Hi Everyone,

Thank you for taking the time to read my page.

On behalf of Blue Marine Foundation, I am going to be cycling 450-plus kilometres over the Alps from Voisin to to Monaco in the Monaco Cycle Ride 2017 to support our oceans. 

I will be setting off from Voisin, arriving four days later at Prince's Palace of Monaco, on Tuesday 27th September, to be greeted by Prince Albert himself!

I’ll be cycling on average 150 kilometres a day.  For four consecutive days, on a ride that I have been told has soaring peaks, endless climbs and white knuckle descents... Why I hear you ask?! And the answer is I truly believe in this fantastic cause and want to help support Blue in all of the fantastic work they do for our oceans.

For those who don't know BLUE, it's a charity which exists to solve the crisis in the oceans through providing innovative solutions to over-fishing and enabling the creation of marine reserves.

They are a charity that really shakes things up and gets stuff done.  They’ve already contributed to nearly 1.5m square kilometres of ocean being protected from the ravages of over-fishing.

Funds raised from the cycle ride will go towards two of BLUE's projects that will contribute significantly to ocean protection:

The beautiful Aeolian Islands to the north of Sicily are being threatened by over-fishing and irresponsible tourism.

Funds raised from the cycle ride will go towards projects which will:

- Build eco-moorings for sailing vessels so they don’t
damage the sea - grass beds when they anchor;

- Monitor and protect endangered marine species such as
sperm whales and dolphins;

- Enhance fish reproduction through site-specific
protection/zoning;

- Reduce the number of ‘ghost’ nets (discarded nets which
trap species such as loggerhead turtles)

The remote island of Ascension in the tropical Atlantic is home to some of the biggest fish in the world, sharks, turtles and rare sea birds, but was being plundered by long-line fishing. The UK government has just
declared half Ascension’s waters protected from fishing, but the Ascension islanders rely on income from fishing licences.

Funds raised from the cycle ride will support BLUE’s work to open up other sources of income on the island, particularly science and eco-tourism so that 100% of the island’s waters (nearly twice the size of the UK) can become a marine protected area.

Thank you SO much for your support. 

Jenny x