Arthritis eating his bones won't stop Tom cycling from London to Monaco!

exceptionally active, prior to 2016 Tom would cycle on average 350km a week. Then, suddenly during the inaugural London-to-Monaco ride in 2016, an unexpected storm dropped the temperature causing Tom’s knee to swell taking him out of the race and straight to Monaco to receive treatment. After being bedridden for 8 months and a slew of tests, Tom discovered that he has a rare and aggressive form of arthritis eating away at his bones, muscles, and ligaments.

ub-cool: It’s great to interview you again. So much has happened since we last chatted in 2016. How did you feel when you were given this diagnosis?

Tom Hill: I was told I would be wheelchair-bound for the rest of my life. It took close to a year of chemo-like treatment – a blocker to stop it attacking my body – for me to get back the strength I needed to get back on the bike again.