David Edwards is fundraising for SOLARAID

240/24 - Dave, Ady, Chris, Alec

240 / 24 - London to Cornwall in a day

on 26/07/2008

Arriving in Cornwall, 200 miles in

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Team members:

David Edwards, Adrian Midwood, Chris Gowland, Alec Fitzsimmons

Raising money for

SOLARAID

Charity Registration No. 1115960

SolarAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to affordable, clean, renewable power. SolarAid aims to relieve poverty through facilitating the provision of solar energy to those in need, and to advance awareness of solar energy, climate change and the protection of the environment and to disseminate the results of research into energy generation, distribution, supply and use.

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David Edwards

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Raised: 197%

Target: £2,400.00
Raised so far: £4,734.34

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My story

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.

	You crazy guys! Donation by Ollie B 14/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck chaps Donation by Andy Gilhooly 14/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck, is there a sweepstake for the winner!! or first to fall!! Donation by Nigel T. 14/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Absolute madness Donation by Rob Dooley 14/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Enjoy it. Next try Mont Ventoux. Donation by Peter and Caroline 14/07/08	£100.00
	Good luck Adrian Donation by Nora and Josh 14/07/08	£25.00
	Good luck and have fun! Donation by Mandy 13/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Ady!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Donation by A&K 13/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys...keep that cadence high! Donation by Peter 13/07/08	£48.00 + £13.54 Gift Aid
	good luck, break a leg and all that! xx Donation by Helen D 13/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	What a fantastic challenge. Travel safely. Donation by Gwenda & Peter Brown 13/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	very impressive... good luck! Donation by Jatin 13/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Chris - eat plenty of malt loaf...good luck!! Donation by Dave Stephenson 13/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	That cornish pasty is going to taste so sweet. Donation by Ed & Helen 13/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Sounds utterly mad, you deserve to raise a bundle of money if you're prepared to do this Donation by Emily Lawson 13/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Adrian! Go prove your wonder-boy status ;) Donation by Cousin Anna 13/07/08	£5.00
	That is more than cycling round Luxembourg!! Good luck! Donation by Jennifer & Patrice 13/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Complete madness! We're planning to be there at the end to congratulate you all Donation by Michael and Anna Clark 13/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	I'd recommend a gel saddle and a large jar of vaseline! Good luck Donation by Chris & Lyn Jones 13/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Are you having mandatory drugs tests before hand - true tour de France stylee - Bon Chance!! p.s. Go the Gowland Donation by Rob and Vic 13/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck and hope you enjoy it! Donation by Laura Dillon 13/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck to the peddlers. Are you planning on cycling back the next day? Donation by Lawrie & Jane Williams 13/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck!! Donation by Jules Seeley 13/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	This is hardcore guys ! All the blummin best for it. Donation by Pierre Biere 12/07/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Dave this is not sponsorship it is payment not to have any more ideas; Alec this is payment to slow Donation by Chris 12/07/08	£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid
	Quite a challenge, good luck and safe cycling Donation by Richard & Sally A-D 12/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Amazing, brave, and utterly mad - good luck guys! Donation by Chris K-R 12/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck, you'll be walking like a cowboy for days afterwards! Donation by Marc Winder 12/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'll double that if you do it in fancy dress.. Donation by Emily Cox 11/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	have you got a side-car for dave's arse? Donation by mr bojangles 11/07/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£4,654.34
Offline donations:	£80.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,201.63

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