News|Sierra Leone|04 May 2023

Press Feature: Former England Rugby star Will Greenwood MBE tackled extreme heat and exhaustion as he took on a gruelling 70km bike ride in Sierra Leone in aid of a children’s education charity.

Evening Standard

‘We felt like we’d been on 180 in a fan assisted oven’, said England’s third-highest try scorer of all time.

 

For the first time ever, nine cyclists undertook a 70km bike ride in Sierra Leone alongside the marathon and other running events. Former England Rugby star Will Greenwood MBE spoke to the Evening Standard about his experience, seeing the impact of Street Child's work and why the challenge was so worth it.