Former Crystal Palace footballer Geoff Thomas launches his autobiography in Croydon next week.

Riding Through The Storm details his battle with leukaemia followed by his epic journey round the Tour de France as well as his football career.

He is currently urging the government to back his five year, £20 million public/private funding campaign to finance drug and other treatment trials to tackle leukaemia and other blood cancers.

Geoff will be in Waterstones, The Whitgift Shopping Centre, Croydon on Tuesday (1-2pm).