Ballymoney CC Leisure and Health cyclist's support
Cody's Challenge 2011

Over three hundred people turned up at Richhill last Saturday to donate to Heartbeat and the Royal Hospital for Children and to support Judith and Stephen Gallagher in their efforts to raise money. 250 plus riders then headed out on what can only be described as a bleak day with cold winds and freezing fog to tackle the three runs on offer. The hard men and women including a contingent from the Sandy Wallace Women's Racing team from Scotland were among those who bit the bullet and did the seventy miles.    

Those who were unsure about this took off five minutes later to do the fifty mile loop. The family run of twenty miles was well supported and great credit must go to Steady CC who brought all their members out to help marshal and control the run so that no-one got lost or dropped. They did a fantastic job and Judith and Stephen would like to say a special thanks to them. 

There was over £3000 raised on the day for the charities concerned and in memory of Cody Gallagher who died from a heart complaint in December 2009. Stephen Gallagher said, "I am really touched by the support we have received from all sorts of people and the cycling community in particular. When I looked at the weather this morning I never expected to see so many people turn up. Philip Deignan travelled all the way down from Donegal to be here and that is amazing. I know lots of riders were pleased to get the opportunity to ride with the new Radio Shack professional. Judith and I would just want to say thanks to anyone who helped in anyway. Cycling Ulster and the David McCall Foundation supplied us with bidons for the 'goody bags' and I know Davy would have been the first man to sign on if he was still with us. I cannot begin to name all the others who helped but please know that we are forever grateful and it makes the efforts to raise money so worthwhile. We hope to buy a scanner for the unit but will keep you all updated on how this is progressing."

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