Scotland rugby fans will want to recognise this Herculean effort by late Doddie Weir's wife Kathy
Kathy Weir faces cycling up to 200 miles a day – longer than a typical Tour de France stage – in order to arrive in Dublin the night before Scotland take on Ireland
After Scottish rugby great Doddie Weir died in 2022 – having lived with motor neurone disease for more than six years – his wife Kathy Weir would “tell everyone I was fine” when in reality she was “exhausted, mentally and physically”.
Understandably, she didn’t feel able to take part in a major fundraising event for the My Name’5 Doddie foundation, which supports research into the disease. Until now.
Weir is in training for a 750-mile cycle ride from the Borders to Dublin, as part of Doddie’s Triple Crown challenge. “I’m a cyclist, but usually a summer cyclist,” she said. “There will be tough parts – but we’re doing it for a reason.”
She faces cycling 180 to 200 miles a day – far longer than a typical Tour de France stage – in order to arrive in Dublin the night before Scotland take on Ireland, in what could be a Triple Crown decider.
Whether they are travelling to Dublin (by an easier route) or watching at home, Scotland fans will surely want to recognise such a Herculean effort and remember a man who was, in more ways than one, a true giant of the game.
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