Tour de Manc

Tour de Manc® was conceived in 2014 by Danny Franks, who came up with the idea of a charitable “tough” sportive through all 10 Greater Manchester boroughs. Danny rode an 80 mile Tour de Manc route, solo, to fundraise for Forever Manchester raising over £1000 ! In 2016 Danny joined forces with old school friend Tony Rubins and created the #all4charity non-profit Tour de Manc Ltd. Tony had arranged and participated in a number of cycling events to fundraise for the Haematology & Transplant Support Charity (HaTS) and The Christie Appeal. Together, Danny and Tony developed the idea of Tour de Manc®. Our idea was simple – to run epic cycling events which could also be used to raise significant funds for registered charities, as well as supporting cycling inclusivity for all. Tour de Manc® … Using cycling as a FORCE FOR GOOD in Greater Madchester. Within 3 months of our initial meeting, a company had been registered, logos drawn up and protected, a website produced and an inaugural event was planned and sold out.