The Forester: Two mums, two toddlers and 1,000km across Turkey
The Forester: Two mums, two toddlers and 1,000km across Turkey
As seen in The Forester on 29 October 2026.
The Forester shares the story of my Turkey e-bike adventure with Tori Williams and our toddlers, Skyla and Leo. We are aiming to ride more than 1,000 kilometres while raising money for Leukaemia UK in memory of Tori’s mum, Wendy.
The feature explores my return to cycling after seven surgeries and life with chronic pain, alongside our hope of showing that motherhood can open up a different kind of adventure.
This is regional syndication within the Tindle newspaper network, following coverage in the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon.
Read the original Forester article: Two mums, two toddlers and 1,000km across Turkey!
I’m Vanessa Ruck, The Girl On A Bike: a motivational speaker, motorcycle racer, adventurer and mum living with chronic pain. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.
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.
