Kelvin from MOTE rides Sardinia to Corsica for the Jason Robinson Foundation- 347km across Sardinia and Corsica with 5,250 metres of climbing, over three days.

On 25th September I'm flying to Sardinia with 49 other riders to take on the Jason Robinson Foundation's 2026 Cycle Challenge which is 347km across Sardinia and Corsica with 5,250 metres of climbing, over three days. We start at Palau on the northern tip of Sardinia, cross to Corsica, and spend three days riding coastlines and climbs before finishing back at Santa Teresa Gallura.

I grew up on a council estate without much money or much opportunity. What I did have was a couple of people who took an interest and pointed me in the right direction.
Since then I've built a business from nothing. I've got a team, a family, a life I'm proud of. And I'm certain none of it happens without those few people who backed me before there was any real evidence I was worth backing.

That's exactly what the Jason Robinson Foundation does, on a scale I could never manage alone — breakfast clubs, after-school clubs, holiday camps, coaching and mentoring for young people facing barriers most kids never have to think about. Jason went from a council estate in Leeds to the world stage. He'd be the first to say that took graft, but it also took people believing in him first.

So when I'm 90km into day two with 2,400 metres of climbing in my legs, wondering what on earth I've signed up for, that's what I'll be thinking about. Feels like a fair trade.