<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">Autism Concern is a charity which provides support and options to people affected by all forms of autism in gaining independence and control of their lives.</span></strong></strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">&nbsp;</span></strong>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;"><a href="http://www.autismconcern.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;id=54:what-is-autism&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Itemid=64">What is Autism?&nbsp;</a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">&nbsp;</span></strong>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">Autism is a life-long developmental disability that affects social and communication skills.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">How can we help people with Autism</span></span></strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">Specialist education and structured support can really make a difference to an individual with autism. Total understanding of the condition by all those involved in their care is paramount in helping them to develop their social and communication skills and ultimately achieve a better quality of life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;"><span style="font-size: small;">What is the Challenge?</span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-bidi-language: #0153;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 26pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">C 2 C - Coast to Coast </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 26pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 26pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Cycle Challenge</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-default-font-family: &#39;Berlin Sans FB Demi&#39;; mso-hebrew-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-latin-font-family: &#39;Berlin Sans FB Demi&#39;;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">12&nbsp;men &ndash; 3 days &mdash; 140 miles</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Day One&mdash;</span><span style="mso-default-font-family: Calibri; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-latin-font-family: Calibri; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-currency-font-family: Calibri; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Calibri; mso-greek-font-family: Calibri; mso-latinext-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Whitehaven to Greystoke/Penrith</span></span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt; mso-level-font-family: Symbol; mso-level-indent: 28.3pt; mso-level-size: -9999999pt;"><span style="mso-default-font-family: Calibri; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-latin-font-family: Calibri; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-currency-font-family: Calibri; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Calibri; mso-greek-font-family: Calibri; mso-latinext-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">Approx. distance 50 miles - one big climb at Whinlatter rest of route reasonably undulating</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt;"><span style="mso-default-font-family: Calibri; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-latin-font-family: Calibri; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-currency-font-family: Calibri; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Calibri; mso-greek-font-family: Calibri; mso-latinext-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Day Two&mdash;</span><span style="mso-default-font-family: Calibri; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-latin-font-family: Calibri; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-currency-font-family: Calibri; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Calibri; mso-greek-font-family: Calibri; mso-latinext-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Greystoke/Penrith to Allenheads/Rookhope</span></span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt; mso-level-font-family: Symbol; mso-level-indent: 28.3pt; mso-level-size: -9999999pt;"><span style="mso-default-font-family: Calibri; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-latin-font-family: Calibri; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-currency-font-family: Calibri; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Calibri; mso-greek-font-family: Calibri; mso-latinext-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">Approx. distance 40 miles- climbs up Hartside, out of Garrigill and Black Hill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A tough day over very hilly terrain</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt;"><span style="mso-default-font-family: Calibri; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-latin-font-family: Calibri; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-currency-font-family: Calibri; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Calibri; mso-greek-font-family: Calibri; mso-latinext-font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Day Three&mdash;</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-default-font-family: Calibri; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-latin-font-family: Calibri; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-currency-font-family: Calibri; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Calibri; mso-greek-font-family: Calibri; mso-latinext-font-family: Calibri;">Allenheads/Rookhope to Sunderland </span></span></span></strong><span style="mso-default-font-family: Calibri; mso-hebrew-font-family: Calibri; mso-latin-font-family: Calibri; mso-armenian-font-family: Calibri; mso-currency-font-family: Calibri; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Calibri; mso-greek-font-family: Calibri; mso-latinext-font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt; mso-level-font-family: Symbol; mso-level-indent: 28.3pt; mso-level-size: -9999999pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">Approx. distance 45 miles - climb out of Allenheads and then Rookhope Incline (or Crawleyside if going via Stanhope) then its level or downhill all the way to the finish</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 14pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue; font-family: Frutiger; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Who are the men?</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rob Whittle</span></span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;"><span style="font-size: small;">Calvin Miles</span></span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stuart Howard</span></span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jonathan Nicholls</span></span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="font-size: small; color: #000080; font-family: Frutiger;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">Manny Aguedo Rodriguez</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="font-size: small; color: #000080; font-family: Frutiger;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: small; color: #000080; font-family: Frutiger;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">Michele Dematteis</span><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">&nbsp;</span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Frutiger; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">Steve Nuttall</span><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Frutiger; font-size: small;"></span><span style="color: #000080; font-family: Frutiger; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">Steve Stanbridge</span><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">&nbsp;</span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #000080; font-family: Frutiger; font-size: small;"></span></em><em><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Frutiger; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">Ian Jarvis</span><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Frutiger; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000080;"></span></span></em><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Frutiger; font-size: small;"><em><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Frutiger;">Barry Walker</span></span></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Frutiger; font-size: small;"><em><span style="color: #000080;"></span></em></span><span style="color: #0000ff; 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