Two Ashes heroes and two World Cup winners all arrived in Cardiff today riding bikes on the latest stop of their tour.The Dallaglio Cycle Slam, headed by Lawrence Dallaglio, rode into the Millennium Stadium this afternoon as part of a charity 2,800 km journey.
He is hoping to raise £1 million to be split between Sports Relief and the Dallaglio Foundation, which was set up last year.
Dallaglio was joined on the latest leg by Michael Vaughan, Andrew Flintoff and Josh Lewsey. He said: “It’s a great pleasure to be here at the Millennium.
“I did have [Former Wales captain] Iuean Evans with me but I think he surrendered somewhere along the line.”
The Millennium is the fourth stop on his tour around the countries competing in the Six Nations.
He has already travelled through the Alps, across the Channel and to Twickenham, which coincided with England’s 16-20 defeat at the hands of Ireland last weekend. The bikes were provided by Welsh company Lion.
The foundation was set up after the loss of Mr Dallaglio’s mother, Eileen, to cancer in December 2008.
“She was the foundation stone of my life,” said Mr Dallaglio.
“My mother thought everyone deserved the opportunity to shine. She believed in me long before I did anything to deserve it and supported me through everything.
“Because of her I know that nothing is unobtainable.”
The Dallaglio Foundation raises money for Cancer Research, DebRA, Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, Help for Heroes and the RPA Benevolent Fund.
From Cardiff he will continue to the coast and take a ferry to Fishguard before travelling to Dublin and finishing in Edinburgh’s Murrayfield on March 12.
After 24 days in the saddle, joined by 250 cyclists and celebrities, Dallaglio will have travelled the 2,800 km at just under 120 km a day.
Mr Dallaglio said: “The money we raise through the Foundation will go towards very specific, tangible projects which make a real and personal difference to people’s lives.”
