Anyone who knows me knows that this will be a HUGE challenge for me. I want to test my limits, cycle further than I've ever cycled before and test my mental resolve when I've fallen off my clippy pedals for the umpteenth time.

Being the only woman on the trip for Thames Water (along with my gorgeous team mates Jose, Matt, Simon & Rob) - I'm riding to support access to clean water for everyone but most importantly - let's bring access to sanitation for women to the fore. By supporting Wateraid young women can have a safe and hygienic place to access sanitation, enabling them to go to school, get an education and show these men how things are done! I'm going to have to train doubly as hard as these men on the trip to make sure I'm not left behind - so let's make sure no woman is left behind !

Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene should be a normal part of everyone’s daily life. Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. With clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene, children are born healthier. They get the chance to go to school and grow up to become adults. Women and men get to earn a living. Whole communities start to thrive. It sounds normal and it should be.