We're fundraising for Ambitious about Autism
A group of (deranged?) DLA Piper colleagues will be riding their bikes 220 miles in a day, from Manchester to London on 22 June 2025. The effort is in support of Ambitious about Autism, the UK charity that stands with autistic children and young people, championing their rights and helping create opportunities. DLA Piper riders include Bob Bishop, Tom Heylen, Ian Brierley, Neil Bowker, Chris Baird, James Craddock and Hedda von Schaumann-Werder, and special guest Simon Walters.
Thank you to our Sponsors
£1,000
Robert Bishop
£1,000
Luke Gannon
Worthy cause, Bob. Good luck with the ride!
£1,000
Catherine Pogorzelski
You rock! Enjoy!
£900
Nils Krause
£600
Mark Carney
Ride strong for the Great White North Bob!
£500
Anne & Sam
Good luck, you’ve got this👍💪
£500
Edd Griffiths
Great effort - don’t suppose you could ever (#BoxHillPTSD) but just in case don’t forget the … https://www.bumbutter.co.uk/ #BoxHillPTSD
£500
Ipb
£500
Tt Group
Good luck with the ride from TT Group
£500
Mel James
Great cause Bob - hope you recover by 5 July!
£500
Christina Verchere
Wishing you lots of luck on the day!
£400
Family Bishop
We could not be prouder of you. See you at the finish line!!
£300
Nuno Neves
Go for it big Bob! You are an inspiration and an example!
£300
Mark D
Best of luck Bob - great cause! Hope the training and the ride go well.
£250
Mark Z
£250
Charles S
You’ve got this big boy!
£250
Masa Ishida From Japan
Bob and team, Wishing you and the team a strong tailwind all the way to London!
£250
Marc Philibert
All the best DLA Dynamos! Have fun.
£250
William Naunton
Good luck Bob (and team). Hope you have a comfy saddle!
£250
Jon Kenworthy
Best of Luck to you all
£250
Natasha Smith
Best of luck to you and the team!
£250
James Chang
Great work, Bob!
£250
Colin Wilson
All the best Bob! Impressive
£250
Jacek G
Great cause - enjoy the ride!
£250
Andy Smith
Great challenge for an excellent cause. You'll smash it.
£250
Pascal K
Go for it Bob! You will rock it!
£250
Nick Fitzpatrick
I can’t pretend to understand the cycling thing, but good on you.
£250
Jose Maria Gil-robles Casanueva
£220
Mike Bailey
Good luck James - look forward to seeing you back on the golf course soon.
£220
Clare Shepherd
Enjoy the day and have a great ride. Good luck - to you and the team- it will be brilliant I am sure!
£220
Jo Owen
Good luck for a great cause - I hope you have some of the “special “cream on hand !
£220
Michael And Ann Carroll
Best of luck Tom and John. We know you can do it but take care and pace yourselves. It is a long way!! Enjoy it if you can!
£220
Roddy Martin
Good luck Bob- a massive undertaking - a double marathon in running terms !!
£220
Carl Hotton
Fantastic cause and en epic route - good luck Bob and the DLA peloton!
£220
Peter Somekh
Good luck Bob a great cause
£220
Rob Salter
Best of luck!
£200
Jon Hayes
Chapeau Bob!
£200
Jeff Baglio
Good luck on the PR Bob
£200
Murad Daghles
Ride On!
£200
Saba Al Sultani
Best of luck, Bob! We’ll be cheering you on from Dubai!
£200
Robert Bishop
£200
Dp
Good effort!
£200
Wissam Dagher
All the best Bob!! Great cause…!
£200
Grace Hunt
Go go go Bob and team, brilliant cause!
£200
Fabio Campos Mello
Have a great ride, Bob! Sending good vibes all the way from Brazil - you’ve got this.
£200
Madelaine Verchere
Crazy proud of what you’re doing, a bonkers distance in one day! Hoping it’s a smooth ride and a great day. Brilliant cause Love Mads, Josh, Will and Archie xxxxxxxx
£200
Hanna L
Good luck, Bob & team!
£200
Hanna L
Good luck Hedda! Will watch out for the ride on Strava
£200
Magdi
Ride baby ride! Great cause - good luck!
£180
Paul Jayson
Best of luck on a great challenge
£150
David Mendelsohn
Good luck!!
£150
Kristof De Vulder
220 miles cycling? You know there are trains, right?
£150
Alex T
Small cog all the way!
£150
Philippe Danesi
Enjoy the ride for a good cause!
£150
Lisa Lade
£150
Mum
Dearest Jim, The very best of luck! Take great care of you and enjoy it.! I shall be thinking of you - please let me know when you finish. Loads of love, Mum xxxx🥰😘
£150
Sarmad Haidar
Yes you can!
£103
The Colonel
Go well, go swell - chapeau all the way !
£100
Giulio Coraggio
Great initiative, Bob! You are a great example for all of us!
£100
Andrew Kumar
Great stuff Bob! Way to go!
£100
Mike & Carole R
Big challenge Bob, we’re sure you can handle it!
£100
Hans Christian Brodtkorb
Great cause, and a great guy. Good luck Bob!
£100
Cliff Redman
Awesome Might Ride!!
£100
Alex Regan
£100
Joe Boorman
Enjoy!
£100
Leon Taylor
Fantastic effort and cause. Best of luck Bob!
£100
Joe Conder
Best of luck, Jim - that's a lunatic number of miles...!
£100
John Gallon
Good luck all!
£100
James Knox
Great cause !
£100
Bob
Ride Mustafa Ride
£100
Jolanta
Amazing Bob! Enjoy the ride and see you at the end.
£100
Murray Raw
Good luck No Hands
£100
Pilar Menor
Great initiative!
£100
Sue And Ben
Go Simon! What a challenge and a great cause! Good luck from the Logan family X
£100
Damian And Caroline Heylen
Tom and John you can do it.
£100
Rachel Sligo-young
Good luck all. May the wind be at your backs
£100
Chris Turley
£100
Rachel Hamilton
Good Luck! Keep Pedalling!
£100
Rosamund Hunter
Great cause Good luck Roz & Graeme
£100
Truls Trøan
£100
David Beech
Truly epic!
£100
Jeremy Berwick
Simon, we all know you’re nuts but nevertheless wishing you all the best for this audacious test of your endurance; chapeau for taking it on and for such a good cause!
£100
Stephen Malley
Great work mate
£100
Matt Woodhouse
Congratulations Simon - very impressive!
£100
Richard Bull
£100
Alastair Da Costa
Good luck for a great cause.
£100
Iain Kennedy
You’re an inspiration to “larger athletes” everywhere. Best of luck.
£100
John Pryor
Keep on riding Robert!
£100
Gareth Stokes
Good luck Bob. Great cause - and that’s an ‘Ambitious’ distance.
£100
Victoria Sutcliffe
Great challenge for a great cause.
£100
Ed And Ani
Bon chance patron!
£100
Sandra Bowker
Good luck on the ride!
£100
Jane Stewart
£100
Sveinung Mjaugedal
£100
Jamie Lawson-brown
Great effort. Please change the profile picture. It will probably be putting people off.
£100
Kaare Oftedal
You go Bob!
£100
Chris Arnold
Best of luck, team - great cause.
£100
Noel Haywood
Go well Bob & team - great cause and wishing you all the best.
£100
Miriam Gott
Great cause, good luck Bob!
£100
Dylan Doran Kennett
£100
Tim Price
Go for it commie.
£100
Paul Doris
All the best, Bob.
£100
Richard And Lucy Wylde
£100
Christian Iannaccone
Bob, you are a great inspiration! This is a wonderful cause. Good luck!
£100
Anna Wylde
Massive congratulations John and Dad! Good luck with DOMS! xx
£100
Michael Call
Good luck on your ride, Bob! Am very impressed. 220 miles is no joke!
£100
Luca
£100
Blake Nixon
Excellent charity, Bob!
£100
Luke Benjamin
Good luck Jimmy.
