<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Hello!</span></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>You can now keep up to date on progress here:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a title="www.sklinar.co.uk/wordpress" href="http://www.sklinar.co.uk/wordpress">http://www.sklinar.co.uk/wordpress</a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Thanks for stopping by! You've no doubt heard that I am cycling up the Pyrenese Mountain range (on the route of the Tour de France)! Unlike the pros - I'll be doing this over 2 days, not one...</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>As some of you might know, my father passed away on the 7th January 2011. Having gotten over his cancer once before, it was later revealed it had returned as secondary cancer in his lungs.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>To give him something to laugh about I decided to do something a bit more crazyier than last year and cycle 210km (not the 140km I first thought!) over two days - with over 5km of climbings (2.5km in the first day!). </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Here is the rough breakdown of the 4 day event:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Day 1: Arrive Pau </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Day 2: Pau &ndash; Argel&eacute;s-Gazost </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Distance: Approx 140km.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Day 3: Argel&eacute;s-Gazost &ndash; Col du Tourmalet </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Distance: Approx 74km.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Day 4: Return to UK </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #339966;"><strong>You can find more info on the event here:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #339966;"><strong><a href="http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Fundraising/Bikingevents/PyreneanRaid/Itinerary.aspx">http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Fundraising/Bikingevents/PyreneanRaid/Itinerary.aspx</a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #339966;"><strong>To ensure that ALL the money raised goes to charity I will be funding this trip myself (approx &pound;700). The donations funds will be entered via this page - so you can all see a break down off the funds being entered.</strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">To ensure that ALL the money raised goes to charity I will be funding this trip myself (approx &pound;700). The donations funds will be entered via this page - so you can all see a break down off the funds being entered.</span></strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. </span></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>Please dig deep and donate now</strong></span><span class="grdnt" style="display: none;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></strong> </span></p>