Pedal power

Apparently, it takes 18 cyclists to power a hairdryer. Half that, and you can toast some bread. Add these cyclists together, throw in a few more and you'd be able to boil a kettle. Not exactly a great return for your effort, is it?

Well thank the biker for the Slow Cycle. 1000 cyclists entering the Slow Cycle will raise enough funds for Prostate UK to send a surgeon on a urological fellowship, where they will receive the latest training in laparoscopic, robotic and pelvic oncology. This training will help in the fight to save some of the 10,000 men who die from prostate cancer every year in the UK, so they too can dry their hair, grab a bite of toast and belt down that cuppa.

Mr Benjamin Eddy, studying with the help of Prostate UK