A father who was “inspired” by his daughter’s passion for cycling will take on a gruelling 100 mile ride this weekend to raise money for a charity that helped save her life.

Alan Warner from Epping will take part in the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 this Sunday (August 2), raising money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) children’s charity.

His daughter Zoe, 11, was treated at the hospital after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour which was causing several seizures a day in 2010.

After two rounds of surgery, the tumour was successfully removed and she now stands a very good chance of a long and healthy life.

Mr Warner said: “We consider ourselves to be extremely lucky to have benefitted from GOSH’s world leading knowledge and expertise.

“My wife and I do everything we can to raise money for GOSH to help other children and families and so far we have raised over £5000 in the past few years.”

Zoe is a keen cyclist at the Lea Valley Youth Cycling Club, and in 2014 won bronze in the National Youth Circuit Championships.

Inspired by her passion, Mr Warner bought a bike and signed up for the 100 mile ride.

He said: “The ride is a big challenge and training has been tough, but knowing it’s for such a good cause keeps me going.”

Senior fundraiser for GOSH, Danielle Morgan, said: “We are very grateful to Alan and all our riders for supporting the charity and we cannot wait to cheer them on along the route.

“The money raised will help us bring hope to very ill children and their families from across the UK.”

To make a donation to the fundraising effort, visit https://www.justgiving.com/A-Warner/.