Norwich to Czech Republic ride on £10 bike for cancer centre

Keith Walker, who lives in NR1, cycled 830 miles on a bike costing just a tenner in memory of his sister who recently died of cancer.

His travels took him across Europe visiting numerous landmarks and people along the way.

Keith travelled a total of 830 miles on his adventure (Image: Keith Walker)

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Mr Walker, a retired mental health nurse, said: "It was a good 16 days of cycling using a bike I bought off Facebook marketplace.

Keith said the bike did really well and only had three punctures during his journey (Image: Keith Walker)

"I wanted to do a good, old-fashioned jailbreak, just seeing how far I could get.

"I left HMP Norwich on July 8 and made my way to Harwich, taking the ferry to the Hook of Holland, travelling to Venlo in Germany and ended up in Staroceska Pekarna in the Czech Republic.

Keith stopped off either camping, staying at an Airbnb, or hotel along the way (Image: Keith Walker)

"The bike was made of steel so it was a bit heavy but it lasted the whole trip - I had just three punctures - it did really well.

"On the last day I decided to leave it outside the hotel I was staying in and it was gone the next day which was fine as I had every intention to give it to somebody."

Keith visited Holland, Germany and the Czech Republic on his travels (Image: Keith Walker)

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After a train and plane back to the UK, Keith had raised a total of £1,000 for the University of Southampton cancer immunology centre, which looks to develop cutting-edge cancer treatments.

Keith purchased the £10 bike from Facebook marketplace (Image: Keith Walker)

Keith hopes that his journey "inspires more people to just get out there".

He said: "You don't have to spend a fortune to have an adventure - I basically did it on someone's cast-off bike and it was great."

Keith finished up in Staročeská pekárna, in the Czech Republic, before returning home (Image: Keith Walker)

Keith said he hopes to inspire more people to get out there (Image: Keith Walker)