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Meet The Tour 21 Alumni
Class of 2024
- John Vigna
- Thomas Roberts
- Neil Jackson
- Keith Knowles
- Liam Mahoney
- Mark Jackson
- Steve Gibbins
- Jonathan Zweig
- Gary Lowe
- Phil Howard
- Ian McMahon
- Dan Wagner
- Andrew McGowan
- Tudor Tamas
John Vigna
Thomas Roberts (Riding the first week of The Tour)
Liam Mahoney
Steve Gibbins
Phil Howard
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Meeting my new team-mates for 2022 and of course the ultimate goal, smashing the £1m mark for Cure Leukaemia, which will have such a positive impact on blood cancer patients across the world.
Ian McMahon
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
“The challenge of completing the world’s most iconic cycling route, whilst helping to raise over £1m for Cure Leukaemia.”
Dan Wagner, Wisconsin, 35
Supplier Management Team Lead
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Enjoying the ride.
@danwagner56
Andrew McGowan
Interested in joining the team in 2025?
The Tour 21 team is capped at a maximum of 25 riders. Each rider must commit to an entry fee, and a minimum fundraising amount of £30,000 for Cure Leukaemia.
If you are interested in joining the team in 2025 or if your company is interested in becoming a sponsor, please complete the form below.
Class of 2023
- Ashley Abel
- Lauren Abel
- Gary Bohn
- David Brayshaw
- Andy Brook-Dobson
- Chris DeSouza
- Craig Eadie
- Tim Goodman
- Mark Gillett
- Rhett Groom
- Andrew Hindman
- Daniel McDonald
- David McNally
- Ian MacFawn
- Dermot O'Kane
- Jim Wade
- Dan Wagner
- Rob Wynn
Ashley Abel, Idaho, 28
Artist
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
The scenery! And exploring, and being a part of a Peloton, and pushing limits, and about a million other things. It’s hard to pick one.
Lauren Abel, Idaho, 25
Data Analyst
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Aside, raising money for an amazing cause, and spending three weeks on my bike – I am most excited for the things I learn about myself when I push my body to its limit.
Gary Bohn, Arizona, 64
Retired
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Meeting and helping the team. At my level and age the team is more important than speed.
David Brayshaw, Reading, 43
Professor
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Looking forward to the challenge and 3-weeks where all I have to worry about is pedalling!
Andy Brook-Dobson, York, 53
CEO
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Being in an amazing bubble for 3 weeks and raising an enormous amount of money for an incredibly worthwhile cause.
Chris DeSouza, Colorado, 58
Professor
The overall experience.
@portwinhank
Craig Eadie, East Sussex, 46
Managing Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Being part of an amazing team and achieving a lifelong ambition to ride the tour, and of course the beers at the end!!!
Tim Goodman, London, 58
Head of Corporate Governance
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Finishing the last mountain stage!
Mark Gillett, 53, Staffordshire
Chief Medical Officer/ Sports Physician
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Experience of being in a group riding the most iconic ride on earth for a fabulous cause. I can’t imagine a more fulfilling experience.
@docmarkgillett
Rhett Groom, 54, Devon
Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Meeting my new team-mates for 2022 and of course the ultimate goal, smashing the £1m mark for Cure Leukaemia, which will have such a positive impact on blood cancer patients across the world.
@RGroom5
Andrew Hindman, San Francisco, 50
Biotech Entrepreneur
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
“The challenge of completing the world’s most iconic cycling route, whilst helping to raise over £1m for Cure Leukaemia.”
@ahindman13
Daniel McDonald, Cambridgeshire, 45
Owner Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Emulating the professionals in the most iconic sporting endurance event in the world and being part of an inspirational team dedicated to fundraising over £1 million for Cure Leukaemia which will ultimately save peoples lives and offer hope to those patients that have very little.
@leanrecruiteruk
David McNally, Hertfordshire, 45
Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
The size of the challenge will require us to work together, and so the camaraderie and team spirit will mean everything, as well as this all being for an amazing cause, of course.
