Trans Germany 500mile Bike Race
Page creator: Neil Wragg
Event: Trans Germany MTB Race
Event Date: 31st May 2008
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The Child Bereavement Charity (CBC) is a national charity founded over 12 years ago to help the many thousands of families every year who suffer the pain of their child's death, and also to help children whose parent or sibling is dying or has died. By listening to both children and parents, CBC strives to improve the care offered by professionals to grieving families both in the immediate crisis and during the many months following the death of someone important in their lives. We do this primarily by offering training and support to professionals, producing resources for grieving children and families, and by establishing support networks amongst families in the community and professionals in healthcare. For more information please visit www.childbereavement.org.uk.
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The 2008 Trans Germany Bike Race with Saddle Safari
"Two Buckinghamshire cyclists have entered the challenge of their lives" a line that we've all heard before as everyone gets on their bike to raise money for charity these days.  However, this challenge is not just against themselves and the elements but against the best cyclists in the world

 
A team of two from High Wycombe CC, Buckinghamshire - Paul Morrissey, 45 and Neil Wragg, 37,  are training through the snow, hail and sleet to in order to try to beat the best teams from across the world in the 2008 Trans Germany Mountain Bike RaceCompetitors will be from far afield as South Africa, South America and all across Europe including the German & Canadian National Champions.
 
The 2008 Trans Germany Mountain Bike race is a gruelling 850 kilometre race starting on the 1st June 2008 from the German border with Luxembourg in the West all the way across the Bavarian Mountain range to Germany's Czech border in the former East Germany.  The race takes 8 days to complete and traverses over 18,000 metres (55,774 feet) of climbing.  That's twice the height of Everest (29,029 feet).  The event is televised for Eurosport and shown daily on German national television.  We will also be producing print articles for national media and a film of our progress during the 8 day race to be made available on DVD and the web.
 
To add to this challenge they are using the race to raise money and awareness for the charity the Child Bereavement Charity.  "It's a charity that is so important helping children to get through the hardest time of their life, a loss of a parent or sibling.  The charity also provide support for parents who lose a child and really help people to keep going through this tough, emotional time."
 
We have an entertaining blog site at www.thesprocket.co.uk/blog with updates on our training.

Every day, 11 children in the UK under the age of 15 die as a result of illness or accident.
Every year, around 20,000 children and young people under 18 experience the death of a parent.
Every year, one baby in a hundred dies before, at or soon after birth – that is 18 babies a day.
The Child Bereavement Charity (CBC), founded in 1994, provides specialised information, support and training to all those affected when a baby or child dies, or when a child is bereaved.

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robert and shell 16/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 amazing!  
Ian Waterman 16/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Heard the news - Well done guys! 
Liz 13/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Well done neighbour! 
Simon, Cycle Care / High Wycombe 13/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done! from www.cyclecare.co.uk 
John Day 12/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 We heard you had completed.Well done it must have been hell. 
Karen Knight 09/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done guys! 
BlueFlash 08/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Amazing 
Pauli 06/06/2008 £100.00 n/a Keep pedal power going! 
SJTN Commins 06/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Awesome, all the best.Looking forward to hearing about the sprint finish!! 
Angelo & Cathy 03/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck from Pembroke 
Cotterells 02/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 you'll need a rest after this !! 
disco 01/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Helen 30/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck! 
Karen Sherman 30/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 (In memory of Baby Thomas) Good Luck - you nutters!! 
Nick Calkin 29/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck and have fun 
sharon sweetland 29/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 good luck guys xx 
qwen 29/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 good luck 
lisa morrissey 29/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 go for it and stay safe guys x x 
Margaret & Gordon 29/05/2008 £50.00 n/a Good Luck , ride in memory of our son Darren who passed away aged 19 . 
Captn. Janeway 28/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck and enjoy! See you back in the office soon - and in one piece please! 
Felix 27/05/2008 £2.00 £0.56 Hello Daddy, I hope you get on with your race. I wish you good luck on your race. Love Felix 
Mark Shannon, HWCC 27/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Chapeau! That looks tough. Best of luck, gentlemen. 
Aaron Brown 27/05/2008 £50.00 n/a George Michael sings a song says 'Charity is a coat you wear twice a year'. Congrats for taking a stand. Try not to puke too often. 
David Hawkins 26/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck guys. Chippo go easy on Wraggy and Wraggy check your brakes! 
Rachel 25/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Well done both of you - a great cause to support 
John Francis 25/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 850k, 18,000m of climbing in 8 days, And off road. You have my respect !  
Paul New 25/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 All the best guys ...fantastic effort  
alan hillier 24/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 the true reward is to do this for the benefit of others 
Anonymous 24/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Phil & Bex 23/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck guys. Well done with all the effort you are putting in for such a good cause. 
tom hudson 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 good luck Neil. I'll think of you as I'm peddling up an another col raising money for leukemia up . 
heather & steve Golla 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck, when its hard remember the cause 
Stu & Anne 22/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 We don't often say how great your achievements are, but we think this will top them all. Our thoughts will be with you every kilometre of the way.  
Richard Wise 22/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck guys - go for it! 
Rob Roop 21/05/2008 £25.00 n/a Just go harder! 
chris miles 21/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 goodluck guys 
Rob Fletcher 21/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 No matter how bad it gets just keep going. Oh! and good luck 
Dan Forster 21/05/2008 £40.00 £11.28 GO GO GO! 
Alasdair MacVarish 20/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 remember that you both have youth on your side 
darryl grant 20/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck fellas 
Stuart Smith 17/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good lucks guys, an immense achievement... As an incentive, I'll double the sponsor if you're the first British team home 
Paul Mansell 11/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Although I daresay there will be some rough moments, I'm sure you'll enjoy the experience. Onwards  
Mark Black 07/05/2008 £35.00 £9.87 Wishing you both an adventure of a life time. I wish you every success in acheiving your goal.  
Peter Grace 03/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck guys, and top marks for taking on such a challenge. 
Mr Burns 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 don't leave chippo behind wraggy, good luck lads 
Mum and Dad 29/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Proud is too small a word to describe our feelings. Keep safe, keep training and keep that money coming in everyone! 
Wendy Dawes 21/04/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck and a worthy cause, hope you have something for the Rump? 
Sammie G 16/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 You are making me feel tired thinking about what your got to do! 
Anonymous 01/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Madness requires encouragement... 
Ian Sands 16/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck guys. Dig deep. Ian 
V 14/02/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck & dont forget to take your Blackberry so we can get updates. 
Robert Jackets 12/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Viel Glück und gutes Fahrradfahren!  
Steven Smith 21/12/2007 £100.00 n/a Good luck, from all at Professional IT 
Darren Hilton 20/12/2007 £10.00 £2.82 The best of luck Paul 
Giles Thrush from RJ 27/11/2007 £20.00 £5.64 good luck and well done 
Philip Mullis 27/11/2007 £20.00 £5.64 All the best guys! 
Trish Hicks 20/11/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck guys! An awesome challenge... 
Ossie Assem 13/11/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Cracking effort gents for a cracking cause! All the very best to you in your race across Germany. 
Simon Holmes 13/11/2007 £100.00 £28.21 We'll press you even harder on training rides now! Good Luck! 
Richard Barnes 12/11/2007 £20.00 n/a Good work lads, av it!! 
Phil Fryer Ward 12/11/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck to the both of you...truely a mammoth task and a great cause! 
Dave Johnson 09/11/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck chaps - training help available from me if you need it 
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