# BHF’s London to Brighton Bike Ride 2016 launched

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/15/bhfs-london-to-brighton-bike-ride-2016-launched/
- Published: 2016-02-15T17:57:52+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Europe’s oldest and largest charity bike ride takes place for the 41st year this
year. Riders took to the streets of London today to mark the launch of the 2016 
British Heart Foundation London to Brighton Bike Ride.**

Bicycles on show included Penny Farthings, vintage bicycles and tandems. Some cyclists
wore beachwear on a sunny but chill day as they cycled past Marble Arch, Buckingham
Palace and across Westminster Bridge.

In the past 40 years over 750,000 riders have crossed the finish line, pedalling
more than 40 million miles between them and raising over £57 million for BHF.

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This year 19,000 riders are expected to [register to take part](http://www.bhf.org.uk/L2B)
in the event on Sunday 19 June.

 

Starting from Clapham Common cyclists will travel 54 miles from city to sea, through
the countryside before finishing at Brighton’s famous promenade, Madeira Drive. 
The bike ride is part of the BHF’s London to Brighton Bike Ride Series, which includes
an Off-Road version of the route on 24 September 2016.

The event is supported by Tesco and Jaffa. Indeed, Tesco is the partner of BHF Cycling
Events, which means they will be sponsoring all of BHF’s off-road, on-road and overseas
bike rides, and encouraging both colleagues and customers to take part.

This partnership is part of a wider, [ground-breaking partnership between Tesco, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/01/05/diabetes-uk-british-heart-foundation-tesco-three-year-partnership/).
Over the next three years, the partners will be working to bring healthy living,
including new food and physical activity initiatives, to the forefront of the way
we live.

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