<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">MAMILS IN THE MOUNTAINS - ETAPE 2011</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Andrew Crabbie </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Nick Gyss </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Angus Minford</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Please support us ! We are part of the MAMIL Movement (Middle-Aged Men In Lycra). Three heavy ex/current rugby players wrestling with their waistlines as they cruise into their 40s. A sight to behold in lycra we can assure you !</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Forget the traditional mid-life crisis whims of fast cars and new wives...cycling is where it's at. Come the 11th of July we will embark on a spiritual journey to compete in the Etape du Tour - a one day 109 km cycling race through the French Alps, taking in the legendary climbs of the Cols du Telegraphe (1566m) and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Galibier (2556m) before finally tackling Alpe d'Huez (1850m) and its 21 hairpin turns to the top. <a href="http://www.letapedutour.com/EDT1/2011/ETDT/presentation/us/parcours.htm">http://www.letapedutour.com/EDT1/2011/ETDT/presentation/us/parcours.htm</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">We are not riding for ourselves but for a charity close to our hearts, the Oxford Children's Hospital based at the John Radcliffe, Oxford. This hospital is local to us and with eight children between us aged from 2 to 8 it carries enormous significance. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">This fantastic hospital constantly needs financial help treating some 65,000 children every year with conditions ranging from heart disease to childhood cancer and in many cases needing specialist surgery.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The JR is not just for Oxfordshire but also serves the five surrounding counties - Berks, Bucks, Northants, Gloucs and Wilts and for some services treats children from across the UK. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The monies we raise will provide firstly, advanced medical equipment before</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">that equipment becomes standard in the NHS and secondly, an enhanced</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">environment within the hospital for the children and their families.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Please, please dig deep for The Mamils In The Mountains and help us hit our target for The Oxford Children's Hospital and lay our lycra urge to rest !</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>