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I am supporting Unicef, riding from London to Paris as part of the DHL Lifecycle initiative.
For me it’s been an unlucky year, somehow I have managed to break my leg twice in the space of 6 months. So while I did this event last year, for me this year things are slightly different. I am grateful for both the opportunity & ability to be able to do this event again.
Oh and apologies for the short notice, I have taken a last minute place…so I only have 3 weeks to raise £500! So every £/€/$ helps!
Day 1: 175km route away from the through Kent, ‘the of ’, arriving at for the afternoon ferry crossing to . Riders will tackle the short sharp ascents of Capel le Fern and Goudhurst Hill, the latter being familiar to race fans as a King of the Mountains climb in the 2007 Tour de France.
Day 2: 167km route as the event swings north east toward the famous cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, cycling’s ‘Hell of the North’. Includes the challenging, rolling roads of the Collines l’Artois before arrival at .
Day 3: 168km leaves and winds south to in the true spirit of the Tour de France, rolling into the capital, past the Arc de Triomphe and ending at the , a fitting spot at which to end the challenge of the 2010 London-Paris Cycle Tour.
For me it’s been an unlucky year, somehow I have managed to break my leg twice in the space of 6 months. So while I did this event last year, for me this year things are slightly different. I am grateful for both the opportunity & ability to be able to do this event again.
Oh and apologies for the short notice, I have taken a last minute place…so I only have 3 weeks to raise £500! So every £/€/$ helps!
Day 1: 175km route away from the through Kent, ‘the of ’, arriving at for the afternoon ferry crossing to . Riders will tackle the short sharp ascents of Capel le Fern and Goudhurst Hill, the latter being familiar to race fans as a King of the Mountains climb in the 2007 Tour de France.
Day 2: 167km route as the event swings north east toward the famous cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, cycling’s ‘Hell of the North’. Includes the challenging, rolling roads of the Collines l’Artois before arrival at .
Day 3: 168km leaves and winds south to in the true spirit of the Tour de France, rolling into the capital, past the Arc de Triomphe and ending at the , a fitting spot at which to end the challenge of the 2010 London-Paris Cycle Tour.