Special reception held in Derry for brave cyclists who will take part in an epic trek in Africa next month

The Mayor of Derry and Strabane has hosted a special reception in the Guildhall for her chosen charity for which fundraising cyclists will set off for a gruelling trek in Rwanda next month.

Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Alderman Hilary McClintock, chose Christian charity, Tearfund, as one of her chosen charities of the year and hosted the special event for the ‘The Cycle of Hope’.

A total of 16 cyclists from across the north from across the north will take part in ‘The Cycle of Hope’ across the landscape of Rwanda which has been dubbed ‘the Land of a Thousand Hills’ in an effort to raise £40,000 for Tearfund.

The cyclists will cover 180 miles over the three day gruelling trek.