Overview
- Moody set off from Newcastle on Sunday with a group of riders to begin the seven‑day, roughly 500–505 mile Lewis Moody XV Cycle Challenge.
- The route links five clubs from Moody’s career and is scheduled to end at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, where the group will deliver the Premiership final match ball on June 20.
- Family members of Doddie Weir joined the first leg in Newcastle and a roll call of former players including Martin Johnson, Jonny Wilkinson and Jason Robinson are joining stages to boost public visibility.
- Moody has publicly named a fundraising goal of £777,777 for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and organisers report the challenge has already raised about £235,000.
- The ride aims to drive more funding and awareness for MND research from a charity that has committed more than £23.5m since 2017, with Moody saying doctors view the disease as underfunded rather than incurable.