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My name is Alfonso Ochoa and I'm from Venezuela living in Genova, Italy since June 2009, and out of Venezuela since 2003.

"Le Tour de Fonz" (I know might be a silly name but humour me here for a second) is an project which has been growing in me since I started riding around Italy last year. The idea was to link some cities of Europe I wanted to visit out of curiosity or to visit friends and get some interesting riding in between. As training evolved so did the trip and have become more of a personal challenge with time.

I also thought it would be brilliant if I could use this trip as a way of helping others in need. Talking to friends about it, I heard about Gustavo Hinestrosa. Another venezuelan who is doing the Marathon des Sables next month and using justgiving.com for collecting funds for www.veninos.org a charity which works for improving the life of street and shanty town children in Venezuela. You can check Gustavo's page here  http://www.justgiving.com/Gustavointhedesert

Being out of Venezuela in these difficult times the country and its people are living everyday, I feel some responsability to give something back for my country and people working for it, so I've decided to use this cycling trip to collect funds for Veninos as well.

I'm riding about 4000 km from Genova to Genova, huging the Italian and french coast to Barcelona, then through the Pyrenees to the Atlantic and the accross France to Brussels and down south through the Alps back into Italy. 

You can see more details of the trip and the whole project in my blog www.fonziesride.blogspot.com and I will be updating costantly both websites from now on.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Fonzie

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Bentornato Fonzie! Congratulazione per l'incredibile avventura. Ele Donation by ELENA LAURA CANEPA on 30/04/10

 
£20.00
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I can't think of anything cheesy to say - so sending you lots of love for a great adventure.x Donation by Fizz on 30/04/10

 
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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Que exito chamo!!! todos deberiamos seguir tu ejemplo. Besos desde Colorado. Donation by Claudia Fracchiolla on 29/04/10

 
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Excelente! la verdad sin palabra por lo que estas haciendo. Un abrazo desde Belgica! Donation by Roger Porteles on 22/04/10

 
£20.00
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Bravo Fonzy ti stai meritando le lasagne al ritorno Donation by Rina e Alfredo Bertolini on 17/04/10

 
£44.00
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Pedala Fonzy...Figurati Donation by Robi on 08/04/10

 
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Alfonsico: te quiero mucho, lo felicito por la obra que estas haciendo por los niños pobres, que tanto los necesita. Muchas bendiciones Donation by Maeye on 06/04/10

 
£5.00
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Keep on rocking in the free world ! Saludos bro. Donation by Luis Gutierrez on 04/04/10

 
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Un abrazo Alfonsini, fuerzas y animos! Donation by Pablo Lorenzo on 03/04/10

 
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Grazie per metterci il cuore in quello che sgtai facendo! Dai che vinci di sicuro!!!!! Ti abbraccio forte Donation by sandra masato on 02/04/10

 
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Fantastico! Donation by jinny Prinsloo on 02/04/10

 
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fonzie estoy anodadada que bueno!!! en verdad te felicito brother Donation by anna putzolu on 02/04/10

 
£30.00
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in bocca al lupo Donation by Luca on 01/04/10

 
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God bless you, Fonch. Not that I am much a religious guy, but we are absolutely proud of your perseverance. Looking to next chinese food to catch up! Donation by Edgar & Daniela Sánchez Núñez :) on 01/04/10

 
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Hermanito Lindo: cuidate mucho y que disfrutes la aventura. Donation by Joe & Gabriela Porter on 31/03/10

 
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Epa fonzo, que sea un tripeo el trip, je. Cuidate bro Donation by Andrés Sandoval on 31/03/10

 
£20.00
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hey fonsie! have a great journey! xxxxx Donation by sylvia frans dylan and jay on 31/03/10

 
£5.00
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paso fonzo.. van 5 pounds.. that all i can donate jajajajaja Donation by Alejandro Rondon on 31/03/10

 
£5.00
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All the best mi pana! Donation by Gustavo Hinestrosa on 30/03/10

 
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Alfonso: espero que la yuda sirva para algo y que tu disfrutes to viaje. Mantenme al tanto. Un abrazo, Cecilia Donation by Cecilia Vega on 30/03/10

 
£10.00
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Vaya Alfonso!!!! Good luck! Donation by Boris Magalhaes on 30/03/10

 
£100.00
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Good luck Fonzerelli! xxx Donation by Faith Porter on 30/03/10

 
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Vaya Alfonso Donation by Alfredo Rivas on 30/03/10

 
£5.00
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King of the mountains! Good luck mate. See you back in Genoa. Donation by james wood on 30/03/10

 
£20.00
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Flaco: muy orgullosos de lo que emprendes el jueves, que la recolecta sea exitosa igual que tu esfuerzo. Pendietes de ti. Donation by Carlos y Clemen Ochoa on 29/03/10

 
£20.00
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