Old Maynardian, Ellie Ramsay, successfully completed her 230-mile charity bike ride from London to the Eiffel Tower in July, raising over £1250 for Breast Cancer Now. This is all the more remarkable given Ellie had not completed any cycling prior to the event and had only minutes before the start to learn how to use the gears on her hire bike. As her mother says, “I just think all the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and Ten Tors Challenges she participated in over the years stood her in good stead.”