On 26th July, we successfully completed our challenge of cycling the 240 miles from London to Cornwall in 24 hours.
You can see pictures of our journey here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/drwedwards/24024
...and read Alec's account of the day on his website:
http://www.alec.fitzsimmons.com/LongRide.htm
We started from Alec's parents' house in Fleet, and cycled 240.6 miles to Fowey, roughly via Winchester, Salisbury, Chard, Honiton, Exeter, Dartmoor, and Liskeard. The journey took us exactly 21 hours - starting at a bleary 3 am, and rolling in to Fowey on adrenaline alone at midnight.
We had excellent conditions - very hot in the middle of the day, but no rain, virtually no wind, and happily not a single puncture.
I think we'd all agree that it was fun and rewarding, but extraordinarily challenging: in total we climbed 4,950 metres, and by the second half of the ride each of us had moments on the hills where it felt like we were going backwards. Getting through this was down to a mixture of teamwork and stubbornness, as well as help from our fantastic support team Iain and Anna, to whom we are completely indebted.
We're also really pleased to have raised 5,000 pounds (and counting) for Solar Aid, which we hope will make a real difference to their work. This site will remain open for donations for another few weeks, so if you haven't had a chance to donate and would like to, we'd be very grateful.
Thank you, once again, for all your support.
Dave, Ady, Chris and Alec.
Raised:
197%
Raised so far: £4,734.34
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aieeeeeeee Donation by A portrait of the Lord on 26/08/08 |
£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid |
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Better late than never - well done chaps Donation by Will Jackson on 26/08/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Donation by GNS on 25/08/08 |
£21.00 + £5.92 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Simon on 13/08/08 |
£10.00 |
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Well done! Donation by Helene and John N-J on 13/08/08 |
£20.00 |
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congratulations! Donation by james holian on 12/08/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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What next?! Donation by Charlottie on 11/08/08 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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i would lick your crack if fish could swim Donation by friend of chris on 07/08/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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A £ for every square cm of skin removed from davey's buttocks! Donation by Jenny on 06/08/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good work! Donation by Tom G on 06/08/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Can't believe you made it ! Well done! Donation by Amy & Jon on 04/08/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Well done! Donation by Lainey on 04/08/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Well done boys. When's the next challenge?? Donation by Mike on 03/08/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Well done! Donation by Sarah Rushforth on 03/08/08 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Just sitting reading about it makes me feel uncomfortable. Well done. Donation by Geoff and Chris Mayne on 02/08/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Great achievement - well done Donation by Chris Baker on 01/08/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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What next? Donation by Matt H on 31/07/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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got round to it in the end! Donation by Tim Coxall on 31/07/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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idiots. Donation by Matt R on 31/07/08 |
£50.00 |
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malt loaf is better than plum loaf Donation by friend of Chris on 31/07/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Sterling effort, well done chaps. Donation by Richard & Anna Sargeant on 31/07/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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well done my friend Donation by Jennifer Tippin on 30/07/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Well done to you all Donation by Val Bulman on 30/07/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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make sure you put lots of nappy gel on your balls Donation by friend of chris on 30/07/08 |
£70.00 + £19.74 Gift Aid |
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Well done! Donation by Mayank on 30/07/08 |
£10.00 |
| * Total raised online: | £4,654.34 |
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| Offline donations: | £80.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £4,734.34 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £1,201.63 |
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