A man hoping to raise £1m for charity through a series of cycling and endurance events has had his racing bike stolen.

Andrew Pirie, from Weybridge, was going to compete in an Ironman endurance race after running his third London Marathon, to raise money for the Sue Ryder Hospice and Cancer Research UK.

The causes are particualrly close to Mr Pirie's heart as his mother, who died from cancer in 2005, was cared for by staff at the Sue Ryder Hospice in Peterborough.

The 30-year-old was in the process of moving from New Malden to Hillcrest in Weybridge when the bike was stolen from his garage.

The robbery was reported to police and a reward has been offered for the safe return of the specially designed bike, thought to have been built at a cost of more than £1,000.

Mr Pirie needs the bike to compete in all of his charity events, including a 112 mile cycle.

He said: “One way or another I’m definitely still going to do it, the idea was to do the challenges in honour of my mum.

"I will have run at my third London marathon by then and I’ve been in training for two years for the Ironman cycle.”

Mr Pirie thanked the police and urged residents to keep an eye out.

He said: “It’s has taken me years to build. I appeal to the local community to lookout for it. If anybody sees anything suspicious, please report to the police immediately. I’d like to thank them for their support.”

Surrey Police have been following up enquires since the bike was taken on Saturday, April 13.