Story
We did it, 505 miles !!!!!!!!!!! A BIG BIG thank you to everyone who supported us. X
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I am a casual, fair weather cyclist, who doesn't like hills or the wind (despite my husband telling me "It's your friend") but do like cafe stops - especially Chipping and Scorton ! I have volunteered to join Rock FM on the ‘Tower 2 Tower Cycle Challenge’ to raise money for ‘Cash 4 Kids’. Cycling 450 miles on my trusty RIBBLE Cycles EM2 road bike, leaving Paris on Sunday 23rd August and cycling to Blackpool, hopefully arriving on Friday 28th August. My aim is to raise £1500 to help improve the quality of life for disabled and disadvantaged children and young people throughout the North West.
Please donate what you can to help me reach my target and make all the pain worth while.
Thank you for all your support, every little helps. Jean ' Must Be MAD' Bennett
**WARNING** One of the photos comes with a health warning for those who are eating, have bad hearts, are in the company of children or just think that a woman of a certain age should not pose in such a fashion !!! What the heck it is for charity.
The route
Day 1 (Sun 23rd Aug 2009) – Eiffel Tower to Evreux Set off no later than 7am out of Paris towards the suburbs. Lunch in the town of Mantes-La-Ville then on to Evreux. Cycling distance – approx. 66 miles Day 2 (Mon 24th Aug 2009) – Evreux to Caen Leave Evreux and head towards the port of Caen, having lunch at Lisieux, then catch the ferry over to Portsmouth. Cycling distance – approx. 75 milesDay 3 (Tues 25th Aug 2009) – Portsmouth to Oxford Leave Portsmouth and head to Oxford, stopping to have lunch in Reading. Cycling distance – approx. 90 miles Day 4 (Wed 26th Aug 2009) – Oxford to Worcester Leave Oxford and head to Worchester, stopping on route to enjoy an open air buffet lunch. Cycling distance – approx.58 miles
Day 5 (Thurs 27th Aug 2009) – Worcester to Chester Leave Worchester and head to Chester, stopping for lunch in Shrewsbury. Cycling distance – approx. 90 miles
Day 6 (Fri 28th Aug 2009) – Chester to Blackpool Tower The final day ! Chester to Blackpool Tower Cycling distance = approx. 72 miles Day 7 (Saturday 29th Aug 2009) – BED !!!!!!!!
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