Hi All,
The United Against Cancer team again take to the English roads in aid of Cancer Research UK, Macmillan and Mind. This time around we're cycling from St. James' Park to London, however, there is a twist!!!
We set off on May 10th on our long journey down south to England's capital. Our challenge is spread out over 6 days, cycling approximately 380 miles. 380 miles you ask yourself? surely it's not that many miles to London?... That's because after our cycle to Southampton we felt that cycling to London just didn't deserve your hard earned money to be donated.
So, the route...
Day 1 - Newcastle (SJP) to Thirsk - 65 miles
Day 2 - Thirsk to Thorne - 63 miles
Day 3 - Thorne to Boston (Not USA) - 73 miles
Day 4 - Boston to Cambridge - 67 miles
Day 5 - Cambridge to London (Emirates Stadium) - 60 miles
So, now the twist... As we felt that cycling to London just didn't live up to our cycle to Southampton last march we wanted to put some extra miles on our journey.
On Day six we will start from the Emirates stadium and cycle round to EVERY premier league football stadium in London. This adds another 50 miles onto our journey in what can only be described as manic London traffic. Once we have cycled around each London premier league stadium we will then head over to the home of English football Wembley Stadium and cycle up Wembley way under hopefully a lit up arch.
London stadium route:
Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) - White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur) - Upton Park (West Ham United) - Selhurst Park (Crystal Palace) - Stamford Bridge (Cheslea) - Loftus Road (QPR) - Wembley Stadium...
The Team:
Kevin Moore - Newcastle United Fan
Thomas Concannon - Newcastle United Fan
Allen O'Connell - Newcastle United Fan
Mathew Sammons - Tottenham Hotspur Fan
Christopher Hair - Sunderland Fan
Unfortunately this year Thomas has picked up a serious injury ruling him out of the cycling, however, being a team player, he wanted to be involved and will be our support vehicle.
Last but not certainly not least, every single donation means to world to us and we can never thank you enough for parting with your hard earned money.
Thank you for taking time to read our story,
United Against Cancer Cycling Team
