Somerset farmer, Nick Bragg, has set himself the pedal busting challenge of cycling 3,000 miles across Canada in 30 days to raise awareness and funds for the welfare charity, The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I).

Nick Bragg

Tractor brand Fendt are offering support to Nick's challenge and will be running the story through their social media channels, leading up to the event and during the event itself.

The challenge starts in Montreal on 21st June 2019 and will see Nick and his trusty bicycle travel 3,000 miles across 6 states, through the mountainous terrain of The Rockies and finish by the iconic stone sculpture, Inukshuk, on the Vancouver waterfront.

Nick and his wife Claire own and run Frogmary Green Farm in South Petherton and have been supporting R.A.B.I for many years through events hosted on the farm, such as the Great British Beef Week Supper.

Nick says of the challenge, "You never can tell what’s around the corner, so to raise money for a farming charity that supports others less fortunate than myself gives me great pleasure.”

R.A.B.I has been supporting farming people in financial need for 158 years with over £2m in grants paid to 1,260 individuals and families in financial hardship in 2017 alone.

Paul Burrows, R.A.B.I CEO, commented, “Nick’s commitment and dedication to R.A.B.I is truly remarkable. It’s because of wonderful supporters like him that we are able to do so much for those in financial need in the farming sector. The Great British Beef Week supper that Nick and his wife Claire host each year at their Somerset farm takes great planning but is always a wonderful occasion. Cycling across Canada sounds daunting but it’s a challenge I know Nick will rise to.”

For more information on Nick’s Cycling Challenge and to donate, visit his Virgin Money Giving page