The tribute is part of a five -day charity organized by the Welsh collective RIDE CYMRU MCCknown for his solidarity work on two wheels. The event not only seeks to remember that risky maneuver in which Knievel The pelvis fractured, not being able to correctly land its Harley-Davidson XR750but also to raise funds for the British children’s organization NSPCCdedicated to the protection of childhood.
In addition, this year, the event acquires an even more special look with the participation of the family of the legendary Stuntman. Your eldest son, Kelly Knieveland their sisters Tracey and Alice They will travel from the United States to accompany the participants during the scheduled events. Among them, a question and answer session stands out in the iconic London Ace Caféwhere fans can know intimate details and family anecdotes of the man who converted, the jump into a motorcycle, in mass show.
The group of pilots will leave on Sunday, May 25 from Oswestry, on the border with Wales, and will travel more than 1,200 kilometers crossing the country, with stops in emblematic locations such as the Diddly Squat Farm Shop of the popular presenter Jeremy Clarksonuntil reaching the British capital.
There, on Tuesday, May 27, they will meet around the new Wembley stadium (very close to the original location where he tried his challenging jump half a century ago) next to a London bus bus, exact replica of the model on which Knievel He tried to fly.
This initiative began in 2012, but it was in 2015, with the 40th anniversary of the Salto, when its members disguised for the first time as Evel Knievelgenerating a wave of sympathy between fans.
Since then, the movement has been growing and managed to raise more than 280,000 pounds (332,486 euros) For different solidarity causes. In fact, this year they have already collected more than 26,000 pounds (near 30,900 euros), and hope to overcome their own record.
«We wanted to do something that captured the public’s imagination, something that united the passion for motorcycles with a solidarity cause. Evel was more than a specialist; It was a cultural icon. Paying tribute like this, in style, it is our way of keeping your legend aliveA ”, he explains Jason Lewisfounder of the collective.
This was the jump of Evel Knievel in Wembley
As we all know, the impact of the 1975 jump was such that, although Knievel He failed to complete the acrobatics, he won a massive and historical ovation. Instead of discouragement, he took the microphone and announced his withdrawal from the great jumps. That gesture, together with the brutal fall and its determination to get up, consolidated their status as a legend.
The organizers invite all motorcycling and fans of the iconic specialist to participate in the events or collaborate with donations through their official website.
