Hi,

I am lucky enough have got a place on Lawrence's Cycle Slam.  Aim is to raise money, but also the awareness of great Chairties through facing challenge.  Planning to complete the first stage from Rome to Nice. I will then cut away and return to reality while the others continue on their epic 2800km journey. The biggest challenge will not only be equaling the distance of the Tour de France, but doing it in February and March. 

Not much else to read but those who know me will know how hard it is going to be for me to do the hills!  (half of each hill anyway!)

If you are in need of convincing then please look up this on You tube Epidermolysis Bullosa , unashamedly i have copied the text below from one of the other participants just giving page:

The Dallaglio Foundation has pledged to help DebRA, as well as other charities, through this ride - so for those of you who know little about the charity and its cause....,

DebRA is the only charity to provide services and support to children and families who suffer from EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa), at the same time as co-ordinating and providing funds for the research (all over the world) to find treatments and ultimately a cure. EB Research has had some major breakthroughs in recent years and even months, and it is now at a point where, for some types of EB, it is moving from laboratory work to clinical trials - at last, for some of those affected by EB, we are just starting to see the benefits of 15 years of hard work in the labs.

But clinical research is very expensive - several times more expensive than lab research; services still need to be provided while we wait for the day DebRA can close up shop!  And all this has come at a time when funding has become more of a challenge.  

Mattie Stewart thanks for helping with sponsorship and much more.

Pse donate now even if it just £10.