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On the 2nd of August 2010, a group of students from the University of Sheffield will be cycling from Sheffield to Barcelona over a 3 week period, in order to raise our target of £5,000 for the Sheffield Children's Hospital. Please give anything that you can to our worthy cause and feel free to ask for any information regarding the trip.

We shall begin the ride at the Sheffield Children's Hospital on the 2nd of August, cycling through England towards our first checkpoint, Poole. Our ferry crossing will then take us to Cherbourg, from which we shall begin the ride through France. Our target is to cycle 70 miles per day, stopping at various checkpoints to raise awareness of our chosen charity, and to take a breather! Our ride through France will take us through Rennes, Bordeaux and Cognac, eventually leading us to Perpignan, where we shall cross the Pyrenees into Spain. The final leg of our ride will lead us to our final destination, Barcelona!

I am sure you will agree that the Sheffield Children's Hospital deserves all the help that it can get, so please give anything you can to help our cause! All money raised will go to the charity as we intend to raise the equipment costs ourselves through various fundraisers throughout the year. Please attend a fundraiser to donate or alternatively sponsor us online.

I'm sure that you will be wondering who it is that you are sponsoring, so here is a small profile of the Bike for Life team:

Tom 'Major' Hext - Tom is 20 years old and is in his final year of studying English language at Sheffield University. Major motivation for the Bike for Life is to give something back to Sheffield and the brilliant cause that is Sheffield Children's hospital. Will be riding a beautiful maroon Raleigh bicycle named Blanche

Alex Forsyth - Alex is an accountancy student and occasional disco astronaut. He is proud to be giving something back to the great city that has given him so much. He lists his influences as Stan Collymore, Serge Pizzorno and Jesus

George 'The Wizard' Jennings - George is a second year managment student. He has recently smashed a 32 inch LCD TV, causing Stu to have a hernia. He talks about his love of his friends and riDONKulous productivity involving raising money for the children of south yorkshire, but in reality only acts out his hatred for the pacific via a blow up rubber ring. Fin.

Phil McKenna - Phil is a student at the University of Sheffield studying French and Philosophy. He is currently working in Belgium on his year abroad and felt he was missing out on an adventure so he's going to tag along. He might also come in handy as the majority of the journey will be spent in France.

Edward 'Mad Dog' Musson - Ed is a third year management student at The University of Sheffield. He has previously biked Lands End to John O'Groats but this is a much bigger challenge, 3 countries in just of two weeks!

Tom Arnold - Tom is studying History at Sheffield and is looking forward to raising a lot of money for a great cause and rehabilitating deep held opinions towards the French.

James Rudolph - 'Rudy' is a student at the University of Sheffield and has been descibed by his peers as an "all round liability". Favourite pastimes include football and shouting loudly. James' motivation for the bike ride is epitomised by the opening 30 seconds of 'Bicycle Race' - Queen.

Simon Rudolph - 'Rudy' attends York University and has been described by friends as someone "you dont mind being there". He particularly enjoys snuggly socks and remarking on mens eyebrows. Simon's motivation for the bike ride is encapsulated in his favourite song: 2001 pop classic 'Doing it for the Kids' - Kylie Minogue and Robbie Willaims

Stuart 'Stu pot' Mulvaney - Stuart is a third year accountancy student at the University of Sheffield. His main motivation for the bike ride is to help an extremely good cause of the Sheffield Children's Hospital. His idols are Alan Knill and Richard Leigh.

Thomas 'Bush' Bustard - Bush attends Leeds Met University, nobody quite knows what he studies. His passions include haberdashery, tomfoolery and rumbullery. Idols include Graham Norton.

Louis Casimir-Cohn - Louis is a third year Economics student at The University of Sheffield...

So please dig deep and donate now.

We are also reaching out to any local businesses in Sheffield who would like to support the ride and become affiliated with our cause, so if any of you wish to pass on details of the ride to an interested party please feel free!

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A big thank you to Bloc Eyewear for providing each rider with a pair of Leopard Cycling Glasses!