Stroke survivor sets sights on Everest for Two Wheels for Life

Stroke survivor Andy Ibbott is set to face his biggest charity challenge yet, Everest Base Camp in aid of MotoGP charity Two Wheels for Life.

Ibbott’s life has always revolved around motorcycles, leading him to become one of the top motorcycling journalists and riding instructors in the UK, passing on his knowledge to Grand Prix champions, and even members of the Royal Family.
 


A catastrophic stroke in 2011, following the discovery of a small lump on his neck and subsequent routine operation, however, left him with just a five percent chance of survival. The preceding six months were spent in intensive care, where he couldn’t walk, talk or even eat and drink.



After painstakingly re-learning everything again from scratch during his recovery over the past decade, Ibbott has completed a number of intense challenges for charity, including cycling from London to Paris on a tandem bicycle, taking part in the Marathon de Sables, the world’s toughest on-foot race, as well as the Half Marathon De Sables, and twice finishing the Brighton Half Marathon.
 


Throughout everything Ibbott’s passion for two wheels has remained. In 2022, he is aiming to raise £10,000 for official MotoGP charity, Two Wheels for Life, by climbing Everest Base Camp.
 


“I have been mad about motorbikes for as long as I can remember, and that has never stopped,’ Ibbot explained. “My love of motorbikes led me to a career in journalistic riding. I also brought the California Superbike School to the UK, Ireland, India, Norway, the Middle East. We had a successful business worldwide helping over 100,000 riders.

“I was one of the top 3 journalistic riders in the UK. I started a racing career, then one day I crashed and broke my back. That put an instant stop