Dan Scott’s 24 hour challenge for UK Youth

Posted by Matt Moran on Feb 08, 2012

One of the things that really comes to mind about our trip to the Alpine Challenge last year was the fantastic setup of the event, everything really was catered for.  One thing that I will always remember is the massages from the the guys at TheTriTouch.  At the time they were incredibly painful but they really did the business when it came to getting me through the following day's riding.

Dan Scott, one of TheTriTouch's sports massage therapists, not only kept all of the riders on the road in Annecy, he also took part in and won the Wattbike Peak Power competition! (see the video below)

Dan's now getting back on a Wattbike for a 24 hour challenge to raise money for UK Youth and got in touch to tell us more...

I decided I wanted 2012 to be a year of challenges for me, so what better way to start by doing a 24hr challenge and raise money for a great charity, UK Youth.

I'll be doing 2hrs on 2hrs off for 24hrs on February 17th 2012 and I'm encouraging people to  join me and clock in some miles!  It doesn't matter how far you pedal, as long as you pedal!

It's being held in a Starbucks store in Chiswell Green from 11am as Starbucks and UK Youth are working together on a project called Youth Action. Partners from Starbucks will also be joining on the fun.

I'll be doing a power to weight competition (£3 per go) which will be open to everyone for the chance to join me in the Alps in August.  It's a great prize and I'm expecting a lot of interest so best to come down and set a marker early!  One of our HotChillee Ride Captains will also be providing 10 minute massages for £5 for the charity (I'll be busy riding - you can't expect me to massage and ride for 24 hours can you?!?).

I've never attempted anything like this before and I really wanted to challenge myself to see what I was capable of and raise a load of money for a great charity at the same time.  So please get involved.

You can donate on my fundraising page or by texting UKYH10 and the amount you want to donate to 70070.

Best of luck Dan and let us know how you get on!

Dan Scott takes on the Wattbike Peak Power Competition at Alpine Challenge 2011