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In September 2018 we are both joining 99 other people to cycle 700 miles from Guernsey to Amsterdam in 9 days, to raise funds for the Sarah Groves Foundation.  We need to raise a minimum of £4000 between us to participate and we both hope you can help us achieve this.

We are both knocking on a bit, Darren will be 47, with 2 dodgy knees and Heidi will be 45 and in slightly better condition than Darren, when this takes place! Having both taken an avid interest in this cause and having donated in the past, we have decided to physically take part and do our bit to help and support.  We have both run half marathons but this will be the single largest physical challenge we have taken on.  Its a challenge that we are passionate about and determined to train hard for and we are both excited and proud to be part of the 2018 Tour De Sez.

So what is the Sarah Groves Foundation?

On 6 April 2013 Sarah Groves was tragically murdered on a houseboat in Kashmir. The devastation and grief caused by this inexplicable event has been indescribable. Hundreds, if not thousands of people have been affected emotionally and some are receiving counselling as a direct result.

Due to Sarah's insatiable love of life however, together with her desire to make a change in the world, and her determination to help as many people as she could, the Sarah Groves Foundation has been set up in Guernsey as a Charitable Trust. It is focusing on Sarah's inspirations and aspirations, which came from art, children, adventure, and fitness. This fund will continue Sarah's legacy, which is all about love, helping others, and achieving ones dreams. To read more about the Foundation and to see where the money will be spent, please visit www.sarahgroves.org.

Under the category of “fitness”, a 700 mile bike ride between Guernsey – Amsterdam – Guernsey will be supported by the Foundation in order to raise funds to support its overall aims.

The 2018 Tour De Sez will take place in September. It will last for 9 days and will comprise 100 amazing like-minded individuals cycling to Amsterdam before returning to Guernsey. This will be undertaken with full support facilities throughout.

Participants are going to put themselves through this incredible challenge in order to raise as much money as possible for The Sarah Groves Foundation. We are not an elite group of cyclists, far from it, but we are as a collective incredibly motivated and together will ride between Guernsey – Amsterdam - Guernsey. We as a team are going to do something never attempted from these shores before, but we all have an incredible motivation to make this challenge become a reality and for ourselves to live a life less ordinary, just like Sarah.