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The very exciting news is that I am riding all the way from London to Paris starting July 22! Luckily not on my old Raleigh shown in the picture that I ride around London on (and even once to Cambridge). Trent and I just got ourselves Specialized Sirrus bikes..very exciting (for any bike fans out there!). Trent is continuing on through Swiss Alps and on to Italy with the the trip organiser so his bike is a little more hardcore than mine!
We have been training with friends around Richmond Park and other amazing destinations in London and we are slowly building up our fitness to be ready for the ride.
The most important thing about the ride though is the 3 charities that gets supported - Unicef/Compassion/ADRA. I am supporting Compassion as Trent and I have 2 little sponsor children through Compassion - a Child Aid Agency that assists children in poverty. Thanks for taking the time to check out my fundraising page. Trent has one too..but sponsor me instead ha haa!!!
To find out more about this trip and to follow along go to www.25000spins.com
Thanks for your support.
A link to the planned route from London to Paris.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=london&daddr=A23%2FLondon+Rd+to:newhaven+to:Rond-Point+des+Canadiens+to:D151+to:D914%2FRoute+de+Paris+to:D20+to:Unknown+road+to:D135+to:Rue+de+l'Industrie+to:48.861553,2.327728&hl=en&geocode=%3BFeL-BwMd6qT9_w%3B%3BFeiT-QIdkGkQAA%3BFQKD9QIdsPIRAA%3BFfYo8gIdDB8RAA%3BFUZ78AIdOPYSAA%3BFSpc7wIdIF4TAA%3BFQw-7wId1CAVAA%3BFcgf7QIdjnkWAA%3B&mra=mi&mrcr=4&mrsp=10&sz=11&via=1,4,6,7,8&dirflg=w&doflg=ptk&sll=48.929718,2.16568&sspn=0.338337,0.615234&ie=UTF8&ll=50.680797,-0.318604&spn=4.211786,12.052002&t=h&z=7
PS For any John Denver fans out there...below is my version of This Old Guitar :) So sing the melody as you read :)
This Old Bike...
This old bike took me to work at Woking
As I worked hard each day at school
It introduced me to some friends of mine and brightened up some days
Took me home on some cold London nights
What a friend to have on those cold London nights
One time it took me all the way to Cambridge
Where I thought that ride might be its sad end
But this old bike stood true and sturdy and never missed a beat
Can't say the same for Trent's bike that broke along the way
The old Raliegh took me safely all the way
He hee...
Naomi :)