Lanarkshire man hopes to break through £200,000 barrier during final charity cycle

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A Lanarkshire man is aiming to crash through his £200,000 fundraising target in his final charity cycle.Jim Bertram, who was brought up in Newmains, has raised an incredible £196,000 for a variety of charities on incredible cycling challenges.However, at the age of 55, Jim decided to call time on his fundraising efforts to spend more time with his family and work on his business.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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My son lives in America and my other son is staying in Carluke.“It’s only when I was looking back at some of the pictures from down the years then you realise just how well we have done, so I’m proud of what we have achieved.“Myself and my partner Jo lost parents to breast cancer and heart problems, so we did a 24-hour event for a cancer charity and the British Heart Foundation."That’s one I’m really proud of.“We also finished up a Stoke City to Rangers challenge in front of a full crowd at Ibrox with everyone cheering, which was brilliant.”Jim’s final challenge will see him cycle from Wolves’ Molineux Stadium to Rugby Park in Kilmarnock in aid of the Kris