Abergavenny Chronicle: Two mums, two toddlers, 1,000km across Turkey
As seen in the Abergavenny Chronicle: Our Turkey adventure has made the local news ahead of departure.
Published on 21 October 2026 at 5 pm, the piece shares our plans to cycle with Skyla and Leo, the personal experiences behind the trip and our fundraising in Wendy’s memory. It also explains how our daily plans will adapt around the children.
The article uses the story and photographs we supplied for the expedition.
Read “Two mums, two toddlers, 1,000km across Turkey!” in the Abergavenny Chronicle.
We’re raising money for Leukaemia UK in memory of Tori’s mum Wendy. Donations, comments and shares help spread the fundraising message.
If you’re new here, I’m Vanessa Ruck, The Girl On A Bike — a motorcycle racer, adventurer, motivational speaker and mum living with chronic pain. Read about the cycling accident that started this journey.
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The Girl On A Bike thegirlonabike
I'm a bike loving, free spirited adventurer born and raised in England. Life took a turn in 2014. In a single moment life as I knew it was taken away by the momentary lapse in judgement of a red-light-jumping car while I was cycling. My recovery to fitness took a little over 7 years with 7 major surgeries and since that day I've made it my goal to make the most out of life. My biggest goal is to help encourage others to get up and get out there. It doesn’t matter what it is, but we all start somewhere and if I can do it, so can you! Let’s make the most of life, what we do have around us and have fun doing it.
