\n Karen Cooney will cycle from Timperley to Chirk in North Wales and back as part of the Timperley Boneshakers\u2019 annual fundraising ride.\n<\/p>\n
\n She will be joined by her husband, Dominic and fellow club members on the 155-mile round trip, which begins on September 20.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mrs Cooney, a public health project support officer at Trafford Council, said: “Cycling has always been something I\u2019ve enjoyed.\n<\/p>\n
\n Karen Cooney using her Turbo in her kitchen (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n “Being part of the Boneshakers is a great way to socialise and keep fit as well.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It\u2019s fantastic that the club is supporting such a worthy cause.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We\u2019re looking forward to the ride \u2013 we just hope the weather is kind to us.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It will be a challenge, but we\u2019ll get there.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The Timperley Boneshakers will cycle 83 miles to Chirk on the first day and return 72 miles the following day, supported by a team vehicle.\n<\/p>\n
\n This year, the ride will raise funds for the Little Green Sock Project, a Trafford-based charity helping children and families living in poverty.\n<\/p>\n
\n The charity collects and redistributes pre-loved clothes, shoes, toys, books, and baby equipment, as well as providing hygiene products and emergency items.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mrs Cooney has been a member of the Boneshakers for more than 10 years and has been fitting in training around her schedule, often using a turbo trainer in her kitchen.\n<\/p>\n
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\n She regularly joins other club members on evening rides through the Cheshire lanes.\n<\/p>\n
\n The charity ride can attract up to 20 to 25 riders each year, raising funds for a different good cause each time.\n<\/p>\n
\n Donations can be made through the team\u2019s JustGiving page, www.justgiving.com\/page\/timperleyboneshakers25.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Little Green Sock Project aims to reduce inequalities and give children the best start in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Karen Cooney will cycle from Timperley to Chirk in North Wales and back as part of the Timperley…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":["post-139848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}