Meet the class of 2026...
Cycling has always been part of my life, and I’ve long followed the Tour and admired those taking on incredible challenges. In December last year, during routine blood tests ahead of a planned hip replacement, I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. The delayed hip replacement has since been a success, and I saw The Tour 21 2026 as the perfect opportunity to combine my passion for cycling with supporting Cure Leukaemia. It’s a chance to contribute to vital research and treatment development, and to raise awareness of blood cancer while taking on a significant physical challenge.
Kenneth Hayes
It’s a huge honour to be part of the Tour 21 2026 team. Taking on this challenge alongside such an inspiring group, all while supporting a cause that truly matters, is something I’m really proud of. I can’t wait to get started
Jeff Davis
Biking the Tour de France is a lifelong dream of mine, but I’m not undertaking the challenge for a deeply personal mission: I will ride for my daughter, Lucy, who was diagnosed with leukaemia at just 17 years old.
“Decades of research, allow her to maintain her health with minimal adverse side effects. She’s happy, healthy, and enjoying life as any 19-year-old should. We are incredibly fortunate that this is the case for Lucy. Without the medication development from the past 30 years, her time during and after treatment may have been very different.
Riding to fund Research Nurses to continue the dedicated work to give other families the same hope that we have, that this will someday be a conversation of the past.”
Chris Edgerton
Being selected for the 2026 team is a dream come true. To ride the route of the world’s most iconic cycling event, one week ahead of the professional peloton, is the opportunity of a lifetime. But for me, it is about more than cycling. As a lymphoma patient, I amlaser-focused on my number one goal: raising as much money as I can for Cure Leukaemia. Research has already given me more time and a better quality of life. Future research will save and extend even more lives.
DONATE TO THE 2026 TEAM
Interested in joining the team?
The Tour 21 team is capped at a maximum of 25 riders. Each rider must commit to an entry fee, and a minimum fundraising amount of £30,000 for Cure Leukaemia.
If you are interested in joining the team or if your company is interested in becoming a sponsor, please complete the form below.
