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RIDE 4 SAM: (left to right) Cousins Brandon, Maison, Liam and brothers Sam, Tyler and Harley before Sam sadly passed away<\/p>\nRIDE 4 SAM: (left to right) Cousins Brandon, Maison, Liam and brothers Sam, Tyler and Harley before Sam sadly passed away<\/p>\n
A Ramsgate dad-of-four and three of his cousins will tackle a 117 mile bike ride from Brighton to Margate tomorrow (August 22) in memory of his older brother.<\/p>\n
Tyler Cawood, 32, and cousins Liam, Brandon and Mason, who are from Margate, will also be joined by their cousin Matthew who will be the support driver, holding supplies and the medic bag.<\/p>\n
The gruelling ride is to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation in memory of Sam Cawood who lost his life in May 2024 from heart failure.<\/p>\n
Sam, from Westgate, was just 36-years-old.<\/p>\n
Former Princess of Wales 1st Battalion infantryman Tyler said: \u201cMy brother was the friendliest guy. We grew up in Garlinge and everyone knew him. He always had time for everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lost my brother two years ago from heart failure and it destroyed us.<\/p>\n
\u201cA death in the family is really hard to go through and when it is your brother it really hits home.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Sam\u2019s memory, the ride is to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation which is the biggest independent funder of research into cardiovascular disease in the UK.<\/p>\n
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Tyler and Sam<\/p>\n
The idea sprung from a challenge Tyler planned to join a few years ago riding from Brighton to Wales. Due to sad circumstances that ride didn\u2019t go ahead.<\/p>\n
Tyler, who is due to leave his current role to start a new job on the oil rigs, said: \u201cWe didn\u2019t do that but it gave me the idea of doing the London to Brighton ride but then I realised that\u2019s not long enough or tough enough. We want to raise as much as we can so decided on Brighton to Margate, finishing at The Hussar.<\/p>\n
\u201cNone of us are professionals but I think the ride will take between 10 and 13 hours. We\u2019ve all been training. I have been hitting the hills as the ride goes through a very hilly area. We have done a 60 mile ride but not the 120 miles which we are saving for Saturday so it will be a bit of a challenge but we will do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been leaving for work at 4am, getting home, seeing the kids until their bedtime and then going out for a few hours on the bike so people can see I am training and taking it seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n
Estimated time of arrival at The Hussar, on Canterbury Road, is 4pm and the pub has laid on a bouncy castle and barbecue.<\/p>\n
Tyler and his cousins have already smashed through the \u00a31,000 fundraising target and are almost at \u00a32,000.<\/p>\n
Tyler said: \u201cI wanted to raise \u00a31,000 so everything else is a bonus and I think it might reach \u00a32,000 by Saturday which is incredible. But even if we had raised \u00a350 and that goes towards a bit of equipment for someone and potentially saves someone\u2019s life, or makes someone\u2019s life a bit longer, it\u2019s a win in my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n