Get ready for All Roads Lead to Rome
08 February 2024
Doddie Aid might have finished, but for Rob Wainwright the challenge has just begun.
Following on from the success of the Doddie Cup 555 ride in 2023, Rob is set on his biggest cycling challenge for the Foundation yet - All Roads Lead to Rome 2024.
As well as taking on the ride himself, he’s asking others to channel their inner-adventurer in aid of My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
The challenge he’s set for the teams is ‘simple’: Get to Piazza Navona in Rome by 5pm on Friday 8th March for a celebratory limoncello. But there is one rule - participants can’t get there by air!
Rob's core team, which includes rugby legends Stuart Hogg and Gordon D’arcy, will be leaving on Monday 4th of March from Oban and riding in continuous relay for four days, carrying the match ball for the Scotland vs Italy Six Nations match on 9 March.
An additional 18 teams of cyclists have risen to the challenge, setting their own route and pace. Some are setting off on a solo ride across Europe, while others are taking the scenic route, such as Dodd1e’5 Gr4nd S7am who will visit all Six Nation stadiums on route.
As part of the celebrations, all rugby fans in Rome are invited to two memorable events over the weekend:
- 8 March: Welcome the core team into Rome as they arrive with the match ball at Piazza Navona.
- 9 March: Join thousands of Scottish Rugby fans as we meet at the Piazza del Popolo a couple of hours before the Scotland vs Italy match kicks off and march en-masse in Doddie headbands to the Stadio Olympico.
Long-term supporters of the Foundation might remember a similarly popular event in Rome led by Rob Wainwright in 2018, dubbed ‘The March of 1000 Headbands’.
You can support this epic adventure by visiting the All Roads Lead to Rome JustGiving page.
