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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sarah Ward

Celebrities embark on 555-mile cycle for MND research and deliver Lions match ball

A team of celebrities and rugby players are preparing for a 555-mile cycle challenge around the island of Ireland to raise funds for research into motor neurone disease (MND) in memory of the late Doddie Weir.

Weir died of MND aged 52 in November 2022, after years of campaigning to raise awareness of the condition and funds into research.

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