A WESTBURY man cycled 100 miles at the end of July to raise money for a charity which fights the number of baby deaths during pregnancy and at childbirth.

Richard Lamb took part in the Prudential challenge, which involved riding along the Olympic cycling route, on July 28.

The 48-year-old raised £1,700 money for Tommy’s, a charity which carries out work into pregnancy problems to prevent loss at childbirth, on what would have been the third birthday of his daughter, Sophie, who died after being born prematurely.

Mr Lamb said: “It was one of the best things I’ve ever done and I found it a lot easier than I expected.

“It was very emotional doing it on the third anniversary of Sophie’s death and I was thinking about her a lot as I went round - there were tears in my eyes.

“Loads of people were spread along The Mall which made it really exciting and encouraged me to keep on going as I approached the finish line.

“In my training I was on my own but being next to other riders on the day made me go even faster.

“I’m really glad I did it and am going to start training for next year’s event soon. It will be good to get back on the bike after a week off.

Mr Lamb, who is partially sighted, trained for the event by cycling to work every day and riding up the White Horse several times in a row.

He held a cake sale at his workplace before the event to raise additional funds and would like to thank everyone who donated to his cause.