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<p><span style="color: #6600ff;">On 11 June 2011 I'll be at the start line in John O'Groats to see whether nine months of training through wind, rain, ice, snow, hail, thunder, lightning and a bit of sunshine has put me in the shape to take on what I suspect will be a once in a lifetime opportunity.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #6600ff;">I will join hundreds of other cyclists as we depart from John O'Groats on a nine day journey cycling 950 miles to Lands End. Our route, which will take us through the hills of Scotland and England, will in total climb further than twice the height of Everest. We'll be cycling 100+ miles a day and camping overnight. The <a href="http://rideacrossbritain.com/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Deloitte Ride Across Britain</a> is organised by the same folk that have put together some of the recent Sport Relief challenges.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #6600ff;">The event itself is in support of the <a title="Just Giving Page" href="http://www.justgiving.com/RAB2011-GB" target="_blank">GB Paralympics team</a>, but I also want to use the event to try to raise money for <a href="http://www.racehorsesgreatwood.org/index.php" target="_blank">Greatwood</a> - a charity caring for retired racehorses and children with special needs. My initial aim is to raise £400, as this money would help pay for one child with special educational needs to spend enough time with Greatwood's horses for changes in behaviour to develop.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #6600ff;">The fantastic work done in Greatwood's Horse Power programme is shown through this <a href="http://www.racehorsesgreatwood.org/pwpcontrol.php?pwpID=3220" target="_blank">video</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #6600ff;">Thank you so much for your support, having talked with Greatwood I'm sure every penny will help make a difference to their work and their ability to support children with special needs.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #6600ff;">Ian</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #6600ff;">I am also using the event to raise money for Epilepsy Society, for which I have a JustGiving page <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/rab2011-es" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p>
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