Members from the Farrans Sacyr team, working on Belfast Grand Central Station, is taking on a 48-hour cycling challenge along the West Highland Way to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

The group of amateur cyclists will depart from Glasgow on 21 September 2024 with the intention of making it to Fort William, 104 miles away, in just 48 hours.

Duane McCreadie, project director for Farrans Sacyr, will be joined by Richard McCullough, Dave Wardell, Matty Blayney, Yesten Smith, Chris Mattocks, Lowell McCreadie, Andrew McCullough, Andrew Hunter and Greig Mitchell.

Friends are traveling to Scotland in memory of Dave’s brother, Rab Wardell, who tragically passed away just two days after winning the Scottish Mountain Bike Championship in 2022. They will #ridelikerab to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, a charity deeply meaningful to them. Duane’s son, Xander, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 2021.

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition that causes sticky mucus to accumulate in the lungs and digestive system, affecting over 10,800 people in the UK. One in 25 people carries the faulty gene that causes CF, often without realizing it.

Speaking of the charitable initiative, Duane said: "Our cycle of the West Highland Way is going to be an exciting challenge for our team of amateur cyclists. The dual purpose of the challenge, to remember Rab and raise much needed funds for vital medical research, makes it even more special for all of us. We believe that funding this research will mean that one day Xander, and all babies born with CF, will live a life entirely without limits.

"Two years ago our FSJV team tackled Wicklow to Donaghadee Harbour in one day, raising over £13,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and we would love to repeat the success of that adventure. The spirit of collaboration within the Belfast Grand Central project team has been second to none and I look forward to having my team mates alongside me as we take on the West Highland Way."