It's not every bike race that promises picture-perfect scenery, Italian cuisine and routes lined with cheering locals. The L’Eroica vintage bike race has been taking place for almost 30 years in the hills of Tuscany, and this year, our colleague Dr Oliviero Gobbo will be among the competitors.
Oli will be joined on Saturday 3rd October by Adriele (Discipline of Medical Gerontology, School of Medicine), and TCD graduates Andrea, Gerry and Guido. Their 132.5km route will be packed with 5,000 vintage cyclists, taking them over dusty roads and medieval villages – but the team can only ride on bikes made before 1987! (They will be hiring old ones in Italy).
Every donation will support patients and families affected by brain tumours, while also contributing to vital research.
As brain tumour researchers, the team sees first-hand the impact that devastating cancers have on patients and their families. Despite being one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in young people, brain tumour research remains significantly underfunded. Together with Kate O’Connor and Almudena Moreno Borrallo, Oli recently co-founded the Irish Neuro-oncology Society to help advance brain tumour research in Ireland.
If you can, the link to support is here.
Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a difference:
🚲 €15 can provide a gift for a child attending BTI annual Barretstown Family Day
🚲 €25 can fund the production and distribution of information booklets to 100 patients and families, helping them understand the diagnosis and navigate treatment and support options during a time of crisis
🚲 €50 can support the delivery of an expert-led information session, giving patients and families vital insights into specific areas of brain tumour care and support
🚲 €75 can cover one full week of BTI annual bereavement support group costs for those who have lost a loved one
🚲 €100 could cover accommodation costs for a loved one unable to afford staying near a specialist brain tumour hospital while providing care
✨Thank you for your support!
More information about the race is here.