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Twenty seven years ago I did a cycle ride with my school friend Steve, to raise money for a truly amazing charity, the Dorothy House Foundation. We were 16 and without any practice managed to cycle from Bath to the New Forest, raising a total of £140 (see gallery for further info). The Dorothy House Foundation is a charity that was originally established in Bath where we grew up. It's helped countless numbers of terminally ill patients and their families over the years, allowing patients to be cared for at home rather than in hospital, enabling them to make the most of living in the time that is left. With that in mind, Steve and I decided earlier this year to recreate our experience and establish whether we could do it again, in our forties, with a similar level of training and planning?! To add to the challenge I've recovered an old Peugeot 10-speed bike from the 1980s to see how it gets on in the 21st century. Please sponsor me!