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Hood Family’s 57-Mile Ride Raises £6.7K After Daughter’s Death

6/1/2026

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The Hood family organized a 56.7-mile “Tour de 4” bike ride from the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on 6 September, raising more than £6,700 for brain-tumour research.
Cara Hood, 18, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma on 8 August 2024 after a CT scan and underwent surgery, proton-beam therapy and chemotherapy.
She died on 8 November 2025 after a September 2025 MRI showed the tumour had spread to her brain and spine.

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The Hood family organized a 56.7-mile “Tour de 4” bike ride from the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on 6 September, raising more than £6,700 for brain-tumour research.
Cara Hood, 18, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma on 8 August 2024 after a CT scan and underwent surgery, proton-beam therapy and chemotherapy.
She died on 8 November 2025 after a September 2025 MRI showed the tumour had spread to her brain and spine.