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About Rachael Pierce

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Thank you so much for visiting my page, supporting this fundraising event, and for supporting the work of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Please take a moment to read and follow the links for more info.

From 21st to 24th August 2024 I will attempt to cycle 386 kilometers and climb 10,413 vertical metres. That's higher than Mount Everest!

Why am I taking part in Le Cure 2024?

In 2019 I had the fortune of meeting an incredibly inspiring group of people called Curistas. A mixed age, mixed ability bunch who would spend 4 days each year cycling ridiculous routes through the French Alps, tackling Cols of the Tour de France, to raise funds for cancer research fellowships at The Royal Marsden. 

Among the riders were professors who headed the Le Cure research programme, friends and family members of people who had been treated for breast cancer, and people who themselves had recently undergone treatment for breast cancer. There were talks from the professors about the research and the work of the Le Cure fellowships, namely the "liquid biopsy", and it's worldwide influence and success. It quickly became apparent that this was more than a charity bike ride - it WAS the charity.

Le Cure is entirely volunteer run which means that EVERY PENNY donated goes directly to fund cancer research. There are no admin fees.

Le Cure is a very special event and seeing the determination and dedication of everyone involved (especially against all odds in 2020 covid times!) made me want to be a part of it. I didn't even own a bike before working with the Curistas.

In 2023 a good friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily it was caught quickly and treatment began immediately. Of course this was a very difficult time but listening to her talk about the blood tests she was having to monitor and detect DNA mutations was incredibly interesting and reassuring because it is exactly this principle, the "liquid biopsy", that has been researched and pioneered by Le Cure. 

This was the real incentive to take part in 2024. 

 

Links:

About the liquid biopsy

https://www.royalmarsden.org/difference-you-make/returning-breast-cancer-new-blood-test

About Le Cure and where it all began

https://www.royalmarsden.org/difference-you-make/le-cure-de-france

About the Royal Marsden and it's influence

Royal Marsden

 

About The Charities

This fundraising page benefits the following charity:


The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity - Le Cure

Imagine a future beyond cancer. At The Royal Marsden we’re dedicated to making this happen. We’re a world-leading innovation centre who pioneer new treatments that save lives. We use our research every day to provide the very best in diagnosis, treatment and care for our patients. The revolutionary way we treat people in our hospitals has far-reaching impact, nationally and internationally. This kind of pioneering work costs money. Support The Royal Marsden and you’re investing in a future beyond cancer for you and for everyone you know.

Registration Number: 1095197

About Le Cure 2024

Dear Curistas

As you probably know, Le Cure de France is a charity cycling event established in 2014 to raise money for breast cancer research at the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.  So far we have raised over £2.7 million to fund our Le Cure fellowships, but have much more work to do to help cure cancer. 

So here we are - time to cycle up mountains again!  This year the route is based around Mt Blanc and will take us from Meribel (and over the formidable Col de la Loze) into Italy and Switzerland before we head to the finale in Chamonix, at the heart of the French Alps. 

Whether you're joining us for the whole event or the last day, get signing up and get cycling!  It promises to be another great year raising money to fund new, cutting-edge cancer research at the Royal Marsden Hospital. 

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Event Type
Cycling
Meribel
France
Starts
20th Aug 2024


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CGSKI

10 Feb

£20.00

"Well done Rachael!"

Charlotte Maddison

19 Sep

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15 Sep

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15 Sep

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01 Sep

£20.00

"Well done"

Katie Fortescue

01 Sep

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"Good luck Rachel "

Nina Hampshire

29 Aug

£20.00

"Well done Rachael, I hope it was fun! "

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26 Aug

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Ellie Green

25 Aug

£10.00

"I think you’ve done this by now?? Well done if so!! X"

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24 Aug

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"Go girls!"


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