Annual COPS cycle ride set to break fundraising record

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Annual COPS cycle ride set to break fundraising record

'The three days are a real physical and emotional journey with peaks and troughs'.

Can't stop us now: riders will be hoping to break the 200k mark this year

Date - 27th July 2019
By - Ceysun Dixon

The annual charity bike ride that raises money for police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty is set to top the fundraising record set last year. More than 460 officers and family members set off on the two-day Police Unity Tour ride...

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