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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 Hampton Court through Kent, ‘the Garden of England’, arriving at Dover for the afternoon ferry crossing to Calais. 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 Amiens.
Day 3: 168km leaves Amiens and winds south to Paris in the true spirit of the Tour de France, rolling into the capital, past the Arc de Triomphe and ending at the Eiffel Tower, 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 Hampton Court through Kent, ‘the Garden of England’, arriving at Dover for the afternoon ferry crossing to Calais. 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 Amiens.
Day 3: 168km leaves Amiens and winds south to Paris in the true spirit of the Tour de France, rolling into the capital, past the Arc de Triomphe and ending at the Eiffel Tower, a fitting spot at which to end the challenge of the 2010 London-Paris Cycle Tour.