UPDATE: 22nd February 2010

All fifteen of us have made it to Brighton! The journey was long and tough but pure determination pull us through the day and the night. :D 

We averaged 9.4mph and rode for six and a half hours, which isn't bad at all since there was a huge variation in cycling fitness within the group. Strong teamwork ensured no one was left behind and we all stuck together.

More importantly, donations can still be made - we will send off the money once the target amount has been raised so it's not too late!

Thank you.

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Hi,

We are a group of students 15-18 organising a sponsored cycle 60 miles from  to Brighton in order to raise money for the tragedy in , which left 1.5 million people homeless. We need to put a stop to the rising death toll which has recently hit 110,000 people.

We are planning to do this cycle on 20th February 2010, and we want to raise as much as we can for . Together, we can make a real difference! Every penny counts. Please sponsor us if you can and all money will go to the Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC).

Thanks so much,

Rolphy

A GROUP of teenagers are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for the aid effort in Haiti by embarking on a gruelling cycle ride from London to Brighton.

The team of 14 teenagers, most of whom are studying at Queen Elizabeth’s School in Barnet, are hoping to set off on the 70-mile ride next Saturday.

In the run-up to the challenge, the team is attempting to raise at least £5,000 for the victims of the Haiti earthquake which will then be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee.

The group have been inspired to make the journey after seeing the fundraising efforts of Charlie Simpson in the news.
The seven-year-old from west London hit the headlines after his five-mile bike ride around his local park in Fulham resulted in more than £160,000 being raised for the Haiti appeal.

Queen Elizabeth’s School pupil Rolphy Morrell, 16, who is taking part in the ride, said: “There’s 14 of us going and most of us are from this school. The plans is to ride to Brighton and raise as much money as we can for the Haiti appeal.

“We’ve got a small cycling crew and we cycle most weeks together. If we could we would go out there and help, but this is the one thing that we can do. We want to donate the money to the DEC, which then passes the money on to all sorts
of charities.

“It’s going to be quite a challenge but we’re going to Richmond Park this week for some training. We read the articles on Charlie Simpson and thought we should do something like he’s done. He is a real inspiration.”

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