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One year ago I decided that 2010 would be my "Year of Doing Something Stupid on a Bicycle". No longer content with merely commuting to work and doing the odd London to Brighton charity ride, in 2008 I joined Bigfoot Cycle Club and have seen my fitness improve as I have taken on longer and more challenging rides.

So on the first weekend in July 2010, I will be travelling to the French Alps to take part in La Marmotte, which is 174 km long and includes 4 major climbs totalling 5 km, which should see me arrive at the top of Alpe d'Huez!

Since my good friend Pete (behind me in the photo above) runs NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood), I would like to raise funds to help him in this valuable work. NAPAC exists to help survivors of abuse and to provide training and education about this subject. To find out more, please take a look at their website at www.napac.org.uk. If you want to read an account of how damaging this issue can be, then take a look at former England rugby player Brian Moore's recent account in the Daily Telegraph (2 January 2010): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6923457/Brian-Moore-the-abuse-and-abandonment-that-shaped-rugbys-Pit-Bull.html

The fitter guys will complete this ride in 7 or 8 hours. Me? I'll probably be in the saddle for more like 10 or 12 hours. I've got a lot of serious training to do over the coming months, so please dig deep and donate now to inspire me on my way.

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Hi John. Well done with your achievement - and for a very noble cause. Donation by Simon Gray on 14/09/10

 
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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Well done John you are braver than me. Donation by Karen Slack on 12/08/10

 
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From Kath Allen Donation by John Griffiths on 25/07/10

 
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More cash donations Donation by John Griffiths on 18/07/10

 
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Donations received Donation by John Griffiths on 14/07/10

 
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I'm well impressed! I cycled to Sevenoaks and back 28 years ago and that was difficult enough. Lindis Donation by Lindis Richards on 12/07/10

 
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Well done - great achievement Malcolm Donation by Malcolm Biggart on 06/07/10

 
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Well done John, I hear you made it. Hope you are still alive. Donation by Roy Woolgar on 05/07/10

 
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Happy cycling John! Donation by Jane Stoakes on 30/06/10

 
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Onward and upward - and safely back down again! Donation by Andrew Fergusson on 29/06/10

 
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Donation by Tim Woolgar on 28/06/10

 
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Cash gifts received Donation by John Griffiths on 27/06/10

 
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Good Luck and enjoy the ride Donation by Gareth Griffiths on 21/06/10

 
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Donation by Kinetic Partners LLP Kinetic Partners LLP on 17/06/10

 
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Good luck mate enjoy the experience Donation by Ian Pardey on 04/06/10

 
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Good luck. My top tip is - you won't go far wrong if you keep the short, fat, hairy legs turning! Donation by Ian Manson on 02/06/10

 
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Good luck John, you are passed the halfway funding point now. It will be all up hill now! Donation by Richard Haynes on 08/03/10

 
£150.00
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Suerte John! Donation by Niki Lynn on 26/02/10

 
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goan yersel wee man!!! Donation by john spence on 19/02/10

 
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good luck John, enjoy the scenery! Donation by Tom Burton on 18/02/10

 
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Come on the Welsh Wizard! Donation by Joseph Davidson on 15/02/10

 
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Good luck John, hope you have a great time! Donation by Tim Richardson on 15/02/10

 
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Good luck John! It will feel great once you have finsihed... Donation by Stefan Pollmann on 15/02/10

 
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John, best of luck with the Marmotte and generally, with your next adventures! Thanks for your help over the last couple of years. Tom Donation by Tom Russell on 12/02/10

 
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GOOD LUCK Donation by Gerard Lynch on 12/02/10

 
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