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<p style="margin: 5pt 6pt 6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Never again! Those were the words when I finished the Raid Alpine in 2010. However, the lure of lycra has got me back in the saddle.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 6pt 6pt 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Paul and I will be peddling 1000km in just 6 days, which is about 104 miles and 2,500 metres of climbing on average per day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We've been training and can now comfortably do around 60 miles in a day but that's around Oxfordshire, which is a lot flatter than Corsica!</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 5pt 6pt 6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: small;">We will be covering all of our own costs and will be doing this <span style="color: black;">to raise money </span>for Special Effect (</span><a href="http://www.specialeffect.org.uk/"><span style="font-size: small;">www.specialeffect.org.uk</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">)<span style="color: black;">, which develops and implements technology to allow disabled people to enjoy the benefits of computer games. Imagine not being able to move anything but your eyes and the sense of liberation it would give you to be able to play games and communicate with just the use of your eyes. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 5pt 6pt 6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: small;">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 and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 6pt 0pt 0cm;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: small;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p>
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