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A bike ride around one of the largest lakes in Europe! Vätternrundan (pronounced vet-turn-rund-an), 300 km long, is the largest recreational bicycle ride in the world. The course follows the shoreline of the beautiful Lake Vättern (Sweden) and we will see the sun set and rise over the lake during the ride.  http://www.vatternrundan.se

We will start the ride at about 20.30 on a Friday evening in June, 2013 and will then cycle through the night and finish at some point the following day.

As you can imagine this will be a huge task having never ridden over the 100 mile distance previously! We will be riding this ride for Charity and it makes sense that we do this for a cycling related charity:

Cyclist Fighting Cancer is a charity whose purpose is to provide bikes, adapted tricycles and equipment to children and young people whose lives have been affected by cancer. (http://cyclistsfc.org.uk/)

Cyclists Fight Cancer (CFC) is a UK charity which provides a unique and highly effective way of helping kids with cancer.

They gift new bikes, tandems and specially adapted trikes to children and young people who have been affected by cancer throughout the UK.  The effects of the disease and its treatments in children are numerous; amputations, balance issues, physical weakness, coordination difficulties, lack of self-esteem are just a few of the most common side effects seen in many patients.

Exercise has been shown in numerous adult studies to be the single most effective way of improving both physical and mental wellness for people surviving cancer.  We encourage cycling as the best form of exercise based rehabilitation especially for children because it provides all these benefits in a low impact, fun, sociable and exciting way.

Cancer also causes massive disruption in families, therefore we also give bikes to their siblings and in many cases their parents in order that they can take part in an activity as a family once again after what can be years of hospitalisation and upheaval.

I will be cycling this along with 30 other cyclist, including my Dad, who are all dedicating their ride to CFC .

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