– Air Ambulance UK, Place 2 Be,
and HvH Arts Foundation –
2025 will mark five years since Hugo’s car accident and almost five years since the passing of his aunt Helen McCrory. So to mark this anniversary Ride4Hugo is back with a series of challenges.
In May, The Highland 550. One of the hardest MTB races through the Scottish highlands.
In August, The Air Base Challenge. This will see Hugo’s brother and Helen’s nephew Tom Yaxley criss-cross the UK as he cycle to every air ambulance air base from Aberdeen to Cornwall with a little trip across the Irish Sea to tick off Northern Ireland Air Ambulance. The route is over 4000km, not accounting for the odd wrong turn, with more than 40,000m of elevation (although Koomot always seems to under estimate!!).
In November. The Chiller 24. This is a race for 24 hours around the beautiful and remote northern trails of Kielder Forest in Northumberland.
All of these will be self-supported, bike packing on the MTB, trying to take the roads (mainly off-road) less travelled to emphasis the point that the Air Ambulance often goes to places that are not easily accessible.
The Ride4Hugo 2025 challenges are to raise money for The Air Ambulances Charity, Place 2 Be, and HvH Arts Foundation, an organization that Helen was the original patron of and now Damian carries that torch forward.
You can donate to the Ride4Hugo 2025 challenges at GiveWheel:
Read more about Ride4Hugo 2025 in Memory of Hugo and Helen here.
