mark tappenden
Prudential ride london 2016 and paris roubiax challange and full body wax
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This year 2015 I set myself my challenge of riding the prudential ride London for sense a deaf blind charity. why sense?
Sense is only a small charity which helps young children and adults who are hard of hearing deaf and blind were unlike the bigger charities most of the money raised goes strait back into the community and not tied up by expensive admin fee's etc.
So next year I have set myself an even bigger challenge by doing the Paris roubiax challenge and the ride London 100 all in the same year.
If you are unfamiliar with the Paris Roubaix let me explain I will be riding from London to northen France to a town called Roubiax and then doing the a 160k or 100 mile sportive which is called the hell of the north which is made famous by a pro cycle race called the paris Roubaix I will be following there route going though some parts which are just cobbles and up some massive climbs as well.
This challenge will take place in june 2016 with 3 days of cycling. And the ride London will take place in july
Thanks for taking time to read this and please if you can help me get to target by digging deep or by sharing my just giving page..
the Paris Roubaix Challenge is famous for its cobbled terrain, which adds to the intensity of the race. You could follow in the tracks of champion and world record holder Sir Bradley Wiggins, who crossed the line in the pro race in April 2015. There are three distances to choose from in the amateur race (70km, 139km or 163km), all finishing in the world famous Roubaix Velodrome.
my cycle challenge...
This unique challenge is the most exciting cycling opportunity yet! A fantastic
155 mile ride, over two days to the beautiful town of Lille in Northern France,
very close to the town of Roubaix, most famous for its epic pro cycle race, the
Paris-Roubaix.
After your two day cycle to Lille, you can choose to take part in the
’Paris-Roubaix Challenge’ riding the same route as the Paris-Roubaix elite
cyclists… then watch the race itself!
Day 1
Croydon to Calais
Our challenge begins in
Croydon after an early morning
event registration and it’s not
too long before we are cycling
through beautiful Kent
countryside on roads that
undulate and weave through
the county. It’s a long cycling
day today but upon reaching
the port of Dover and seeing
the famous white cliffs, there’ll
be a great sense of
achievement. We have dinner
on board the ferry to Calais and
then it’s just a very short ride to
our hotel.
Cycling distance –
approximately 85 miles
Day 2
Calais to Lille
Following breakfast at our hotel
we leave Calais behind us,
remembering to stay on the
right! We begin cycling on
smooth, flat roads, until the
route then becomes more
undulating as we cycle through
the French countryside. We
arrive in the beautiful
mediaeval town of Lille, one of
northern France’s hidden gems,
where we check into our hotel.
Cycling Distance –
approximately 70 miles
Day 3
Ride the 'Paris-Roubaix
Challenge' or free day in Lille
For those of you who chose to
ride the optional ‘Paris-Roubaix
Challenge’, today is the day! It’s
a very early start for the 163km
riders; we transfer from Lille to
Roubaix to catch the 5.30am
bus transfer to your start
location in Busigny. Riders in
the 139km and 70km routes will
be transferred from Lille to the
start in Roubaix for 7am.
The next step is simple – you
ride like you’ve never ridden
before in this spectacular and
unique challenge and have the
time of your life, culminating in
a lap of the Vélodrome of
Roubaix! We will transfer all
riders and bikes back to our
hotel in Lille after the challenge
finish time of 6pm.
For those not participating in
the one day challenge, a day in
Lille is a fantastic alternative!
Make sure you visit The Grand
Place, with its splendid bakeries,
restaurants, cafes and shops.
The square is surrounded by
wonderful architecture, buzzing
with life and street musicians
and the narrow streets of
Vieux-Lille are a treasure trove
of little boutiques and lovely
buildings.
In the evening, a fantastic
celebration meal will be waiting
for everyone to enjoy; relax,
toast your achievements and
relive your ‘best bits’ of this
fabulous three day event!
Well one challenge complete I rode from Croydon to Calais on Thursday 7th April then from Calais to lille on the 8th and on the 9th I completed the 117 mile paris roubaix challenge which was the hardest ride I've ever rode with 40 kilometers of cobbles.
Thanks for all the donations so far and all the well wishes. Theres still more to do so pleased get sharing and donating to sense