Sir Chris Hoy headed a star-studded line-up at the Champions of CycleSport Dinner held in London’s Hurlingham Club on Thursday November 28.
The Scottish legend joined guests at the annual dinner, held in aid of children’s charity Action Medical Research.
Also in attendance at the gala dinner, which raised more than £185,000 for AMR, were Chris Boardman, Sir Dave Brailsford, Sean Kelly, Roger Hammond, Jody Cundy, Ross Edgar, Andy Tennant, and Yanto Barker.
Rising women’s star Hannah Barnes and ex-footballer turned keen cyclist Lee Dixon also attended the evening, which featured live interviews conducted by Dermot Murnaghan of Sky News.
Guests were able to bid for highly-coveted lots – including the chance to ride with Team Sky in Mallorca and VIP Tour de France tickets – in live and silent auctions.
British legend Boardman, who now heads Boardman Bikes, said: “I was very proud to be the ambassador for the Champions of CycleSport Dinner, celebrating everything that’s great about cycling and raising a fantastic amount of money at the same time.
“Action Medical Research is a fantastic charity, funding work that can help so many families. My son George was born prematurely so I know how important research in this area is.
“It’s the kind of work that Action funds that made a huge impact on his life and was essential for his survival. It’s very easy to help – get on your bike and ride for a reason in 2014.”
David Graham, Action Medical Research’s head of fundraising, said: “Once again this has been an amazing event, fronted by some of the world’s finest champions.
“It was great for our guests to be able to rub shoulders with the likes of Sir Chris Hoy. Cycling contributes significant income towards our important work saving and changing children’s lives and this event is a huge celebration of that.
“It’s fantastic to have such loyal support once again.”
Action Medical Research also boast a large cycling portfolio, including the RIDE100 sportives and the London to Paris ride.
For more information on these events visit www.action.org.uk/cycling.
