Overview
- Moody completed the seven‑day, roughly 500‑mile cycling challenge at Twickenham on Saturday, delivering the match ball ahead of Northampton v Exeter in the Gallagher Premiership Cup final.
- The ride began in the north and traced the five clubs from his career to maximise public visibility and support for people living with motor neurone disease.
- Moody, who was diagnosed with MND last September, said the final stages put him in the “pain zone” and described the experience as an “emotional tidal wave.”
- Organisers say the challenge has already raised more than £350,000 for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation and used the route, teammates and family to drive donations and awareness.
- The effort positions Moody in a line of high‑profile fundraisers for MND, building on Doddie Weir’s foundation and campaigns such as Kevin Sinfield’s for Rob Burrow to push research from planning into deliverable treatments.