Who is in the Nightrider Team for 2013

UDS has been taking part in Nightrider since the inception of this event by Classic Tours in 2010.  It was a very small event then, with only 300 riders - 5 of which were riding for UDS.

Since then the amount of people participating and the size of the UDS team has grown - and this year there will be 4,500 people taking part - and the UDS team is 25 strong.

Trustee Helen Putland and husband Chris

We still have some of the original riders taking part - Trustee Helen Putland and her husband Chris, and Richard Craig, husband of our administrator Sue Craig.

She is taking part too - making it a family affair for the Craig family - as they have also recruited Richard's cousin, William and his daughters Ali and Lydia.  In addition Richard's brother Phil is riding - who was their best man, and Becky and Sarah - Sue's nieces who were their bridesmaids.

Helen has recruited friends and colleagues from her workplace Microsoft - and one of their departments are fielding a team of six from the Developer and Platform Group as well as Senior Managers Scott Dodds, and Anand Krishnan. Microsoft generously match their employees fundraising so we are channelling  all donations via Helen's Justgiving site.

Two other trustees - Laura Ferreira and Lizzie King have both recruited friends to ride too.

Laura and Nabeela

So please think of us when you go to bed on Saturday 8th June - whilst you sleep we will be pedalling our way around the sites - and hills of London*. Last year we raised £20,000 through this event - we would love to make it £30,000 this time - which would mean a lot more people in Uganda would be able to take control of their lives, and in the words of our founder John Maitland  “lift themselves out of the quagmire of poverty”.

Yes, we all thought London was flat but there is a reason why they put radio transmitters at Crystal Palace (start/finish) and Alexandra Palace (mid-point!).