I have been selected to represent my company, Saint Gobain Building Distribution in an anniversary ride from London to Blois in the Loire valley, France. Saint-Gobain, is 350 years old & a group of 120 riders from across the UK businesses will be cycling to our company's archive offices to join other riders from across Europe to celebrate this milestone (http://www.saint-gobain.co.uk/saint-gobain-350-years/) 

We will be cycling approx 100 miles per day (Eek!) for 4 long days - That's over 400 miles in 4 days!

This event is going to be very difficult & for me extemely challenging. It will require a strict training programme which will have sacrifices along the way as most evenings & weekends will be taken up for training.

Last year in June I starting cycling for weight loss & general fitness & to date (May 2015) I have shed 6 (SIX!) stone & 18 inches from my waistline - I am now starting to feel healthier & fitter in myself......Yey!

In July it will be a years journey for me on this lifestyle changing experience & to complete this ride will be a huge personal achievement

So being able to support such a worthwile charity that helps to support all those touched with this horrible disease called cancer together with achieving a years worth of training (hours in the saddle!) goal will be amazing........

A year ago I never believed i would even be thinking of completing such a journey!!

We're raising money for the Saint-Gobain Together Partnership (http://www.saint-gobain.co.uk/about-us/charity-partners/) which this year is supporting two charities that do amazing work: Macmillan Cancer Support and the Irish Cancer Society.

The legal bit: Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.