We're fundraising for...
We’ve signed up for something a bit ridiculous—for a seriously good cause.
Quintessentially Foundation is taking on child poverty by backing small frontline charities that get real results. These are the folks doing the hard work—helping kids directly, but often overlooked and underfunded.
That’s where their Firefly Project steps in. It gives these grassroots heroes exactly what they need:
– Flexible funding (no red tape)
– Support to grow without burning out
– And access to the kind of networks that keep their work going long after the funding ends
Sounds solid, right?
So naturally, to help, we’ve decided to ride bikes across Scotland, which, as we recently discovered, is basically just one giant hill.
Here’s the squad:
- Richard is a marathon machine and basically the team pro—until.....🏃♂️
- Roshan, who never trains, casually smokes him on the climbs 🚴♂️
- Andy brings industrial-grade pedal power—he could tow a bus if needed🚌
- Sean just wanted a fun side project and somehow ended up with this mutant peloton 🌳
- And then there’s Ian, who signed up before realizing he doesn’t own a bike... or that Scotland has elevation
We’re putting our legs (and lungs) on the line for something that actually works—and we’d love your support.
Donate now. Do it for the kids. Do it for the cause. Do it for Ian’s knees.
🚴♀️ Help us reach our fundraising goal → Quintessentially Foundation - Sabre 2025
@quintessentiallyfoundation
Thank you to our Sponsors
£20k
Sabre Donation
£1,000
Kerney Partners
All the best to you and your team,Roshan !
£1,000
T2rl
Enjoy all that climbing !
£300
Salman And The Rest Of The Nuitee Team!
Wow! Amazing cause. We will be cheering you on and expect to hear all the funny stories after the race!
£251
Brett Thorstad
Good luck Team Sabre! I’d like to say I’m jealous of your coming adventure, but I know first hand the pain that’s coming 😊
£250
Gail Mandel
£250
Elaine Paul
£250
Sunil And Dana Bhatt
Wait, this currency is in pounds? How much is that in dollars? Crap. just kidding. Dana and I are donating because we support Sean and the cause and we will be cheering you on.
£250
Anonymous
£250
George Bravante
£250
Paul Abbott
Great work team Sabre, look out for Drew flying past you
£250
Todd Arthur
£250
Scott Wilson
£250
Mak Capital
Go Roshan!
£250
Jeffery M Jackson
£250
Ramzi Al-qassab
Best of Success & Safe Trip....
£200
World Travel Holdings
In honor of Roshan Mendis and the Sabre team. From Brad and Jeff Tolkin and all your friends at World Travel Holdings
£200
Indiver Rastogi
Go Sabre! We are with you
£200
Abdul-razzaq Iyer
Enjoy the pain!
£150
Rajiv Ahluwalia
Go Team Sabre.
£150
Sergio Molanphy
Donation from Rafael & Sergio
£150
Chiara Quaia Quaia
Great initiative!
£101
Andres Fabris
Here’s a funnier and punchier version of your post: --- Ro, you *are* the mutant in Mutant Peloton — half cyclist, half mountain goat. Good luck on those climbs... and don’t forget to sunscreen those dangerously sexy legs! 🦵🚴♀️🔥
£100
Cara & Brian Whitehill
Roshan in bike shorts. LOLOL.
£100
Silverrail
Best of luck, Sean and the team.
£100
Hotelplanner.com
Let’s go!!!!!
£100
Luigi Battista
Enjoy the ride!
£100
Zoë Y
Gie it laldy guys! Best of luck.🥃🚴🏴⛰️
£100
Anonymous
Good luck Andy
£100
Andrew Harrison
God's speed gentlemen!
£100
Irra And The Team Zamna Technologies
Great cause Roshan and team - good luck and hope the're enough padding - and your legs stay in one piece !
£100
Erika Miller
Good luck!!!!
£100
Jules And Josh And Jess Mcdonald
Well done boys! Please look after Sean and he's not as young and fit and good looking as he appears :)
£100
Dermot Shortt
Good luck Roshan and the team from the Shortt family!
£100
Pooja Chadha
All the best! Will be thinking of you all and will pray for good weather.
£100
Michael Reyes
£100
Michael Reyes
£100
Stephan
Great cause. Enjoy the flat course and the unavoidable sunshine!
