A FRIEND of the family of a Trimpley woman who died riverboarding in New Zealand cycled more than 1,000 miles to raise cash for a foundation set up in her memory.

Guy Peters got on his bike to ride from Frankfurt, Germany to Kiev, Ukraine, for the Emily Jordan Foundation, set up after the 21-year-old died in New Zealand, in 2008.

Mr Peters, of Mamble, went to the same Worcester school as Emily’s sister, Lucy, who is now also 21 and spent one month cycling the 1,300 miles.

He said: “I thought about doing a bike ride during the summer and I thought ‘why not do it for charity’. I thought that I would do it for a local charity and then I thought about Lucy and the foundation.”

The 21-year-old was stopped in his tracks after he was “hit” by a car in Poland, two weeks into the ride and suffered a cut above his right eye.

“I was cycling along and I hit a pot hole,” he explained, “My front wheel went into the hole and the bike went into the middle of the road and I hit a passing car.

“It stopped me because my front wheel was completely broken. Luckily I had done enough kilometres that I could call it a day and carry on cycling the next day.”

Mr Peters managed to carry on cycling for the remaining two weeks and raised £1,000 for his efforts.

“For me it was a personal challenge and it was the first time I had done something for charity,” he said, “I really enjoyed it. I’m really glad I did it.

“It was pretty hard work. I love sport and didn’t think it would be that hard but it was pretty tough especially on the days when it was windy and raining but it was also really enjoyable.”

Mr Peters who was joined by his father and two friends during the ride said he hoped to raise £2,000 for the foundation, which aims to help people with moderate learning and physical disabilities lead fulfilled lives.

people can still sponsor Mr Peters at justgiving.com/london-to-kiev.