£100
Burkhard Führmeyer
Great project, Bob! Good luck!
£100
Tim Bird
Rather you than me! Good luck with the training but great cause.
£100
Marco De Morpurgo
Best of luck Bob!
£100
Andy Peat
Well done Hedda!
£100
Colin Hamilton-davies
Hope the Harris lasts Bob
£100
Ben Parameswaran
You rock, Hedda!!
£100
Paul Lewis
Good luck Robert
£100
James O
Great cause, good luck
£100
Becca Hughes
Great cause, goooood luck!
£100
Jonathan Klein
Have a great ride
£100
Tim Baumgartner
Good luck big man!!
£75
Adrian De La Touche
Good luck mate. Great effort.
£75
Don Rowlands
Go Mongo
£60
Rebecca Morrow
Wishing you all the very best!
£59
Simon Walters
£50
David Cook
Best of luck to the Dynamos!
£50
Ian Cox
Stamp and gouge
£50
Darren Kilbride
Na, dann mal los!
£50
Maddie Grindal
Go Hedda - what a superb effort - good luck!
£50
Charlie Walters
Good luck boss
£50
Martin & Amanda
Enjoy the downhill bits!!
£50
Hugh Lumby
£50
The Fraser-andrews
Good luck Simon! Xx
£50
Irv
Think you could have pushed yourself a little bit more ;) good luck big guy.
£50
Irene L
Go Simon!
£50
Ian & Debbie Shepherd
Good luck Ian
£50
Jan Meents
Great initiative. Go DLA Dynamos!
£50
Jan Meents
Great initiative. Go DLA Dynamos.
£50
Merlin The Dog
Woof
£50
Martijn Huisman
Only 350km, easy for you 💪💪
£50
Adrian
coffee ride pace?
£50
Steve Bangs
Great cause, good luck. See you on the other side….
£50
Lauren Milburn
Go go go!!!
£50
Phil Bury
Big respect for a massive challenge. Good luck Simon
£50
Charlie Gibbs
Rather you than me but a great cause
£50
Zara Shepherd-brierley
Go Dad go!!
£50
Jeffrey Demarco
Good work hermano
£50
Hugo Walkinshaw
Well done fella, all the best
£50
Northy
Well done KH. I have a policy not to donate to extreme stuff like this but because it's you@
£50
Sarah Walters
£50
Kristof De Vulder
220 miles? For you, this means warming up!
£50
Michelle Naylor
Good luck to all DLA Dynamos! Great cause, fantastic effort by all.
£50
Satpal Gobindpuri
Good luck
£50
Redmond Walsh
Good effort Simon
£50
Rob M
Well done for doing this Bob. I echo Tim’s thought: rather you than me! Hope you get about as much chafing as you are hoping for.
£50
Kate Bowditch
Good luck James from us all at Totum – a cause close to our hearts.
£50
Gill And Dave
Have the ride of your life Simon, we’re with you all the way.
£50
Kate
What a fab thing to take on! Good luck with it
£50
The Milbury At Beauworth
Good luck. A proper pint waits for you once you have finished.
£50
Oliver Tucker
£50
Peter Fletcher
What a feat! Such a huge effort on the bike, I’m sure you’ll smash it. Just don’t get dropped…
£50
David M
Full gas start, make the break and then full on genuine coffee pace ride to the end 😉😁 Have a fab day out
£50
Daniel Westmoreland
£50
Nathan Meadows
Saddle or no saddle Bob?
£50
Pilar Menor
£50
Jonathan Landrey
Masses of encouragement Simon. This is fantastic of you.
£50
Lesley And Colin
Best of luck Simon! Fingers crossed for kind weather and I hope your bum doesn’t get too sore!
£50
Dylan Burke
£50
David Ward (pyrenean Raid)
Best of luck Bob with your cycle. Hope all is well man.
£50
Sophie Sennett
Best of luck, Simon!
£50
Martyn Evans
Rather you than me mate!
£50
Victoria Harris
Well done, team! Great cause!
£50
Greg T.
Go Bob!
