I'm a Blackburn Rovers fan and I will be cycling to every away game to raise money for charity

Devoted Lewis Robinson, 32, will rack up 3,700 miles following Blackburn Rovers this season.

He spent four days cycling to his side's game at Norwich City's Carrow Road stadium on Saturday, which Rovers drew 2-2 following their late equaliser.

He'll now spend the next nine months riding up and down the country to the other 22 away grounds the Lancashire club will visit in the Championship this season.

Lewis, from Garstang, who owns a recruitment firm, is hoping to raise money for a cancer charity after the death of a close friend.

The dad-of-three was left 'overwhelmed' after completing the first leg of the trip alongside his partner Caitlin Ahern, 27, and their four-month-old daughter, Faith.

He said: "Quite a lot of the Norwich fans have been stopping me, and they’ve seen the story – and that’s been amazing.

“I had a bit of a lump in my throat when I was sat with the charity bucket, while people were donating.

“But this is one of 23 stadiums, we’ve got many more to go. And I’m still pretty focused. I’ve got to get back and get ready for the next one.

"It’s been a real team effort with me and my partner."

Lewis, who often undertakes extreme endurance races, will begin each of his trips from Blackburn's Ewood Park stadium.

His toughest journeys include a mammoth 359-mile ride to Plymouth Argyle’s Home Park on October 5 and a 289-mile slog to Portsmouth's Fratton Park on March 29.

But he is particularly concerned about the bad weather he might witness during the winter months aboard his trusty red road bike, nicknamed Rosie.

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Lewis said: “The hardest bits for sure are going to be the darker nights, the weather, the rain, the snow.

“There’s one particular week in October that is Coventry on a Tuesday.

“I’ll probably watch the game but then need to get back to Ewood Park to cycle to Plymouth – which is over 300 miles. So that is going to be a big week.

“Other than that, it’s purely weather and the winter period."

Lewis said he was very much looking forward to cycling to Turf Moor, home to his team's arch-rivals Burnley FC, on August 31.

He added: “Even though it’s only a short journey, I’m quite looking forward to seeing the reception I get.

“Typically, the only way you can get into the ground is by coach from Ewood Park to Turf Moor.

“It will be an interesting ride through the centre of Burnley and then arriving at the ground for sure.”

Lewis said he had the idea for his epic adventure over Christmas to raise money for the Smiley Smiley Josh Riley Foundation.

The charity was set up after Josh's death at the age of 27 from cancer - with the aim of building a holiday lodge for those going through end-of-life care or treatment.

Lewis said: “He was such a well-known guy in the area.

“He always had a smile on his face, he was genuinely a really good character.

“And if we can provide that rest bite for people going through treatment or end-of-life care, or even recovery, that would be something special we could achieve.

Lewis will still be working while taking on the challenge, with baby Faith and Caitlin also joining him on the route at times.

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He added: “I own a business, and we’re in a position now where it allows me to have this flexibility.

“But I’m literally being kept up to date by phone and then sorting my emails out at night. It never stops for me.

“My four-month-old baby has tagged along as well, so between me and my partner, we’re juggling that as well.”

A Blackburn Rovers spokesperson said they hoped the team's away performances would reward Lewis for his hard work.

They said: "We want to wish Lewis all the very best in his monumental charity challenge and we hope that the football family really gets behind him and helps him raise a significant sum of money for a really worthwhile cause.

"Hopefully the team can record some positive results on the road too, to reward his long journeys to every away game this season!”

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