Welcome
Welcome to the website of the John Ibbotson Fund. The fund was set up in 2005 in memory of John Ibbotson with the aim of helping talented young cyclists to follow their dreams and race in Europe.
John, or Ibbo to all who knew him, died of arythmagenic right ventricular dysplasia in August 2005, he was just 27. Ibbo was a former professional cyclist who subsequently became a successful cycling coach. His death was a huge shock to the cycling community and lead the fund to try and raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young; something that affects more people than many of us realise. We have links with the charity CRY - Cardiac Rick in the Young (www.c-r-y.org.uk) who support families and friends who have been affected by heart conditions.
Check out our events page to see what’s going on and how you can get involved, and look out for the blogs from this year’s funded riders.
