Support Land Rover BAR's 24-hour Grind-athon for Sport Relief

by Land Rover BAR 6 Mar 2018 04:00 PST 23 March 2018

24-hour America's Cup 'Grind-athon' for Sport Relief © Land Rover BAR

Land Rover BAR team members are taking part in a non-stop 24hr 'Grind-athon' at the team's Portsmouth HQ for Sport Relief from 10pm Thursday 22nd - 10pm Friday 23rd March

Support and join in
We've partnered with the 1851 Trust and Pompey in the Community to invite community groups, local businesses and sailing and sport clubs to get active and join a 12-hour supporters Disco 'Spin-athon' hosted by Bestival Founder Rob da Bank and Olympic cycling coach Tim Weeks.

If you're interested in getting involved, please email: media@landroverbar.com

We've set a fundraising target of £18,510. 1851 is a significant date for the team, the year the America's Cup first started with a race around the Isle of Wight. A British Challenger has never won the America's Cup.

Donate here

Keep up to date with the team's training effort on our social media channels @LandRoverBAR

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