00:04This is just the start of the journey for this year's Tommy Ride cyclist, who will be cycling
00:11all the way to France's Menning Gate. This two-day challenge allows volunteers of the Royal British
00:20Veterans Enterprise to raise vital funds for the charity. So we put it towards our village,
00:27so there could be numerous things. So we build communities, we create jobs and we provide
00:33homes. So we'll go to all those different areas to keep our veterans safe and empower them.
00:39Because of the ongoing heatwave, the team are taking off earlier this year and have planned
00:45more breaks than usual. For the bikers, who have the support of loved ones, it's all about
00:53friendship and taking in the amazing and important sides of the journey.
00:59It's very. Some of the guys that we're riding with here today, I know personally from the village,
01:06so it's going to be quite an emotional experience.
01:09At the end of the ride, we always go for the last post of the Menning Gate and I always
01:14lay a wreath
01:15for the lads that never came back. I was on the Sagal Head and the Falklands and I lost 42
01:21comrades.
01:22So it's always nice to pay my respects for the lads that never came back. And yeah, it's very daunting,
01:30but it's worthwhile.
01:32While the heatwave may present an extra challenge, it's definitely not stopping this team from helping the RBVE.
01:40Henry Luck, for Kame TV, in Ellsford.
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