A Finchley man is cycling the Tour de France to raise £1 million for charity.
Nick Trbovic, a Deutsche Bank employee, is joining 18 amateur cyclists in the 3,400 kilometre challenge in aid of blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia.
The Tour 21 team originally had 25 members but seven unfortunately had to drop-out of the event due to the self-isolation requirements of the French government.
The majority of the team had their second vaccinations more than two weeks prior to the event and could therefore travel without the need to self-isolate.
The team set of on Saturday, June 19, one week ahead of the professionals, and has so far raised more than £840,000.
Cure Leukaemia, which was announced as the first ever official Charity Partner of the Tour de France in the UK for the next three years, recorded a £1,700,000 fundraising shortfall in 2020 due to the pandemic and The Tour 21 team aims to help the charity address this shortfall in funding.
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