Tom Lynch (BMX rider)

Tom Lynch had the idea for the first London Ambulance Cycle Response Unit (CRU), with the aim of providing emergency response by bicycle in areas which would be difficult or impossible to get to in a traditional ambulance.

[2] Lynch started winning BMX competitions at the age of 16 and over a period of nearly 15 years won many British and international championships, including in the elite superclass.

[2][5] Lynch's connections to the bicycle industry enabled him to contribute to the design of the bikes used in the trial,[2] an example of which can be seen in the Medicine Wellcome Galleries at the Science Museum, London.

The trial was a success and the London CRU expanded to Heathrow Airport in 2004,[7] the City of London in 2006[8] and Kensington and Knightsbridge, Croydon town centre, Canary Wharf and the area around St Pancras International station in 2008.

[11] The BMX helmet, used by Lynch as part of his CRU uniform, together with a bicycle and associated equipment, can be seen in the Medicine Wellcome Galleries at the Science Museum, London.