I'm Nathan's brother and you're reading this because we all got a little drunk the night before the funeral..... As we've said already, Nathan loved cycling (I think in his mind he was much better than we were) and so when we wanted to do something special to honour him we knew it had to be on a bike. At that time (November 2007), Mike TG had just raced most of the year, Colin Big Boy AKA Fatsprinter had raced at the end of the year, Colin Seatpin (we need a better nickname don't we?!!) was recovering from the Great North Run, Doug Crasher was smoking and didn't realise he still owned a bike and I was living in Paris and the only bikes I had ridden all year were those ones you can hire now in Paris, let's say 2hours max, all year. So I suggested a ride which everyone agreed to but then as the beers kept coming it sort of escalated out of control and now we're riding a stage of the Tour!! Of course TG was egging us on because he thought it'd be easy and Doug was still amazed he owned a bike and was keen to use it - why not after 10 years of neglect - the 2 Colins jumped at the chance the next day and so there we have it............. I'm riding the Alps with my 4 new brothers and they've got to try and keep up ;-). Come back and we'll keep you posted on how we got this far and how we go from here! Oh, and please sponsor us by clicking on the 'widget'
Nathan Evington
28/02/77 - 03/11/07
About Nathan
Nathan, was a big chap in more ways than one. He was always to be found at the centre of the action, telling it exactly as it was – loudly!
In fact, Nathan was in such a hurry to make his impact on the world, he arrived on a cold February morning 8 weeks early. He was so premature that he spent his first month in hospital, and at the time was one of the youngest babies in Hedon Road hospital to survive!
Cycling played a huge part in Nathan’s life. He loved the film American Flyers and watched it many times. In it, there is a scene where the main character does the "torture test" which involved running on a treadmill for as long as possible before ending the test by hitting the "chicken" switch. After Nathan’s diagnosis of cardiomyopathy in 2004, he was actually quite excited to discover that he would be required to do his own "torture test" and spent a good deal of time psyching himself up for a good performance. In fact, he was so determined that it was ultimately the doctor, his Mum and the technician who had to drag him off, as Nathan refused to give in himself.
Cycling also revealed Nathan’s talent for remembering facts and figures. He was our very own walking cycling encyclopaedia. He loved to test his friends and show off his knowledge, and he was always the person you would want on your pub quiz team.
Nathan was determined to live life to the full, and unbeknown to his Mum he began playing in a football team a few years ago. The cat was out of the bag when a new football trophy took pride of place on the mantelpiece one evening. Nathan was very proud of himself and his team-mates, although I am reliably informed that Nathan was valued more for his enthusiastic participation, rather than his football talents – which led to his shots on goal just missing the target – 100% of the time!
Nathan was the life and soul of any party and loved to dance. He would always take to the dance floor first, and was quite happy to dance alone. However, his infectious enthusiasm always encouraged others to join him.
Nathan was a kind man, and always generous to a fault – on the benefit of his Mum and brother. He had a very special sense of humour – one he shared with his brother – and left his mark on everyone he met.
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