<p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A very warm welcome to our challenge page. We thank you for your time and your support. <strong>Please give generously!.........................</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The challenge.</strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3 friends, having just turned 40, cycle from John o Groats to Lands end on mainly B roads and minor roads.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Date: <span style="white-space: pre;"> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span>2nd September 2011</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Duration: <span style="white-space: pre;"> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span>12 days</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Distance:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span>1050 miles</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Total elevation: &nbsp; &nbsp; <span style="white-space: pre;">&nbsp; </span>63,000ft</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Riders (in no particular order).</strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Oliver Houchell, (Ol)</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My sister-in-law Tatty has diabetes. I've been looking out for something to do for Diabetes UK for a while now - and here's my chance! Looking forward to those long hours in the saddle with Fin and Tristan by my side (hopefully not miles in front of me, and certainly not miles behind me...).</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Finian O'Donnell (Fin)</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">'Hello', I'm Fin and went to university with Ol and Tristan 20 years ago now, I can hardly believe how the time since has flown by.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I understand how much diabetes can effect peoples lives, both young and old, as a friend has had it since school and my father now has it later in his life.<br />I have cycled all my life and I am very happy to undertake this challenge with my good friends to help raise some money for the Diabetes UK Charity.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />As both Tristan and myself grew up in west Cornwall we decided on the Scotland to Cornwall direction so that we can finish back home - wish us luck!</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Tristan Bund (Tris or Bundy or Bund)</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm really excited about this challenge, as not only am I doing it with great company, but we all turned 40 this year. But, it's not really about us, this is about raising awareness and support for all those affected by diabetes. Not least for my mum, who developed diabetes back in 1992. She's now 67, swimming regularly and generally keeping fit. Mum, it's all your fault!!..............................................</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Challenge support</strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The challenge wouldn&rsquo;t be complete without our support guy,Nick Harris. Without him this challenge may not have come off so soon. Massive thank you to Nick!!</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>'Mysteries are not necessarily miracles'.</em></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Johann Wolfgang Goethe</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.............................................................................................</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>'To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state'.</em></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Johann Wolfgang Goethe</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Thank you all for giving!!!!...................................</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>