I'm fundraising for a world without MS
Friends,
It is that time of the year again where Team Orchard Global is in the final stages of training for Cykelnerven 2024 – raising money for the fight against MS (Multiple Sclerosis). PLEASE DONATE GENEROUSLY!
Like in 2022 and 2023, Cykelnerven 2024 will have us travel >400km climbing well >10,000 Meters while trekking this year’s Tour de France alpine stages. For non-professional riders like myself, this is not a matter of glory or TV appearances, but to commit to the pain and labor to DESERVE YOUR DONATION.
We are raising money to fight MS, but for each of us the hard hours in the saddle mean something personal;
In my case I am thinking about close friends of mine living with MS. One of them was diagnosed in her early 20’s, and she is living >30 years with MS - mostly while research and treatments were far from where they are today. Within a short timeframe her (quality of) life changed dramatically – with no way to turn-back the clock, no matter how much research into MS advanced.
Another friend was diagnosed shortly after I completed Cykelnerven 2022, and she has been in treatment for the past two years with a much different experience as far as the impact of her day-to-day life is concerned. Seeing the difference between their separate paths is a powerful visual. The difference lies in 30 years of time and funding for dedicated research. That’s what motivates me – every turn of the crank, no matter how steep the mountains ahead.
As I wrote during the past donation requests, MS can affect anyone, directly or indirectly, appearing out of the blue, without warning. When that happens, everyone deserves the best possible individual treatment and support available.
I left my donation request rather late this year, so please DONATE NOW.
Thank you for your kind & generous support,
Jens
Thank you to my Sponsors
£50
Olivier David
£250
Ian Holt
£100
Joe Rumph
£80
Christopher Cereghino
Good luck!
£52
Chelsea Cesario
Good luck Jens!
£104
Johannes Haas
£36.40
Yusuf Ozdalga
Great cause, and well done!
£270
Robert And Natasha Schooling
£52
Tom Allen
Brilliant work, Jens!
£52
Orsolya Farkas
Gut gemacht! #OrchardArmy
£26
Malte Nowack
Kette rechts!
£104
Sandro Anchisi
Respect!
£52
Anonymous
well done!
£62.40
Ranjit Sikka
£100
Michael Mueller
Good luck!
£124.80
Desiree Beutelspacher
£26
Noel Singh
What better way to raise money than challenging yourself through the alpine roads?
£25
Anonymous
Good luck Jens! Beat your PB!
£104
Charis Edwards
Viel Glück! Just think of the beer and fromage at the finish line...
£52
Ian Temple
Enjoy the climbing Jens. Great cause.
£36.40
Sean Roberts
Good luck, Jens!
£104
Michael Segalini
Good luck Jens!
£44.72
Sean Bill
Smash it Jens!
£52
Andrew Martin
£104
Pascal Villiger
£20
Marcello Macaione
£36.40
David Haynal
Wonderful initiative Jens, all the best
£36.40
Connor Mchugh
£150
David
Good luck Jens!
£100
Shawn Cooper
Good Luck!!!
£80
David W
Go Jensy
£26
Hing Wong
Well done, Jens!
£100
Philip Wooldridge
Hopp hopp Jens!
£20
Anonymous
£52
Peter Clarke
Well done! Looks like fun (which is why I don't usually give yiou money :) ) Charis showed me one of the videos in Barcelona.
£156
Jens Hofmann
£200
William Shaheen
Very proud of you!!
£104
John Paul Coffey
£111
James Davidson
Our Team
Mark Dieringer
£31,348.48
Marc Bergeron (C)
£8,733.40
Nick Salomon
£5,307.84
Tu Dong
£2,602.60
Constantine Belous
£2,259.20
Zachary Larson
£5,241.20
Jens Hofmann
£3,255.52
Mark Lewis
£2,361.28
Tobias Gehrke
£5,138.00
Patrick Wright
£390.00
Aleks Weiler
£3,352.13
Best of luck!