You can read more about this vision on his web-site www.biketothefuture.org.uk

The aim is the accumulate 40,000km ie the distance around the world and £40,000 for pancreatic cancer research.

You can donate online at www.justgiving.com/biketothefuture2008

In 2004 Les Niewiara organised a fundraising bike-ride from Bolton to Hammersmith Hospital and raised £16,700 for Pancreatic Cancer UK to celebrate the first anniversary of his Whipple's surgery. Les Niewiara has so far survived two bouts of Pancreatic Cancer as he had to have chemo-radiotherapy last year. From 24th July to 7th August 2008 he was planning to cycle 1542km from Hammersmith, London to Krakow, Poland to raise awareness and funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK and wants many others around the UK and the world to join him by organizing or taking part in their own cycling events so that the combined distance reaches 40,000km - ie the distance round the world.

Unfortunately Les had to miss the first stages of the ride as he had to undergo some investigations in Hammersmith Hospital but he was allowed out for an hour to join the riders at the start. However he managed to join the riders in Hanover on 29th July.

Survivor Trace Allen was also in the team of riders heading off for Poland.

You could track the riders progress from the link at the top of the Bike to the Future web-site home page and you can also read blogs from Les and the riders on that web-site.

See the video filmed by RTL as they cycled through Germany. On the RTL page where the RTL television coverage of the tour is shown you can also give a rating about the "film". On the right hand side of the "movie screen" you find the option "Bewerten" = rating. If you click it you will find 5 stars. If you go with the mouse on the one to the RIGHT all five stars turn yellow - then click. A high rating might put the coverage on the front page (the 3 highest rated films are on there) and this would give more publicity.

Hear the interview in Polish at the finish in Krakow here.

Hammersmith Hospital to Harrow 24th July 2008

Dr Harpreet Wasan, Les Niewiara's oncologist(far right), starts the ride and Les leads the riders for a circuit before having to return to the hospital. Riders included Trace Allen, David Yaffe, David Smithson, Jordanna Picthford and Rose Gledhill. Members of Hammersmith Hospital staff including 4 dieticians cycled circuits of Wormwood Scrubs to add to the miles. Margaret Magnusson, daughter of the late Magnus Magnusson (centre) , with 4 pancreatic cancer survivors Simon Cunnnigham, Maureen Blackmore, Trace Allen and Les Niewiara