England to Gibraltar
Kristian Putman is raising money for Help for Heroes
“Kristian-Putman”
on 8 June 2016
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Summary
In 2016 five of us will be setting off from Middlesbrough, England, with the goal of reaching Gibraltar. We will be filming our journey and posting the results on youtube so you can follow our progress and we encourage you to donate via this page.
Stages
In total, the distance between us and our destination is approximately 2000 kilometers (as the crow flies) but will most likely be closer to 3000km once all routes have been considered.
The trip has been broken down into stages, each of which we will aim to complete within a period of 1-2 days. Ideally each stage can be completed in 10 hours if an average speed of 16 kmph is met.
- Middlesbrough to Sheffield (Via Leeds)
- Sheffield to Banbury (Via Nottingham)
- Banbury to Portsmouth
- Portsmouth to St-Malo (Ferry)
- St-Malo to Nantes (Via Rennes)
- Nantes to La Rochelle
- La Rochelle to Bordeaux
- Bordeaux to Pau
- Pau to Jaca
- Jaca to Aneto (Highest point in the Pyrenees)
- Aneto to Lleida
- Lleida to Barcelona
- Barcelona to Tortosa
- Tortosa to Valencia
- Valencia to Murcia
- Murcia to Almeria
- Almeria to Malaga
- Malaga to Gibraltar
Cyclists
The cyclists participating come from a range of backgrounds, but all are students at Teesside University.
- Kristian Putman - 20
- Marco De La Chica - 19
- Adam Fairbrother - 22
- Dominic Ashton - 19
- Ross Henderson - 19