<p>The dreaded day finally arrived on 09/09/11! The day I was due to cycle from Ebbsfleet to Cambridge! I was frequently reminded that this was over 70 odd miles, which was more than enough considering the furthest I'd ever cycled was probably 20 miles, and I only got round to buying a bike the week before!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As you'd expect the day had its up's and down's (to many up's for my liking!) - especially Windmill Hill just coming out of Saffron Walden! Not sure my BMW would've even&nbsp;made it&nbsp;up that one.&nbsp; With words of encourage from my fellow riders, and some gritty resolve I made it to the top after a few wobbles!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I learnt about the two selected charities on the day from first hand experience of families and friends that have benefited from their excellent work, comfort, and support when people needed it most.&nbsp; This coupled with my own personal experience of the impact of cancer on family's, friends and colleagues gave me so much motivation to see this through to the very end!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Please be as generous as you can, as these charities really do make a substantial difference when people really need it.&nbsp; Please dont put this off, make excuses etc, your donations really will make a difference.&nbsp; Thanks for reading, any questions please drop me a line at <a href="mailto:stevieg2812@yahoo.co.uk">stevieg2812@yahoo.co.uk</a>.</p> <p>Thanks again for taking the time to read through and hopefully donate???!!!!</p> <p>Steve</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>P.s I apprecaite some may wish to remain anonymous, but please send me an email so that I can thank you personally for donating.<span style="font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: dark2; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">&nbsp;</span></p>