Simon Martel

Simon's 2018 Charity 1250 mile Cycle Challenges

Fundraising for Challenge Adventure Charities

£3,020
raised of £3,500 target
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Event: Annecy Challenge 2018, from 4 October 2018 to 7 October 2018
Participants: Many others involved!

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This year I am cycling 484 miles across the highest climbs in The Pyrenees both in France and Spain, this takes 7 days and involves over 67,500 feet of Vertical Ascents from Biarritz to Perpignan in early June.  If that was not enough pain then in July I am participating in the London Surrey 100 miles with some 28,000 of my closest friends! (this normally takes me about 5.5 hours; followed in mid September with the Inaugural Velo South another 1 day 100 miles closed road event from Goodwood and finally in Late September the CAC Annecy Challenge from Rouen to Lake Annecy a mere 510 miles over 3 days (relay team).

All entry costs and accommodation/travel are paid by me so 100% of your donations goes to the charities.  50% is split between Cancer Research UK / British Heart Foundation and the remaining 50% to my chosen Charity of The Brain Tumour Trust - in memory of a much missed Friend of my wife and I - Jill Long who died 2 years ago - a fantastic woman who in her day had played football for Southampton Ladies when they won the first ever Womens' FA Cup Final !!

This is now the 16th year I have been raising money for Charity through Cycling over which time I have cycled over 20,000 miles across the Charity events and raised over £40,000 - all with your Support - so many Thanks.

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About the charity

For 25 years, we have organised cycle events, mainly in Europe. We have raised a huge £4,378,361 mainly for cancer, heart and other medical research. We pride ourselves that EVERY PENNY that has been raised has been paid to charity - our participants paying the full fees for event entry themselves.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,020.00
+ £148.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,605.00
Offline donations
£1,415.00

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