Six year old Ollie’s hundred-mile charity cycle

A SIX YEAR old boy from Sandwick who lost his grandfather to cancer two years ago has completed a sponsored cycle totalling more than 100 miles to raise around £3,500 for Cancer Research UK.

Ollie Jamieson said he was “very, very happy” to have completed the challenge in memory of his granddad, George Nisbet from Mid Yell, who passed away in April 2014 at the age of 57.

A gathering of well-wishers cheered a beaming Ollie over the finish line at Sandwick on Sunday afternoon.

He far exceeded a fundraising target of £2,000 – as of Monday the online total was £3,469.39.

Ollie’s five year old brother Jacob has joined him on many of the cycles to keep him company.

During the time he has been fundraising, the boys were also buoyed by the arrival of a baby brother, Sinclair.

He said his favourite part of the challenges was “going on a massive cycle to Cunningsburgh”, and the worst part of the challenge was “having sore legs after big cycles”.

He was generally averaging around 6-7mph but achieved a best speed of 18mph on his new bike, a Frog 52 with eight gears which “makes going up hills easy”.

Ollie’s parents, Debbie and Steven Jamieson, were delighted with his efforts.

“We are very proud of Ollie,” Steven said. “He has been really dedicated to his challenge. He was always keen to keep going and get the miles in.

“He cycled up the cliffs of Cunningsburgh on one of his rides, which for a six year old was some achievement.

“We would like to thank everybody who has supported him over the past six months and to all the folk who have donated so generously.”

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