fundraising champions.

The team set off from Sam’s House in Bristol, one of Young Lives vs Cancer’s 10 Homes from Home across the UK.

They travelled via Oxford, the Chiltern Hills and Stansted, through Essex to Harwich, where pub manager Dagan and regional manager Richard hosted refreshments at The Bottle Kiln (Harwich), before boarding the overnight ferry to Hook of Holland.

Sam, partnership manager at Young Lives vs Cancer, joined the team and took on the challenge herself.

She said: “The whole group of cyclists taking on the challenge really pushed themselves with their fundraising and cycling. It was a tough, but really rewarding, week.

“We are so grateful to the Wetherspoon employees for getting stuck in to our challenge events and for all of their continued support over 22 years.

“This £65,000 will make a huge difference to children and young people with cancer. “We would like to thank, especially, the 10 Wetherspoon employees who took on this Sam’s to the Dam event.”