£3,320.00 Raised Target: £5,000.00
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About Simon Wood

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Like pretty much everyone reading this, cancer has affected many friends and family, so, as well as a significant fundraising effort, these rides are an acknowledgement of those who are no longer with us and a votive offering of thanks for those that are

Fundraising Information

This fundraising page benefits the following good cause:


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 2026

Dear Curistas

As you probably know, if you've got this far, 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 £3.8 million to fund our 8 Le Cure Research Fellowships (and counting), but have much more work to do to help cure cancer. 

The route for 2026 includes the formidable Cime de la Bonette (the highest paved road in the Alps), the Col de l'Iseran (the highest mountain pass) and the might Col d'Izoard - fondly remembered from our first ever Le Cure. 

Sign up and get cycling!  We can't wait for you to join us in the Alps to raise money to fund new, cutting-edge cancer research at the Royal Marsden Hospital. 

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Event Type
Cycling
Valberg
France
Starts
25th Aug 2026

Recent Donations


Mark

13 Jul

£20.00

"All the best with your challenge Si, hoping the heat wave in France is over by then!"

Gary

09 Jul

£20.00

No message

Michael Leftley

09 Jul

£50.00

"Good luck. That is a lot of elevation. "

Richard Lee

07 Jul

£50.00

"All the best for this tough challenge Simon."

Jeremy

03 Jul

£100.00

"Best of luck Simon! Hope the Claude-drafted training programme does the trick..."

Mum

29 Jun

£250.00

"Go Si! Have a great time! Lots of love xx"

Lucy

28 Jun

£100.00

"Even hearing about it was intimidating… good luck! "

Fanners

27 Jun

£100.00

"Go Woody! Good luck mate! Fanners"

Andy Ley

26 Jun

£100.00

"Chapeau, Simon - and good luck. Lots of serious climbs to add to your palmares in there!"

Ben K

25 Jun

£100.00

"All the very best of luck Simon!"

Chris Clark

25 Jun

£500.00

"Good luck Simon !!"

Steve Mackie

25 Jun

£100.00

"Amazing effort Simon and a great cause - good luck!"

Henrik

25 Jun

£30.00

"A great cause. An even greater cause, however, is that you roundly crush Matt each day. "

Matthew Lawrence

24 Jun

£30.00

"Best of luck Woody! Enjoy it!!"

Jules

19 Jun

£100.00

"Rather you than me so thank you and....enjoy?"

Maria

19 Jun

£100.00

"Good luck Simon, don't overdo it please!"

Lauren

18 Jun

£100.00

"Best of luck!"

Elvan Hussein

18 Jun

£50.00

"Good luck! "

Michael Leue

18 Jun

£100.00

"We walked roughly the same distance through New York, Simon, it will be easy for you!"

Danielle

16 Jun

No message

Will James

16 Jun

£100.00

"Words as ever fail me when it comes to your courage, determination and selflessness when it comes to cycling!"

Matt Gorman

16 Jun

£25.00

"All the best Simon. "

Mark H

15 Jun

£50.00

"Amazing cause.. keep those wheels turning.. best of luck.. Mark "

Jervis

14 Jun

£50.00

"Get those little legs peddling ! Good luck. "

Rob Fitt

13 Jun

£50.00

"Good luck King!"

Nick Beecroft

13 Jun

£50.00

"Good luck Simon"

Michelle

12 Jun

£100.00

"All the very best, Simon!"

Oliver B

12 Jun

£50.00

"Well done, Simon. Bon courage!"

Rona

12 Jun

£100.00

"All in favour of supporting a good mid-life crisis and an excellent cause! Good luck and come back in one piece..."

Keshav Shukla

12 Jun

£15.00

"Good luck!"

Tom C

12 Jun

£50.00

"Allez! Home you'll be wearing AG bib shorts"

Bill Gilliam

12 Jun

£100.00

"Bonne change Simon and all the CdF team - a great challenge and a great cause."

Charlotte

12 Jun

£50.00

"Really great cause. Wishing you the best of luck! "

Rosanna

12 Jun

£100.00

"Good luck Simon - how hard can it be? Really great charity - wishing you lots of luck (and tail winds). Rosanna"

Vinay

12 Jun

£50.00

"Great cause. Looking forward to hearing about an epic uphill sprint finish. "

Cheval

12 Jun

£50.00

"Allez le Bois! "

Smudge

11 Jun

£100.00

Really great cause. Love the “Débutant” description. Wishing you much success (and a bit of pain along the way obvs)… ...

Mullet

10 Jun

£100.00

"Allez Les Bois!! X"


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