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| Four cycle US for hospital appeal | Four cycle US for hospital appeal |
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| Four cyclists have begun a 4,000-mile ride across America to raise money for Wales' children's hospital. | Four cyclists have begun a 4,000-mile ride across America to raise money for Wales' children's hospital. |
| Richard Belcher, Gareth Evans, Andy Edwards and Phil Jenkins aim to raise £50,000 for the Noah's Ark Appeal for the Children's Hospital for Wales. | |
| They plan to ride to Florida via New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. | They plan to ride to Florida via New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. |
| Welsh links began with a visit to Los Angeles' Griffiths Park and include an invitation by a Welsh expatriate to a civic reception in Taos, New Mexico. | Welsh links began with a visit to Los Angeles' Griffiths Park and include an invitation by a Welsh expatriate to a civic reception in Taos, New Mexico. |
| The four are riding in two teams of two, taking it in turns to ride 20 miles each while their partners take a rest, and plan to arrive on 3 April. | The four are riding in two teams of two, taking it in turns to ride 20 miles each while their partners take a rest, and plan to arrive on 3 April. |
| They have a back-up crew of five for the trip, which includes Death Valley in Arizona, and claim to have put in 40,000 miles of practice in the past two years. | |
| L-R: Gareth Evans, Andy Edwards, Phil Jenkins and Richard Belcher | |
| Griffith Park, the United States' largest municipal park, some five times larger than New York's Central Park, is home to the world-famous Hollywood sign. | Griffith Park, the United States' largest municipal park, some five times larger than New York's Central Park, is home to the world-famous Hollywood sign. |
| It was donated to the city by the Welsh-American industrialist Griffith Jenkins Griffith, who also provided enough money to construct the park's Greek Theater and Griffith Observatory. | It was donated to the city by the Welsh-American industrialist Griffith Jenkins Griffith, who also provided enough money to construct the park's Greek Theater and Griffith Observatory. |
| Richard Belcher is from Cardiff and the other three are from Carmarthenshire: Gareth Evans from Newcastle Emlyn, Andy Edwards, from Pendine and Phil Jenkins from Carmarthen. | Richard Belcher is from Cardiff and the other three are from Carmarthenshire: Gareth Evans from Newcastle Emlyn, Andy Edwards, from Pendine and Phil Jenkins from Carmarthen. |
| The team have a back-up crew which is filming them. One is Dyfrig Davies. | The team have a back-up crew which is filming them. One is Dyfrig Davies. |
| He said: "They are bit nervous about what lies ahead but they are very positive that they are going to succeed." | He said: "They are bit nervous about what lies ahead but they are very positive that they are going to succeed." |
| The Noah's Ark Appeal was launched in May 2000 to find money to build Wales' only dedicated children's hospital and has currently raised £10m. | |
| The appeal attracted support from celebrity fundraisers, including cricket star Sir Ian Botham, Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones and singers Charlotte Church and Dame Shirley Bassey. | The appeal attracted support from celebrity fundraisers, including cricket star Sir Ian Botham, Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones and singers Charlotte Church and Dame Shirley Bassey. |
| Zeta Jones and her husband, actor Michael Douglas, officially opened the first phase of the hospital in 2006. | Zeta Jones and her husband, actor Michael Douglas, officially opened the first phase of the hospital in 2006. |