Pictured above: (l-r) Mark Harris, Simon Davies and Richard Ward

A top Shropshire business consultant who is gearing up for a cycle ride that will see him pedalling his way from London to Paris on June 23rd to raise funds for The British Heart Foundation will be applying his business disciplines to help him achieve his target.

Mark Harris, managing director of The Business Company in Shrewsbury and a director on the Board of Velvet Group, was inspired to take on the challenge after cycling buddy, Simon Davis, underwent major heart surgery last year. 45-year old Simon, who has since made a full recovery, will be riding alongside Mark and another Shropshire man, Richard Ward. All three men live in Berrington.

The gruelling trip will take the intrepid cyclists three days to complete. Mark, who describes himself on his charity web page as 'a competitive and accomplished entrepreneur with a passion and enthusiasm for business and success' says: "Despite not being fully fit last year due to an injury, I managed to complete the Lake Vyrnwy Marathon for charity. This year, as my personal commitment to "giving something back" for the success I have been fortunate to enjoy in my life, I thought I'd try something I could do sitting down - and London to Paris on a bike sounded good."

"I chose The British Heart Foundation as my sponsorship beneficiary because of the amazing recovery of my close friend Simon Davis after he received life-saving heart surgery. We are all very focussed and positive about this challenge. As British science fiction writer, Arthur C Clark, once said: The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible."  

To sponsor Mark, visit http://original.justgiving.com/markharris6

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