Mark Beaumont
Athlete, broadcaster & ambassador
Celebrating a decade of world firsts, pushing ultra endurance, sharing inspiring journeys and helping businesses to perform.
Mark Beaumont’s documentaries, events and books about ultra endurance and adventure have taken audiences to over 100 countries. Outside of sport and broadcasting, Mark is a business ambassador and speaker, as well as working with a number of charities and educational organisations.
Doddie 500 Completed Route
Rob Wainwright, Mark Beaumont, Tom Leefe and Russell Kelsey plan to pedal with a Calcutta Cup match ball from Murrayfield to Twickenham on 14th March for an epic 500 mile, 48 hour ride.
We will be donating £1 for every mile we ride, and would ask all cyclists joining us to do the same. 100% of money raised will go to the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation for MND research.
A huge thank you to the talk tour sponsors
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So the auction of tartan lycra will soon be drawn to a close. At the moment the top 6 bids, all £200 or more, are from: Sarah Wilkinson Adrian Ivory Calum Smith Allan McLaughlin Ian Lincoln Grant McGillan Grant has also generously put a £1000 bid for the ball. So with the gavel poised above the lectern, any further bids please? A final teaser photo of us modelling the attire on the Murrayfield catwalk....
He has a couple of bikes that haven’t seen the light of day since leaving Westbrook’s shop 🤔😂
Do you do any cycling David Quigley?
Kenny Lowe, this loud enough for you? 🤣
Craig Mackay - your kind of outfit!
Peter McLaren I can see you wearing that 😂😀👍
Craig Cameron new cycling kit?
Des Faulkner
I hope you’ve washed it!!
love the outfit.
A ride that I’ll always remember - over 500 miles pretty much non-stop in March from Murrayfield to Twickenham! Some photos and a write up from Mr Rob Wainwright...So back on the Isle of Coll at last and trying to get my still befuddled brain in gear to give you a summary of the Doddie 500 ride. The weather was far from what a cyclist dreams of, so keeping our average speed up at 15mph became impossible into a cold, rain-laden headwind. The slack had to be cut from our sleeping time, so total shut eye over the 2 days was 70 min in 3 short rations for me. Enough to keep the eyes functioning...just. Toughest parts were in the early hours of Saturday morning and then the final ride down to London, where the Cotswolds and somewhere called Berin's Hill sorely tested us. But on the plus side, no major mechanicals, just 1 puncture and our 4 bodies suffered no major set-backs other than maybe a wee touch of chaffing. And a Calcutta Cup game we could only dream of to keep sleep at bay upon our arrival. On our bikes, Mark, Rus, Tom and my spirits were kept up by our amazing support crew of Mick Cowie, Laura Penhaul, Alex Glasgow, Ian Fraser, Tasha Wainwright and Hugo Leefe. Their efforts kept us fueled, lights shining, bikes purring along smoothly, and protected us from the traffic when we had to make up time on busier roads like the charming A34. The support we got from other cyclists on the road was also vital, and I cannot understate the help we got from all of you who joined us and cut the wind to keep our wheels turning. Likewise at our stops where we were humbled by the generosity and patience of Smiths in Gretna Green, Kendal RFC, The Badger Inn at Church Minshull, Stourbridge RFC, Andy Mac and the good folk of Oxhill, Bill and Abingdon School and finally Shack 68 at Twickenham. Lastly, thanks must go to all those who supported us in donating to MN5DF, which is what this is ultimately all about; finding effective treatments for MND. We should soon reach £60k, and particular thanks to our main sponsors: The Lettings Room and The Investment Room, The Wood Foundation, Brewdog, JT3 Interiors, TcJ and Artemis. Will we do it again? Mmmh, maybe, if we could guarantee it produced rugby of the calibre we witnessed and the retention of the Calcutta Cup. And if Doddie's spirit continues to inspire us. So probably a yes. Ugh! Rob P.s. thank you from all the support crew for the incredible support, warm welcomes and most of all atmosphere we encountered even in the depth of the night! You were all amazing!!
Well done to all in testing conditions and big thanks to Rob for coming back with some fuel and encouragement for an old mamil!!!!!
Pleasure to ride with you all on Thursday. Well in for that tough ride south in the horrible headwind! Amazing effort from everyone involved.
Great achievement,well done .
Darren Murray
A great achievement!
Stretching the legs 🏃🏻♂️ with On after 500 miles 🚴♀️ doddie500.com - off to Night of Adventure with Alastair Humphreys this evening in support of Hope and Homes for Children #london
Corporate Ambassador and Advisor
Mark brings his passion, experience and network to a portfolio of corporate businesses, working with each to look after their community and develop their teams. These ongoing roles are separate from expedition sponsors, but as long term relations also benefit from the profile and ambition of Mark’s career in sport and television.
ENDURANCE
Artemis World Cycle Sponsors
Community: education and philanthropy
Within education Mark is the Rector of the University of Dundee, Patron for the Saltire Foundation, Ambassador for the Winning Scotland Foundation and Honorary President of Scottish Student Sport. Within charities Mark is Patron for Orkidstudio and for the ARCHIE Foundation, as well as supported a range of other charity events and campaigns.
Incredible Journeys
Expeditions, challenges, TV documentaries and online filming projects. Mark started on the bike with the World and the Americas, then into the oceans in the Arctic and the Atlantic, before presenting for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and recently back on the bike with Africa Solo. He has published books on each of the cycling expeditions and filmed a number of challenges for charity and for promotions.
Contact Mark
Mark’s team will reply to all enquiries that are not covered in the FAQ’s. If you have a quick question for Mark himself, please get in touch on social media.