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There were many occasions when Winnie and Teddi's parents Megan and Dan thought they would never make it to this day. A day where they are all at home, alive and on a 67-day countdown to their first birthday.

Our amazing Champions of CycleSport ambassador Dan Martin retired from professional cycling this month at the age of 35. We spoke to the father-of-two about his decision to leave the sport and his plans for the future.

We’re delighted to have recently caught up with a former Action Research Training Fellow, Professor Emma Duncan, who is closely involved in helping to better understand COVID-19 in children.

Action was founded by Duncan Guthrie, whose own daughter Janet contracted polio aged just 20 months old.

We caught up with Martyn Ashton, who's also a supporter of spinal-cord research foundation Wings for Life, to talk about riding, filming and his plans for life after lockdown – including details of an exciting new addition!

We spoke to Jody Cundy OBE from his home in Manchester about his training schedule, breaking boundaries in elite sport and why he’s looking forward to his role as an ambassador for Action at our Champions of CycleSport Dinner in November.

We spoke to road racing cyclist Alex Dowsett from his base in Andorra about his ongoing support for Action and why our Champions of CycleSport Dinner offered a platform to inspire others.

We spoke to the long-term Action supporter Sean Yates at his home in Spain. Here are his top tips for anyone taking on a sportive on how to be ready to ride – and never stop pushing.

As a charity funding medical research to help save and change the lives of sick babies, children and young people, we rely on the generosity of supporters. Not only those individuals who ride their bikes, climb mountains, give up their time or make donations, but also corporate supporters like Garmin.

We recently caught up with John Kelly AKA the Random Forest Runner – an experienced endurance athlete and one of the most respected competitors in the ultrarunning community. John is soon to be taking on one of his toughest runs yet – the Wainwrights – with the hope of raising vital funds for rare disease research.

This week would have seen a group of Action cyclists head to Paris. However, team Seineo Hero - will still be challenging themselves by riding from London to St Ives.

Action spoke to Olympic gold medallist Dani Rowe MBE about how her exercise regime has changed since giving birth to her son and why she’s looking forward to our Champions of CycleSport Dinner in November.