Dubliner to take on mammoth 1,100km cycle for Debra Ireland
A Dubliner and five of his friends will take on a mammoth 1,100km cycle next month to raise funds for Debra Ireland. Debra is the national charity helping those living with the incurable skin condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB) in Ireland. Kalebh Fynes, aged 30, has undertaken a long list of annual challenges to raise money for the charity. In 2001, when Kalebh was aged six, he lost his 16-year-old brother Aaron to EB. While his annual challenge always remembers his sibling, the cycle will raise vital funds and advocate for those currently battling the cruel, genetic condition. The Ballyboughal native currently lives in The Netherlands and will take off from Eindhoven early next month. He and his friends will then cycle to Milan, planning to arrive on August 11th-12th. Kalebh said: "Every year, we think about the people who are no longer with us, but this year we want to focus, also, on the people that are. It’s an 1,100km cycle but it’s a miniscule amount of suffering compared to someone who lives with EB. "Five friends of mine are coming and maybe we underestimated the amount of training we need, but we’ll get there in the end! “We have to learn to enjoy the process.” He will be joined every pedal of the way by pals Alan Doyle from Clondalkin, Ross Gordon from Skerries, Gary Tyrrell and Aaron Smith from Arklow in Co Wicklow and Christopher Keogh from Naas, Co Kildare. “We have to cycle over The Alps, which is probably the scariest thing in my mind, but after we get over them there’s a 100km downhill cycle to Milan,” said Kalebh, who has already completed a half-marathon, a climb of Kilimanjaro and a Dublin-Galway cycle for Debra. The lads have a €5,000 fundraising target and have been supported by LAB-1 in Eindhoven, a bar which hosted a table quiz and raffle. Now nearing the halfway mark, they hope the public can support the huge effort on Kalebh’s fundraising page. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice . For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage .
