After 4 years of deliberation I have committed to take on the challenge of cycling from London to Cannes in March this year. I am doing this as part of a group fundraising challenge on a supported ride, raising money for Club Peloton, a charity whose beneficiaries include Coram, MSA Trust, TOM and CFC.

The Ride

7 Days | 1,438km | 17,498m ascent 

The 7 days are made up of the following routes, distances and climbs:

• London-Folkestone 116km | 1250m ascent 
• Calais - Soissons 264km | 2470m ascent 
• Soissons - Auxerre 237km | 2500m ascent 
• Auxerre - Chalon 196km | 2450 ascent 
• Chalon - Valence 255km | 2330m ascent 
• Valence - Greoux-les-Bains 210km | 3400m ascent 
• Greoux-les-Bains - Cannes 160km | 3098m ascent 

There is a support bus coming along but my aim (and therefore challenge to sponsor!) is to ride every stage of every day, covering the full distance in the 7 days. For the mathematicians amongst you that is an average of over 200km per day with some significant climbing in the last 2 days to finish us off.

Considering my longest ride prior to signing up for this was 100km, completed once, (and it took me 3 days to recover from) this is a serious challenge so all the help and encouragement you are able to provide via sponsorship to this very worthy charity would be greatly appreciated.

About Club Peloton

Club Peloton (clubpeloton.org) is the charity and real estate cycling community transforming the lives of vulnerable young people. Since 2006, it has given £4.5 million in grants to projects that make a real difference. Cycle to MIPIM is Club Pelotons original endurance fundraising ride that brings together cyclists of all abilities to ride, network and fundraise. Every year, riders from across the property industry complete the 1,438km challenge from London to Cannes, arriving in time for MIPIM, the leading international real estate fair. 

Club Peloton is transforming the lives of vulnerable young people by supporting a number of brilliant projects. Every rider will raises money for Club Peloton so we can continue to transform young lives by:

• recruiting families for 1,150 children waiting longer than 18 months to find adoptive homes via Coram Adoption 
• assisting 500 families with post-adoption support via Coram Adoption 
• awarding 800 bikes, tandems and adapted bikes to children and young people affected by cancer via Cyclists Fighting Cancer 
• supporting research to illustrate the relationship between physical and mental well-being and physical activity in children surviving cancer via Cyclists Fighting Cancer 
• tackling the root causes of violent street crime through 18 amazing projects via the Top Ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust 
• assisting the children of 27 families living with a loved one with MSA via the Multiple System Atrophy Trust