A cyclist mourning the death of his friend is to cycle 100miles to raise money for the Stroke Association.

Ealing resident and keen bike rider Peter Treadgold is busy training ahead of the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 on Sunday August 10.

Mr Treadgold, 61, is taking on the 100 mile challenge in memory of his best friend Nick Reeves OBE and CEO of the Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM),who had a stroke last year.

Nick Reeves who sadly passed away last year after suffering a stroke
The day before Nick had his stroke, the two friends had been with the Secretary of State for Transport, lobbying the Government to do more to encourage people to walk and cycle in London. Nick sadly passed away just two weeks later.

Mr Treadgold said: “Nick's stroke took away his life which has of course affected his whole family. Nick was the best of mates. He spent his life working for others, loving his family and friends, making art, and campaigning to improve the lot of those less fortunate.

"I now want to raise as much as possible for the Stroke Association so they can continue to fight for stroke victims and their families. I’ve always used bikes for travel and leisure, but over the last three months I have dedicated a lot of time to cycling in order to train for the bike ride. I’m really looking forward to the event, and I am especially looking forward to being joined by the 80 other cyclists who are also raising funds for the Stroke Association.”

Sophia Bellamy, events officer at Stroke Association in London, said: “There are around 152,000 strokes a year in the UK – that’s one every three and a half minutes. We’re a charity that relies on people like Peter to raise funds so we can be there for families affected by stroke so we’ll be cheering Peter on as he makes his way through London.”

To sponsor Peter, please visit  www.justgiving.com/Peter-Treadgold/