Cyclists Gear Up for Tees Valley Ride Supporting MND Association

Seven years after he died from motor neurone disease, Roland Walls will be remembered at a special fundraising event being held this summer.

Cyclists can choose from three distances – a novice and family ride of 25km, a social ride of 50km and an elite ride of 100km - with all the rides starting and finishing at Darlington Mowden Park RFC Stadium on Neasham Road, with the kind support of the club.

Being held for the seventh year, Roland’s Rides has already raised more than £25,000 to support people living with MND in the region and fund ground-breaking research.

For more information about the challenge and how to get involved, visit the Roland's Ride page.

The MND Association is very proud to partner with RUCK to help raise awareness of motor neurone disease (MND).

MND is a disease which damages the nerves which send messages to the muscles. It moves fast, leaving people unable to speak, move or even breathe.

Six people are diagnosed with MND every day in the UK.

There’s no cure. Yet.

In February, the Association launched its new research and innovation strategy – a roadmap which will take us closer to discovering tomorrow’s treatments.

Working alongside people with MND, their families and experts in research, the Association has built a strategy around four objectives to help us understand, detect, discover and innovate.

Within five years, the Association will spend at least £20million each year on world-class research which gives us the greatest hope for the future. That money will allow the Association to:

Every donation made to the Association really matters.

To find out more about our work, visit our website.