My story

As many of you will know on Friday 10th February 2012 one of my closest friends Lanfranco Gaglione passed away. The last time I spoke to Lan, we sat for hours planning a charity cycle ride to Denmark that we were due to embark on together this year.

After everything that has happened myself and the others (Costas Athinodorou, Michael Jardin, Neal Shah, Obi Khan, Robert Hall, Busgy & Paul Soppit) that Lan mapped the route for, decided that rather than let all his effort go to waste, we would take up the challenge that he left for us and complete all 550 miles in the timescale he had set.

In true Lan fashion he had helped me consider every aspect of the cycle, to the very last detail (as you can see from the map http://tiny.cc/z3Ce2b)

The whole journey will take us 6 days, however we have decided that the more people that we can get involved the better.

So we would love to invite everyone to cycle the first part of “Lans Plan” from Tottenham to Harwich. It would be great to see lots of Lans friends and family out doing something he loved and supporting a great cause (CALM) in the process. Once we all reach Harwich it is a simple train ride back to London Liverpool Street Station for most while we will set off on the boat to mainland Europe to continue the route.

Please remember that most can do it, as long as you have a bike. This is not a race, it is just about fun and no one will be left behind. We will stop for lunch along the way to catch our breath and reminisce and it should be a great day for everyone.

If you would like to join us drop me a message through the event (http://www.facebook.com/events/142944849161634/) or personally just so we have a rough idea of who would like to come. We are going to meet just outside Downhills Park in Tottenham at 8am on Saturday 2nd of June (more details to follow). It would be fantastic if as many people as possible showed up to really get behind the CALM cause.

The Campaign Against Living Miserably offers young men information when they are down or in crisis and it is a charity that we can all really relate to having had Lan in our lives and losing him so tragically. Please spread the word, invite people you know and donate what you can at the link below…

See you in the saddle

Luis (& the Biking Barons)

My updates 2

Last training session yesterday, lesson for the day....bring sun cream and avoid hitting cars!!!!

27/05/12 19:35

So far so good with training..... well apart from the rain that never ends!

14/05/12 18:19

My charity

Campaign Against Living Miserably

Campaign Against Living Miserably

Charity Registration No. 1110621

CALM, the campaign against living miserably offers men information when they’re down or in crisis at www.thecalmzone.net. We exist because suicide the biggest killer of young men in the UK. CALM is a registered charity no No 1110621.

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Well done Good luck :))

Donation by Halo's Gma & Gdad on 07/06/12

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Well Done and Good Luck

Donation by Kaushik Solanki on 06/06/12

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Donation by James William Humphreys on 06/06/12

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Oi Luis... espero que a jornada seja tranquila (ou tenha sido)!!! Well done!!!

Donation by Cristina Budden on 06/06/12

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LU Rob X

Donation by Anel Shanbayeva on 05/06/12

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Well done Cos.

Donation by Gavin Mead on 05/06/12

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Good luck Luis, Costas and the rest of the team!

Donation by Angela Osei-Bonsu on 04/06/12

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Good luck guys! Keep pedalling the good work!

Donation by Lauri Auronen on 04/06/12

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Well done boys! Hope all is going well... Keep going! x

Donation by Jessica & George Clipp on 04/06/12

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Good luck guys!!!

Donation by Enrika.t@hotmail.co.uk Enrika Tuzaite on 04/06/12

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Good luck Michael & the rest of the guys, and well done.

Donation by Ralph Venton on 04/06/12

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good luck boys xxx

Donation by roxane on 04/06/12

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good luck Luis and the lads

Donation by Dan Keohane on 03/06/12

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Good luck Boys xx

Donation by Anne-Marie Byrne on 03/06/12

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Best of luck Costas and all the guys x

Donation by Christine Wise on 02/06/12

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Good luck guys - wish you all the best! x

Donation by Rachel Zipfel on 02/06/12

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Good Luck Luis, Michael, Costas, Rob, Paul, Obi, Neal & Busgy! Very proud of you all! Hope you have a good week ahead :) x

Donation by Christina on 02/06/12

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Good Luck! :)

Donation by bryony scowcroft on 02/06/12

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This is a fantastic thing that you are all doing, good luck for the week ahead! Xxx

Donation by Pip Wilson on 02/06/12

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Very proud of you Luis and everyone involved. Good luck and lots of love xxx

Donation by Deborah Crawley on 02/06/12

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Good luck Luis and everyone else..

Donation by Roshan Bhuwa on 02/06/12

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Good luck guys !

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Good Luck Bugsy!

Donation by david murphy on 02/06/12

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Good luck guys. Hope the rain doesn't dampen your spirits & your bottoms get too sore xxx

Donation by Adèle Louise Goodwin on 02/06/12

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Donation by John Chamberlain on 02/06/12

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  • Offline donations$54.63
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  • Total raised$6,012.54
  • Gift Aid$1,220.11

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