Now Theo Walcott is backing Team Buzz!!

Having only just joined a top class team in Arsenal FC, Theo Walcott has now given a nod of support to another winning side in Team Buzz. With our Tour De France just days away, Theo kindly agreed to meet up with us in his own time, since the mandate of the charity for which we are riding is a cause which he himself believes to be a worthy one. The Charity for which the Tour De France is in aid of, Cardiac Risk in the Young, aims to raise awareness of heart defects in the young as well as making simple heart scans mandatory for young sports men and women.

Theo's own experience of the importance of such testing stems from the time when he and a close personal friend and colleague at the Southampton FC Youth Academy, Adam Lallana, were both called up to the England Under-17 side. The England Medical Staff carry out standard heart checks on all young players, and it was with such a scan that an irregular heart beat was sucessfully detected in Adam. Following a successful operation Adam was able to return to playing football and pursuing a bright career with Southampton FC.

Special thanks for making this meeting possible go to Theo's parents, Don and Lynn Walcott. We were made to feel exceptionally welcome at Theo's home, and we wish him all the best in his future with Arsenal and England.