Sanlam sets off on countrywide cycling challenge for CASCAID

Embarking on nine-day feat

Jayna Rana
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Wealth management firm Sanlam UK saw a team of its employees, led by CEO Jonathan Polin, set off on a country-wide cycling challenge this week, as part of an initiative to raise money for CASCAID and cancer research.

The team, which is made up of employees from 12 of the group's regional offices, hopes to raise £100,000 for their efforts, with the cycle taking nine days, ending on Tuesday 18 July. Labelled the 'Great Sanlam Cycling Challenge', the team will attempt to cycle a total of 850 miles across the country. The tour officially set off from London on Monday, heading to Marlow and Fareham. Over the course of the next eight days, they will ride up and down the country, stopping at all of Sanlam UK's regional offices in Bath, Bristol, Worcester, St Asaph, Kirkby Lonsdale, Harrogate, Teesside...

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