£100
Sandeep Shastri
Go, team Sabre!
£100
Nicole Regel
Go Team Sabre!
£100
Blair Hughes
£100
Chinmai Sharma
Let’s go Sabre! 🚴🚴♀️🚴♂️
£100
Kathy Morgan
Go team Sabre!! You’ve got this!!
£100
Darren J Rickey
£100
Katharine Henry
Good luck!
£100
John Bakrt
£100
Reema
Good Luck!
£100
Chris Wilding
Have fun. Don't get hurt!
£100
Cortes-escobar
£100
Djs Advisory Services
£100
Kurt Ekert
£100
Martin Cowley
Great cause! Go well!
£100
Jeff Lobl
GO SABRE!!! You guys got this!!!
£100
Jennifer Catto
Good luck, team!
£100
Will Furneaux
Good luck Roshan and team!
£100
Emma Wilson
Enjoy the ride !!!!
£100
Constantine Hallax
You guys have a great time. Would love to pedal with you next year. Or sooner in Richmond!
£100
Ninan Chacko
Awesome goal Roshan and good luck!!
£80
Kishore Pallamreddy
£75
Vicki Clementoni
Have an amazing and safe ride, Ian, for a wonderful cause.
£75
Toby & Stefanie
Sounds like a lot of fun for a great cause. Good luck Roshan!
£75
Traci Mercer
The Squad write-up has me crying! Richard & Ian - good luck! Kick Roshan & Andy’s butts! Humble them a bit, would ya? Have a blast guys!
£50
Tim Collins
£50
Lindsay Millward
Wishing you lots of luck and hope the weather is on your side!
£50
Mike Rose
Good luck Sean, that is one big challenge!
£50
Julian Reiter
Best of luck Lardy. We’ll all be cheering you on from armchairs or the pub.
£50
Jennifer Joyce
Go team Sean! You’re an animal on a bike!
£50
Stephen Tillman
Go Sean and team
£50
Bart Van Eijck
Ride like you mean it!
£50
Laura Roth
£50
Bags
Sean ( King of the Mountain) , enjoy the challenge, and the ride.
£50
Nick Bishop
It’s a long way Roshan! Take some Red wine with you! Great cause team, well done 👏
£50
Lee Halket
Good luck Ian and team, great cause.
£50
Ian Kinrade
Good luck Sean et al What a challenge.
£50
Anonymous
£50
Anonymous
Good luck!
£50
Ulrika Seidel
Way to go Ian, you’re so inspiring!! (Not even owning a bike before 😅)
£50
Elisa Molanphy
Suerte hijo y cuídate. Muy orgullosa
£50
Sergey Shebalov
£50
Jason Sharp
Good luck Roshan, if you do it in flip flops I’ll treble it..!
£50
Meg Mcdonald
£50
Tosh Mondal
Good luck
£50
Mike Bey
Show those hills who’s the boss Sean!
£50
Lefteris
Go Team! Great Effort! Best Team!!
£50
Nilsa Rincon
You can do this!
£50
Patricio Boccardo
Go team Sabre!!!!!
£50
Gary Elsdon
Good luck - enjoy every mile!
£50
Richard Castle
Good luck chaps. Hope the wind blows in your general direction!
£50
Gavin Duffy
My contribution towards the cost of the ambulance
£50
Dech
You’re unstoppable, Go Ian!
£50
Dech
A great cause, Go Richard!
£50
Dech Devaiah
Good luck Sean!
£50
Juan Guerrero
Well done Ian, great cause to support and more impressive you are up for it without much cycling experience!!!
£50
Ana Domenech
£50
Vianni P
£50
Essa Alobaisi
Good Luck Ian!
£50
Essa Alobaisi
Good Luck Richard!
£50
Essa Alobaisi
Good Luck Sean!
£50
Essa Alobaisi
Good luck Roshan!
£50
Rochelle Boas
£50
Joane Barnett
Gracias por compartir y te deseo un gran éxito en esta campaña.
£50
Maurizio Contini
Go go go, Ian. It’s a physical medical and mental challenge. You can do it.
£50
Jv
Go team! Enjoy the fun!
