A Newcastle cyclist is gearing up to ride 3,500 miles across the United States in memory of his wife who died just four months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Keith Porritt, 61, will cycle from the west to the east coast in just two months to raise £50,000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK. The charity ride will mark ten years since the tragic death of his wife Alanah Porritt in October 2012.
The former BBC journalist was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer shortly after feeling unwell and sadly died just four months later aged 60. Since then, Alanah's family, including husband Keith, and her brother-in-law, who is Madness singer, Suggs, have been fundraising for the charity.
