FORMER Warrington Wolves star Gary Chambers cycled 112 miles when he took on Britain’s hardest bike ride to raise funds for a neurological disease that is getting closer to a cure.

Gary, now an under 16s coach at the club, tackled the Fred Whitton challenge in the Lake District for Reverse Rett alongside charity founder Andy Stevenson, Warrington-born former Salford and Widnes forward Cliff Eccles and friend Dave Clements.

The Cumbrian native and company completed the challenge in 11 hours on August 12.

Gary, who made 210 appearances for Warrington over 11 seasons before hanging up his boots in 2000, said: “It’s Britain’s hardest ride and it takes in all the highest passes in the Lake District.

“It was tough, we’d done bits before and done a lot of training – we made good time on a difficult road, it took us 11 hours.

Former Culcheth High School pupil Andy set up the charity in 2010, and his daughter and step-daughter both suffer from Rett Syndrome.

The disease is usually only seen in women, and strikes at around the age of one in babies who have previously developed normally.

It could become the first neurological disorder to be cured as tests have managed to reverse the disease in rats.

Gary, who left the club after 25 years in 2013 to take up the role of head coach at Swinton before returning, added: “If people give whatever they can it makes a big difference especially with this disease as they’re very close to finding a cure.

“It’s similar to locked in syndrome and it pretty much only happens in girls.

“They’ve got good brain function but not good muscle movement and speech so they’ve got to have 24/7 care.”

The bike ride has already raised £3000, but to donate more go to justgiving.com/biking4bethandamber2.