14/08/2026
Jon’s Arch to Arch Challenge 🚣♂️🚴♂️
Dover Rowing Club - Est. 1846
We’d like to give a massive shout-out to our friend over at Dover Rowing Club, Jon, who is taking on an incredible challenge, the Arch to Arch Triathlon.
Jon will be taking on:
🚴♂️ London to Dover — 87 miles by hand bike
🚣♂️ Dover to Calais — 21 miles by rowing, completing the distance by rowing halfway and back due to regulatory restrictions
🚴♂️ Calais to Paris — 182 miles by hand bike
Jon is undertaking this challenge to raise money for Aspire, The Spinal Injuries Association, WheelPower and Dover Rowing Club
In 2016, aged just 36, Jon was diagnosed with rare tumours on his spinal cord. Following surgery and several months in hospital, including three months at the National Spinal Injury Centre for intensive rehabilitation, Jon has been left with permanent nerve damage from the waist down.
Please see Jon’s story here: https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/6985/para-arch-to-arc-challenge-in-aid-of-aspire-spinal/?fbclid=PAdGRleATsJp9wZG9mAmZkaWQWUMfzWl2KW8lfWlD5JEVLY9jqLFaxoGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp8p0nSCxxuWZzmR_7hjwT1Wy3IdY-slG8RaY1MogV80ic8ik58seXfAqu4vM_aem_AOZI57_iY9RQ75w6yCYqBQ
Best of luck, Jon!
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