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‘I Want to Live an Active Life’: Parkinson’s Sufferer Sets 60-Sport Challenge
Lloyd Taylor is leading the fundraiser with a dozen riders, and donations support national exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease.
- On Sunday, Aug 9, Lloyd Taylor launched the 2026 Spinning Wheels Tour from Victoria, embarking on an 8,000-kilometre journey to Newfoundland to raise Parkinson awareness and funds.
- Diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson in 2022, Taylor initially feared cycling but discovered the activity became a form of therapy and a way to connect with others managing the condition.
- Setting off with a dozen riders, many with Parkinson, Taylor emphasized community's role: "Community lightens any burden," he said, encouraging people to leave isolation and engage socially.
- Funds raised support national programs promoting exercise and active lifestyles for people with Parkinson; Taylor stressed that donations ensure no one carries the "full weight of their diagnosis alone."
- The tour continues eastward, estimated to conclude on Sept 27 in Toronto, as participants aim to demonstrate that illness need not prevent living an active, fulfilling life.
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‘Community lightens any burden’: Parkinson’s cycling tour sets off from Victoria
Lloyd Taylor was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease at age 53 in 2022. The diagnosis was devastating for Taylor and his loved ones, but he refused to let it dictate the course of his life. Instead, he took to the road — and his bike — embarking on an 8,000-kilometre journey from Victoria to Newfoundland to raise money and awareness for Parkinson’s disease. The same year he was diagnosed, Taylor was approached by the Spinning Wheels T…
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