Update:15/02/2010   I did it!!!! Had a few wobbly moments on the long cycle days, but managed to get through it ok....India is an amazing place and the people are too.  Everyone on the cycle team was lovely and we all helped each other out.  An unforgettable experience, can I do it again now please?!  Thank you so much to everyone who sponsored me, everyone has been really generous :)

Update: 16/02/2010  Only 3 days to go!  I've been training really hard this past month and feel almost ready to complete the challenge, thought I would put my cycle challenge itinerary on as people keep on asking me....

 Day 1: Taj Mahal to Fatephur Sikri - 50kms
 Day 2: Fatephur Sikri to Keoladeo Ghana National Park - 40kms
 Day 3: Keoladeo Ghana National Park to Karauli - 120kms
 Day 4: Karauli to Ranthambore National Park - 110 kms
 Day 5: Ranthambore National Park to Bhanderej - 75 kms
 Day 6: Bhanderej to Jaipur - 85kms

so there you go, thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored me to do this, it means a lot :)


Hello friends,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I'm going to India to complete a 480 km bike challenge to raise money for Mencap.

My motivation behind this was to get fit, go to a country I've never been to before and to raise money for a charity that I feel really passionately about.

I've been training all year and can now run for the bus without getting out of breath - in fact, I overtook it the other day, much to the amusement of the passengers inside! Christmas has ruined it a little bit but I'm back on track ready to give it the final push before I leave in February.

Mencap is a really great charity who do advocacy and campaign work for the 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK. I come into contact with Mencap regularly in my work for the NHS supporting people with a learning disability to lead a normal life and to access services like housing, education, employment and leisure. Most people with a learning disability are treated as 'different'. They do not have the same control over their own lives as the rest of our society. Mencap fights for changes that people with a learning disability want. They work in partnership with people with a learning disability to support people to live life as they chose.

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Thank you
Rhi x x x