Rod thanks those who supported his Truant’s Cambodia Charity Bike Ride either with the recent auction or by contributing to his justgiving page. The final total raised by Rod and the 37 other riders can now be announced and it is a whopping £372,000 to be shared between Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy , Teenage Cancer Trust and ChildLine.

If you are interested you can now see what happened on the ride , photos and movie, go to www.thetruantsuk.com/cambodia. lt won’t be long now before the Heavy Metal Truants take to the road again, cycling the 189 miles from London to Download Festival, June 11 to 13. There are still a few places so if you are interested in cycling with Rod, the guys from TeamRock, Metal fans and musicians and some agency and label mates, check it out on www.heavymetaltruants.com