@D_J_McNally
Ian MacFawn, Pennsylvania, 29
Postdoctoral Associate
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Getting to know my teammates while steadily pedaling over the entirety of France, but most importantly, cycling for a purpose; to empower innovative clinical trials to better combat cancer.
Dermot O’Kane, Co. Derry, 39
Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Meeting the team of people, the experience of the daily rides, the build up and the preparation in the fundraising.
@Dermotokane5
Jim Wade, Texas, 60
Business Transformation Consultant
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
The camaraderie of the team. Next up would be seeing the remote countryside of Europe from a totally different perspective.
@jawade1
Dan Wagner, Wisconsin, 35
Supplier Management Team Lead
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Enjoying the ride.
@danwagner56
Rob Wynn, Manchester, 57
Consultant Paediatric Haematologist
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Camaraderie of a good group, the physical challenge, the scenery of France and Spain…
@rob_wynnLFC
Class of 2023
- Ashley Abel
- Lauren Abel
- Gary Bohn
- David Brayshaw
- Andy Brook-Dobson
- Chris DeSouza
- Craig Eadie
- Tim Goodman
- Mark Gillett
- Rhett Groom
- Andrew Hindman
- Daniel McDonald
- David McNally
- Ian MacFawn
- Dermot O'Kane
- Jim Wade
- Dan Wagner
- Rob Wynn
Ashley Abel, Idaho, 28
Artist
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
The scenery! And exploring, and being a part of a Peloton, and pushing limits, and about a million other things. It’s hard to pick one.
Lauren Abel, Idaho, 25
Data Analyst
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Aside, raising money for an amazing cause, and spending three weeks on my bike – I am most excited for the things I learn about myself when I push my body to its limit.
Gary Bohn, Arizona, 64
Retired
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Meeting and helping the team. At my level and age the team is more important than speed.
David Brayshaw, Reading, 43
Professor
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Looking forward to the challenge and 3-weeks where all I have to worry about is pedalling!
Andy Brook-Dobson, York, 53
CEO
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Being in an amazing bubble for 3 weeks and raising an enormous amount of money for an incredibly worthwhile cause.
Chris DeSouza, Colorado, 58
Professor
The overall experience.
@portwinhank
Craig Eadie, East Sussex, 46
Managing Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Being part of an amazing team and achieving a lifelong ambition to ride the tour, and of course the beers at the end!!!
Tim Goodman, London, 58
Head of Corporate Governance
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Finishing the last mountain stage!
Mark Gillett, 53, Staffordshire
Chief Medical Officer/ Sports Physician
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Experience of being in a group riding the most iconic ride on earth for a fabulous cause. I can’t imagine a more fulfilling experience.
@docmarkgillett
Rhett Groom, 54, Devon
Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Meeting my new team-mates for 2022 and of course the ultimate goal, smashing the £1m mark for Cure Leukaemia, which will have such a positive impact on blood cancer patients across the world.
@RGroom5
Andrew Hindman, San Francisco, 50
Biotech Entrepreneur
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
“The challenge of completing the world’s most iconic cycling route, whilst helping to raise over £1m for Cure Leukaemia.”
@ahindman13
Daniel McDonald, Cambridgeshire, 45
Owner Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Emulating the professionals in the most iconic sporting endurance event in the world and being part of an inspirational team dedicated to fundraising over £1 million for Cure Leukaemia which will ultimately save peoples lives and offer hope to those patients that have very little.
@leanrecruiteruk
David McNally, Hertfordshire, 45
Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
The size of the challenge will require us to work together, and so the camaraderie and team spirit will mean everything, as well as this all being for an amazing cause, of course.
@D_J_McNally
Ian MacFawn, Pennsylvania, 29
Postdoctoral Associate
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Getting to know my teammates while steadily pedaling over the entirety of France, but most importantly, cycling for a purpose; to empower innovative clinical trials to better combat cancer.
