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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Update 26/05/11</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is it!! The last update before the challenge starts.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Below are the links to our daily blog, please have a look when you can, to monitor our progress:</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Update 19/05/11</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With only a week to got to the epic ride we have surpassed our £20.000 target and are still counting. Many many thanks to everyone that has sponsored us over the last 12 weeks, it is a terrific boost to the team, especially as the magnitude of the trip draws nearer. We are all extremely excited about the ride and have all our plans in place from the detailed route through to back up drivers, completely nailed down! Ablog will be written every day and the link will appear on this web site prior to next Friday, so please follow our progress on a daily basis if you get the opportunity. Cheers, Jez, Patrick, Gary and Simon.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are indebted to our offline sponsors who include: Porterbrook, Boxwood, ERG, The Go Ahead Group, Matt and Anne McDermott, Olivia Ferrie, Rail Door Solutions, Railcare, TXM Recruit, Albatros UK, Walker Warren Associates, Hazel and John West, Keolis, Louise Meagher, Angel Trains, Dave Waller, Knorr Bremse, RBS, The Sprigg Family</span></span></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is not a midlife crisis! This is four guys on a mission!</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The challenge is to conquer Lands End to John O’Groats on bikes </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">commencing on 28<sup>th</sup> May ’11. We aim to complete the Journey in </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9 days covering </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">100 – 120 miles per day. </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The team consists of </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gary Lincoln, Ops Director at TXM Recruit, </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Pacemakers: Simon Pitt, Projects Director at TXM Recruit, </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Patrick Verwer, Managing Director, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rail Development at Go Ahead </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and Jeremy Sprigg, Managing Director at Rail Door Solutions.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sheer determination from a team consisting of 4 competitive(absolutely), </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">fit </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(in varying degrees), young (ish, a relative term!), rail professionals will </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">complete </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">the task whilst raising money for the Railway Children, please donate<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </em></strong>generously and </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">help their cause and boost their incentive, </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you for visiting our page, </span></span></span></p>
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