A GROUP of cyclists from Shepshed donned their lycra in a bid to raise money for a prostate cancer charity on Saturday, August 2.

Andrew Glasper, a regular at The Railway Hotel, commonly known as The Bottom Railway, led a group of friends on a 40 mile bike ride during which they raised money for the charity Pedal 4 Prostate.

And The Railway held a charity day from noon to welcome the group back to the town.

They left The Horse in Shepshed at 9.30am with their planned route heading towards Thringstone, Coalville, Markfield, around the outside of Leicester and then back to Shepshed via Sileby, Mountsorrel, Loughborough and Hathern. They arrived back at around 2pm.

Andrew told the Echo: “I was buying a suit for my mum’s wedding when I picked up a pen badge about prostate cancer. I had a word with friends and we organised a bike ride. It is about raising awareness. There is a lot about women’s cancer but not a lot about mens.”