On Sunday, 14th July, a team from Herman Miller cycled 136 miles from Whitehaven to Sunderland raising awareness of the neurological condition, Fibromyalgia, raising more than £1,000 for the charity, Fibro Flare Awareness Group.

Team member, Gary Coward’s wife, was diagnosed six years ago with Fibromyalgia and regularly attends Bath and Trowbridge Fibro Coffee and Chat Group, which is supported by Fibro Flare Awareness Group. Fibromyalgia affects one in 20 people and causes many symptoms, along with body-wide pain and fatigue for those diagnosed.

The team of Gary Coward, Stefan Kogut, Jason Webb and Charlie Robinson followed tradition by dipping their rear wheels in the Irish Sea before departure from Whitehaven. Fourteen hours later, having cycled through the Lake District and over the North Pennines, climbing the equivalent of Ben Nevis three times, the group arrived at Roker Beach Sunderland, to a heroes’ reception and to complete their journey by dipping their front wheels in the North Sea.

The team were welcomed by Julie Britten, Trustee of Fibro Flare Awareness Group and family members who had secretly travelled to celebrate the team’s success. An event that challenged the stigma of a hidden condition, making the invisible, visible. #OnYerBikeFibro