A BIG-HEARTED bathroom designer is planning to use pedal power to raise funds for children with life-limiting conditions.

Tom Aird, 27, from Westbourne, will set off for France with five friends on June 28 for the opening weekend of The Tour de France.

Inspired by Sir Bradley Wiggins, they are determined to complete an agonising challenge in aid of Julia’s House Children’s Hospice.

Tom told the Daily Echo: “I love cycling and last summer, like a lot of the country, I got swept up in cycling fever.”

To support the team visit justgiving.com/DTMcycling