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Alan Shearer and Adrian Chiles to ride the Sport Relief Super Cycle from Newcastle to London on Specialized bicycles

Specialized have announced their involvement in the Sport Relief Super Cycle. As Supporting Partner, Specialized will be providing Shearer and Chiles with Specialized equipment, bicycles and technical support in an effort to raise money to help vulnerable people living incredibly tough lives both at home in the UK and across the world’s poorest countries.

The duo will set off on The Sport Relief Super Cycle on Thursday 13th March, from St James’s Park, Newcastle, in a bid to cover the 335 miles to BBC Television Centre at breakneck speed. Travelling via The Hawthorns ground in West Bromwich, they will aim to arrive in west London no later than 7.30pm the next evening, as part of Sport Relief’s big night of TV on March 14th.

With the maximum distance cycled in any one day of the Tour de France being 149 miles – the size of the Super Cycle is huge. Day one alone sees Alan and Adrian attempting to out-do the professionals by cycling an arduous 186 miles.

Shearer said

 "Since being fitted on the Specialized Roubaix over a month ago, I have tried to squeeze in 200 miles of training a week. For a relative non-rider you need to have good kit to help you through it - this is an incredible bike. Especially compared to some of the other bikes I have been riding before my introduction to Specialized. It made me realise how bad all the others had been. I wouldn't mind a bigger and softer saddle though as I have an ex-footballer's backside! The rest of the gear is fitted perfectly and has made a huge difference to my training. All I need now is some 'specialised' cyclist's legs to go with it!!"   

Specialized will also be donating 3 Roubaix Expert bicycles, signed by Alan and Adrian to raise more funds at auction.

Get behind the boys! Alan and Adrian have one goal – to raise as much cash as possible.

Give now to support them at www.sportrelief.com/supercycle

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 Belfast Custom House Square, Birmingham Centenary Square, Brighton & Hove Madeira Drive, Bristol Harbourside, Cardiff Cardiff Bay, Coventry The Whittle Arches, Edinburgh West Princes Street Gardens, Gateshead Saltwell Park, Glasgow Glasgow Green, Hull Queen Victoria Square, Ipswich Portman Road, Leeds Roundhay Park, Liverpool Waterfront, London Victoria Embankment, Manchester Albert Square, Middlesbrough Centre Square and MIMA, Milton Keynes Midsummer Boulevard, Norwich St Peters Street, Nottingham Victoria Embankment, Plymouth Plymouth Hoe, Sheffield Millennium Square, Southampton Palmerston Road, Swansea National Waterfront Museum

• To make a donation, call 08457 910 910. (Calls cost no more than 4p per minute from BT landlines. Minimum call charge 6p. Other operator and mobile rates may vary.)
• Since its launch in 2002, almost £50 million has been raised through Sport Relief.
• Comic Relief spends the money raised to help vulnerable people living incredibly tough lives both at home in the UK and across the world's poorest countries.
• Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568.