3 days, 30 riders and 300 miles...

One goal, one vision and one amazing cause.

As you can tell from the photos cycling in my formative years extended to my trike and latterly the bike of paperboy champions, the Raleigh Grifter......neither of which will have prepared me for what I'm sure will prove to be an incredibly challenging and rewarding experience.

In a weak moment over a glass of red wine, which is where many of these things start, George Czasznicki (CFO at Infor) said to me, 'Fancy a trip to Paris?'..... Little did I know what he'd set me up for.

And so the journey begins. Trying hard not to emulate the MAMIL (middle aged man in lycra) stereotype I invested in a Bianchi road bike, cast aside the stabilisers, and with the advice of Norman Tebbit got on my bike.

It is going to be a long haul,but with the support of friends, family, colleagues, industry peers and more importantly a great cause to drive me on, I'm sure the chafing will be worthwhile!