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Cyclist seriously injured in crash that wife while racing RideLondon [Video]

Cyclist seriously injured in crash that wife while racing RideLondon

Chris Dunne, with balance and mobility issues, is raising money for charity Widowed and Young 11 years after tragedy
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A Leicestershire cyclist will take over RideLondon next week to raise money for a charity supporting young widows, 11 years after his wife took a cycling holiday in Scotland.

In September 2011, Chris and Elaine Dunne cycled across the Orkney Islands to celebrate their first wedding anniversary as they celebrated their first wedding anniversary at John O’Groats and Wick was hit by a 92-year-old driver on the way back from a journey between Wick. Blackout ‘Wrong street.

Elaine, 30, was involved in the collision. After a serious head injury, Chris was induced into a coma for three weeks and spent seven months in hospital.

He also lost his front teeth in the incident and still has problems with his balance and mobility.

As he recovers from his injury, Chris is determined to rekindle his love of cycling, first by riding a triple back and then jumping back on his mountain bike when he regains his balance.

“Some friends went to the Lake District in April 2012 and I went mountain biking with them, which was probably a mistake because I managed to break my ankle,” Chris told the charity Widows and Young, who named him supported by his wife.

“So I went back to the hospital in Carlisle for two weeks.”

However, since the lockdown, Chris has been cycling on local roads and trails every day, and after completing several long routes, he is aiming to complete next weekend’s RideLondon 100 on the streets of Essex for WAY – Collect rides to raise money with fellow volunteers Emma Farrar and Lisa Aldridge.

The charity supports people under 50 who have lost a partner and now has more than 4,500 members across the UK.

“Some people say how can you ride a bike?” the 40-year-old engineer said. “RideLondon has closed the road, so the risk is low and I’m really looking forward to getting involved.”

You can donate to Chris’s JustGiving page via this link.

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