# London Nightrider raises £1 million for charity in one night

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/06/09/london-nightrider-raises-1m-charity-one-night/
- Published: 2016-06-09T09:38:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Cyclists have raised £1m for charities including [Cancer Research UK](http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/),
[Great Ormond Street Hospital](http://www.gosh.org/), Motor Neurone Disease Association
and Alzheimer’s Society in June’s London [Nightrider](http://www.nightrider.org.uk)
event.**

 

1,900 people took part, choosing either a 100km or 60km route, which started and
finishing at Lee Valley VeloPark in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The riders
started with a lap of the road circuit at the VeloPark with a route designed to 
take in as many of London’s sights as possible, including Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar
Square, Houses of Parliament, Little Venice, Albert Hall, The London Eye and The
O2.

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Among the cyclists, were the ‘Diabetic Dads’: a team of 26 cycling to raise funds
for JDRF ([Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation](http://www.jdrf.org.uk)). So far
they have raised more than £13,000 for the charity.

 

Organised by charity tour operator Classic Tours, this year Nightrider is also taking
place in two other cities for the first time: Bristol on 25/36 June and Liverpool
on 16/17 July.

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