Dermot O’Kane, Co. Derry, 39
Director
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Meeting the team of people, the experience of the daily rides, the build up and the preparation in the fundraising.
@Dermotokane5
Jim Wade, Texas, 60
Business Transformation Consultant
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
The camaraderie of the team. Next up would be seeing the remote countryside of Europe from a totally different perspective.
@jawade1
Dan Wagner, Wisconsin, 35
Supplier Management Team Lead
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Enjoying the ride.
@danwagner56
Rob Wynn, Manchester, 57
Consultant Paediatric Haematologist
Q. What are you most looking forward to about The Tour 21?
Camaraderie of a good group, the physical challenge, the scenery of France and Spain…
@rob_wynnLFC
Class of 2022
- Allan Dickson
- Graham Donaldson
- Jackie Fowler
- Rhett Groom
- Stuart Holt
- Come Legal
- Luke Machin
- Andy Parker
- Martin Smith
- Mark Palmer
- Jonathan Raggett
- Douglas Robertson
- Geoff Thomas
- Niall McCamphill
- Nicole Perry
- Alex (Sam) McKenna
- Alastair Kennedy
- Keith Vance
Allan Dickson, 54, Glasgow
Director
Graham Donaldson, 30, Tucson Arizona
Graham Donaldson, Material Program Manager
Jackie Fowler, 60, Bromsgrove
Jackie Fowler, Retired Registered Nurse
Rhett Groom, 53, Devon
Rhett Groom, Director
Stuart Holt, 44, Surrey
Stuart Holt, Executive Director
Come Legal, 35, London
Come Legal, Trader
Luke Machin, 35, Dorset
Luke Machin, Marina Manager
Andy Parker, 55, Kettering
Andy Parker, Corporate Finance Partner
Martin Smith, 43, Leicestershire
Corporate Lawyer
Mark Palmer, 38, London
Mark Palmer, Chief Commercial Officer
Jonathan Raggett, 56, London
Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director
Douglas Robertson, 33, Skipton
Douglas Robertson, Managing Consultant
Geoff Thomas, 57, Worcestershire
Geoff Thomas, Cure Leukaemia Patron
Niall McCamphill, 53, Ballymena
Niall McCamphill, Client Development Manager
Alex (Sam) McKenna, 51, Tooting
Head of Liquid & Hybrid Solutions at DWS
Alastair Kennedy, 55, Leeds
Managing Director at A Kennedy Construction Ltd
Keith Vance, 46, South Lanarkshire
Director, Architect at Dick Peddie & McKay Ltd
Class of 2021
- Gary Apps
- Rob Cotton
- Richard Edghill
- Matt Fell
- Steve Faulkner
- John Ford
- Hayden Groves
- Sarah Hope
- Mike Hopkins
- David Lewis
- Tim Marshall
- Nigel Murray
- Andy Parker
- Geoff Thomas
- Ian Taylor
- Matt Townsend
- Nickolas Trbovic
- Guy Wolstencroft
Gary Apps, 50, Preesall
Business Owner
Rob Cotton, 65, Cheshire
Retired ex-CEO of FTSE 250
Richard Edghill, 35, London
Commercial Real Estate Special Situations
Matt Fell, 40, Kent
Director, Deutsche Bank
Steve Faulkner, 37, Leicestershire
Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University
John Ford, 54, Bedfordshire
Head of Business
Hayden Groves, 45, Hertfordshire
Chef
Sarah Hope, 34, London
Global Credit Financing & Solutions at Deutsche Bank
Mike Hopkins, 63, Redditch
College Professor
David Lewis, 57, Weybridge
Tax Partner
Tim Marshall, Cheltenham
A Chief Risk Officer with Siemens Financial Services
Nigel Murray, 51, North Yorkshire
COO Booths Supermarket
Andy Parker, 54, Kettering
Cooper Parry
Geoff Thomas, 57, Redditch
Cure Leukaemia Patron
Ian Taylor, 48, Birmingham
Venue Sales Director, The NEC Group