Cyclist forgives uninsured drunk driver who put him in intensive care

Jean-Pierre De Villiers was left for dead after being hit by the car during his Land's End to John O'Groats attempt

Jean-Pierre de Villiers (Jean-Pierre de Villiers/Instagram)

A motivational speaker says he forgives the uninsured drunk driver who hit him during a Land's End to John O'Groats challenge.

39-year-old Jean-Pierre De Villiers was completing the charity ride to raise money for a brain cancer charity and was riding through Ilfracombe in Devon when the collision happened.

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Hi. I'm Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor. I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.


Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).


I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.