The early morning runs, aching limbs and blisters didn’t stop 2016’s participants who were determined to cycle Ride London raising over £30,000 for Operation Smile.

We hope 2017 will be even bigger. Join over 20,000 cyclists in this 100 mile cycle of closed roads. Starting from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, through the capital, to the Surrey Hills and finishing on The Mall by Buckingham Palace.

With leg-testing climbs and a route made famous by the world’s best cyclists at the London 2012 Olympics, it's a truly spectacular event for all involved. For more information on how to join Team Operation Smile with your own place send an email to events.uk@operationsmile.org.

We are a global children charity dedicated to helping children and young adults who suffer from cleft lip and cleft palate conditions. A simple operation to repair a cleft can cost as little as £150 and take just 45 minutes. We offer free surgeries in over 60 countries worldwide through an amazing group of medical volunteers who give up their time to work with us.

We have performed over 225,000 surgeries, we are eradicating the backlog of cleft in 7 countries to make them cleft free and are building up the abilities of hospitals and their teams to take care of their communities when we are not there.

We truly change the lives of children, their families and their communities. Every year we help thousands of children affected by cleft lip and cleft palate condition around the world. But we cannot do it without you. Visit www.operationsmile.org.uk to find out how you can get involved.

Based on information supplied by Christopher Williams.