£50
Iain Campbell
Best of luck Jimbo. A proper challenge and great cause. Eat, eat and enjoy!!!
£50
Jeremy Cooper
Good luck!!!!
£50
Simon Walters
(Sort of) looking forward to doing this with you…
£50
Petra Billing
Go for it Ian - great cause!
£50
Alex Saint
You know you love it Jimbo! Just don’t forget to eat :)
£50
Alex Dumbrell
Good luck!
£50
Cb
Go Champ!
£50
Matt Hebden
Looks like a tuff one, go smash it James.
£50
Tim Williams
£50
Simon Longbottom
Hopefully all downhill right? Go for it JC
£50
Isabella Bishop And Mason Pickett
To the best crab ever, YOUR GONNA SMASH IT DUDE
£50
Karl Waktare
All this to justify a new bike 😩
£50
Jean-pierre Douglas-henry
£50
Isaac Evans
A fantastic effort for a fantastic cause!
£50
Lorraine Gibson
A great way to support a fabulous organisation. Good luck!
£50
Charlie Van Schalkwyk
Go Simon! You'll smash it!!
£50
David Graham
Brilliant effort
£50
George Burrha
Go Ian. Hope you enjoy the day
£50
Jojo Forbes
Go James. Will Mads be at the finishing line this time? Love from Jojo Ian Jack and Luke xx
£50
Gerald Schumann
£50
Izzy Shepherd-brierley
Mega stuff go dad!
£50
Vinita Janicijevic
£50
Deloris Verchere
You are SO impressive!
£50
Stephen Polen
We’d be at the Finish line if we could.
£50
Adam Doran
Go Jimbo! Perhaps sticking to golf would have be wiser…
£50
Vic Rhodes
Good luck! A great cause!
£50
Jean-pierre Gray Douglas-henry
Good luck!
£50
Vivienne Milburn
Good luck with this amazing endeavour!
£50
Andy Peat
Well done Bob!
£50
Subash Nair
Great cause and good initiative Bob.
£50
Becca
Rather you than me Hedda!
£50
Chris Sabin
Good job James. Rather you than me chap😁…
£40
Abigail Bishop
good luck Roberta!
£30
Michael Graham
Absolute legend!
£30
Arathy
Good luck, Simon!!
£30
Helen Wherrett
I didn't forget (honest) :)
£30
Lizzy Harris
WOW - This is a Challenge and a half! Will be willing you on on the day (probably with a pint in my hand if I'm honest!). Good luck! And you will be missed as our BCC :O)
£30
Rob Shaw
Enjoy the day!
£30
Rupert Penry-jones
you are very brave and totally nuts
£30
Kate P
Go well Ian. Full gas!
£30
Anonymous
👍🏼amazing endeavour, massive respect.
£30
Jonathan Whiteford
Impressive distance and great cause! Enjoy the sunshine!
£30
Richard Morley
Best of luck Simon.
£30
George Mortimer
Maybe take the train next time …
£30
Crawford Henderson
Go Walt Go!!
£30
Ben Sennett
Go well Simon, a great effort for a very good cause.
£30
John Read
Fantastic challenge and cause!
£30
Graeme Mckinnon
Pedal On!
£30
John David
Great work! Very best of luck and I’m sure you’ll have some memorable moments!
£30
Cameron Spittal
£30
Bea Gee
Good luck Bob and all the DLA Dynamos!
£30
The Colonel Sausage
Good luck mate.
£30
Mark Chivers
Get that sweat on! This is a fantastic cause. Pedal!, Pedal!
£30
Aston And Rachel Sinfield
Good luck Simon. A great cause. We will be rooting for you. Aston & Rachel.
£25
Sally Whitney
Good luck !
£25
Phil Robinson
Great endeavour and great cause. I hope the wind is kind to you.
£25
Andrew Mckenzie
Foolish boy !
£25
John Riddick
Hi Simon . Very brave and for a good cause . Best of luck and safe travels
£25
Le Don
Here’s wishing you a safe journey SIL Imon
£25
Marcus Fincham
Good luck Simon - I would think twice about driving that distance!
