Jacob saddles up for final 5,000 miles of his epic fundraising ride

TEACHER PEDALLING AROUND THE WORLD IN AID OF GREAT ORMOND STREET

- By IMOGEN HOWSE

A FOLKESTONE teacher is more than two-thirds of the way through an 18,000-mile bicycle ride around the world to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Jacob Zintel-Warner, 31, set off from the hospital in London on April 4, 2024 - and is hoping to arrive back there to complete his journey by August of this year.

He has so far travelled through 24 countries, including China, Thailand, and Vietnam, and has amassed an astonishing 12,600 miles on his bike.

Mr Zintel-Warner decided to embark on the round-the-world fundraising adventure after hearing about how Great Ormond Street had helped one of his students.

He is currently cycling through Australia, and will next fly to Canada, where he was born, before he heads down through the United States.

Mr Zintel-Warner said: "Seven years ago, I went travelling around Asia and I met a tourist in China who was cycling around the world.

"Until then, I had no idea it was possible to do something like that - and it became something I aspired to. At the same time, I had also always wanted to do some fundraising, and while I was working at school I spoke to a student who had been treated at Great Ormond Street.