As a personal gesture of respect to Sheldon Brown, we’re putting a team together for the MS Summer Cycle. Now I’m not usually one for these variety of mass rides, but the combination of Sheldon’s sad passing last week, his diagnosis of MS in August 2005 and this upcoming ride to raise funds for multiple sclerosis research on February 24 have created a opportunity to show our respect for a great personality who enriched our cycling world so much.

Team Captain Bike is being organised, so as a small gesture to honour his memory, why not consider either participating or donating? Although Sheldon did hold alternative views to ‘thons, but that maybe due to how local events were organised in the US. At 40km this ride is hardly near the arduous distances that some US rides are organised over. Please either join Team Captain Bike by following the details in this link or contact moi on telstarATcfsmtb.net

If it’s any recompense, I’m far from match fit and it would be lovely to have at least a couple of local domestiques on the Westgate climb!

Please either donate or think about participating, in some small way to honour Sheldons wonderful contribution towards cycling knowledge.

Hopefully we’ll have some Igors in time for the team kit!