£25
Marilyn & Bob
Good Luck Simon … you can do it ! Marilyn & Bob x
£25
Malcolm
Stay safe on the journey Simon.
£25
Ruth S
Well done Simon!!!
£25
Jo Sissens
Good luck, Simon! A very worthy cause :)
£25
Helena Casson
£25
Jamie Wallis
Wow, that's a long time in the saddle! Go well.
£25
Ben Hunt
Go for it!
£25
Stephen Atkinson
£25
George Kent
Great cause. Have a great ride. G
£25
Anthony Day
Hi Bob - wishing you and the DLA team the best of luck on this huge challenge! Good luck!!
£25
Jess Hamilton
Great cause and effort!
£25
Sissy Poo
Good ride bro
£25
Will Gowland
Good luck!
£25
Kevin Mccarthy
Gaaaa’n Bob, brilliant cause mate, top effort!
£20
Fran
Good luck! This is for a fantastic cause
£20
Fiona Strachan
Good luck Ian
£20
Magnus Oskarsson
Let's go!
£20
Mona Lemp
Good luck and what a great cause to do it for!
£20
Charlie Ullathorne
£20
Mark Harrison
Go get em bob
£20
Matt
Best of luck!
£20
Howard Timms
£20
Mike Crowther
Good Luck with Ride
£20
Claire & Andy X
Go Simon 🙌
£20
Gavin Roberts
Best of luck Bob, feed on the pain!
£20
Lizzie Barrowclough
Good luck Simon!!
£20
Fiona Faure
Good luck Bob & Tom - a worthy cause! Very sporting of the two of you. Will the finish line be a "bun" fight or not?
£20
Matt Twigger
All the best to everyone, a great cause.
£20
Anonymous
£20
Richard Harris
Best wishes with this Bob, slay it! Big Love Bro x
£20
Sarah Richardson
Good luck Ian! Great cause
£20
Justin Portess
Superb effort Bob, for a valuable cause.
£20
Will Gill
£20
Rachel Milner
Good luck Uncle Tom!
£20
Anonymous
£20
Wendy Aitken
Go James. It sounds like hell but all for a good cause!
£20
Ben Nightingale
Well done Bob!
£20
Anonymous
Keep up the great work!
£20
Lisa Harrod
Wow! That is some challenge but I am sure you’ll smash it and raise lots of money for a great cause. Good luck!
£20
Jane Cripps
What an inspiring challenge and an incredible cause! Good luck and you’ve got this for sure!
£20
Victoria Silvester
£20
Herbert Berger
Enjoy the ride
£20
Mary Robertson
Good luck Bob. It's a fantastic cause and close to my heart also. Best wishes. Mary
£19
James Craddock
£15
Lucy + Matt
A very proud daughter, you’re going to smash it 🩷
£15
Lucy Walters
Go well! Good luck!
£15
Karen Caswell
Best of luck Simon - a very worthy cause !
£15
Anonymous
£15
Carrie
Great effort Bob!
£15
Terry Fedigan
London to Manchester is but a few Sevenoaks-to-Barbicans! You can do it!
£15
Alma Lena Fritz
Go, Hedda, GO!! Wenn es eine schafft, dann DU!
£10
Alison Ascough
I agree, you’re nuts but incredible too!
£10
Will Craddock
Well done old man, don’t drop dead on the trail
£10
Rachel Tookey
A cause close to my family too, good luck!
£10
Kate Briggs
Congratulations Simon! Great cause
£10
Tina Barwick
A very worthy cause! Good luck, I'm sure you'll smash it! Tina
£10
Hedda Von Schaumann-werder
£10
Carole Hatch
Good Luck Simon
£10
Charlotte Gibson
Good luck
£10
Daniel Sullivan
£10
Amanda Murden
Good luck James!
£5
Anonymous
£5
Richard Harris
"Daz went full dog and drank the bowl on all fours, dead flies and all. To this day I have no idea what happened the rest of that night, but we definitely proved that you could have a big night on a fiver. Ever since, I can't see a £5 note without smiling. "