£50
Fernando Dominguez
Really proud of your challenge. I hope a small donation can help your goal.
£50
Anonymous
Go seany go ❤️
£50
Jeanne Long
Good Luck Team Sabre!
£50
Sammy & Nigel
Go Sean - hope the weather is kind to you!
£50
Elmo Jayawardena
This is to sponsor Roshan Mendis in this worthy cause.
£50
Raj Siva-kumar
£50
Christopher White
Best of luck Roshan (its a bit further than Box Hill)!!!
£50
Alessandro Ciancimino
Ian go for it!!
£50
Scott Alvis
Good luck with the ride!
£50
Mendis Family From Co
£50
Anne-marie King
Give it everything, fellas!!
£50
The Gomes Family- Canada
All the best Roshan!!
£50
Ryle Mendis
£50
Nicolas Van Stappen
An inspiring challenge, happy to support your ride.
£40
Jeff Mitchell
Go Roshan and Team!
£30
Anonymous
£30
Cecile Danielo
All the best team ! Cecile
£30
Anonymous
Great effort, even greater cause. Go Ian!
£30
Essa Alobaisi
Good Luck Andy!
£30
Magali Colleu
A great cause! Bon courage a tous!
£30
Maria Teresa Rendo
You Rock boss Ian lo puedes con todo, eres un crack Congrats, guys, and good luck
£30
Salman Syed
Ian and Sabre Team! What a great milestone.
£30
Shazia Poona-haq
Best of Luck! May the hills be with you ...
£30
Anonymous
£25
Anonymous
Brilliant team and cause
£20
Anonymous
£20
Deb And Rob
Go Sean - love the emoji x
£20
Duncan Martin
Ride strong Sean!
£20
Fiona S
You will all smash it! Well done
£20
Michelle King
All the best guys! Look forward to seeing the pics along the way ! :-)
£20
Fritz Oberhummer
Of course to sponsor Isn, the MOST fearless of the pack!! Venga Tigres!!
£20
Gavin Miles
Keep pedalling mate
£20
David James
£20
Anonymous
£20
Anonymous
£20
Kate Howarth
Best of luck, Ian and team!!
£20
Anonymous
Brilliant cause and team
£20
Felipe Villar Stein
£20
Maria Gaona
£20
Rob Hunt
Best of luck amigo! Go smash it 💪
£20
Martin Kleinman
Awesome 🤩 Enjoy! 🚴
£20
Tess Longfield
IANcredible! Hats off to you for taking on this challenge - I’m sure you’ll smash it and it will be the start of a wonderful journey on wheels.
£20
Tess Longfield
Courage! Have a great time and enjoy the challenge!
£20
Essa Alobaisi
Good luck!
£20
Adriana Villalobos
Best of Luck Sabre Team! Proud of you for contributing to this great cause. Have fun!
£20
Diana Baez
Great to support Sabre supporting young people.
£20
Anonymous
Go Ian go! :-)
£20
Laura Gatell Perez
£20
Debbie Houghton
Well done Team Sabre, an absolutely amazing achievement!!!
£20
Santiago Gallegos
Keep moving those legs
£20
Ana Candido
Força, amigo! I'm so happy to see you embarking on another challenging and beautiful adventure. I have no doubt you'll rock it—just like you always do. Go for it, and enjoy every step of the journey!
£20
Celia Champagne
Go Andy!
£20
Pilar Urrego
You’ve got this! Excellent cause and a great activity!
£20
Joanna Thompson
£20
Marisa G
Well done!! Que grandísimo esfuerzo, toda mi admiración!! Vente para Peckham a comer cake cuando termines la vuelta, tengo curiosidad por cronometrar cuánto te tardas!!
£20
Mariarita Zizzo
Go Ian! 🚵♀️ 💪
£20
Neil Morgan
Good luck, great cause, you continue to inspire my friend!
£20
Nacho & Ana
Come On Ian!!!!
£20
Freya & Jack Schofield
Good luck Ian and team! From Freya, Jack and Riley!!!
£20
Eneraide Pontes
£20
Rabia Ben Larbi
Best of luck and when thing get though, don't forget the reason you started this journey.
£10
Joao Fernandes
Love you Ian :)
£10
Didier Bellone
My contribution
