Devoted father completes 1,000-mile cycle across Spain for life-changing charity
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Adevotedfatherhascompletedagruelling1,000-milecycleacrossSpaintoraisemoneyforalife-changingcharity.
After30daysofpedallingthroughtoughterrains,GrahamCaldowfinallyachievedhisgoal,raisingmorethan£3,000forTeamDomenica,acharitythathelpedhisdaughter,Betsy,secureemployment.
Hisjourney,whichstartedinTarifa,sawhimtacklecloseto50,000ftofelevationashecrossedSpaintoreachBilbao.
Amidroutemishaps,biketroublesandfeelingsofisolation,MrCaldow’sresolveremainedunbroken.
HecompletedhisrideonFebruary22.
Grahamsaid:“Spain,theride,thepeople;it’sbeenamazing.
ADVERTISEMENT”IcycledfromTarifatoBilbaotoraisemuchneededfundsforTeamDomenica.
“Theirprogrammeshavechangedmydaughter’slifeandIwanttosupportthemtohelpotheryoungpeoplewithadditionalneedsintopaidemploymentbecausethisreallydoeschangelives.”
Hiscommitmenttoconquerthischallengestemsfromgratitudeforthecharity,whichhasenabledhisdaughtertoflourishanddev