WELCOME TO MY FUNDRAISING PAGE

Recently, I began the most physically challenging journey of my life: cycling 4200 miles across the USA from Seattle to Boston.

Whilst I'm enjoying witnessing the beauty and splendour of America, meeting many different people and embracing the physical challenge, I'm hoping my journey will raise money for Cancer Research UKin memory of my close friend Gavin, who sadly lost his life after a 5-year painstaking battle against the disease.  Gavin was especially adventurous and had many ambitions, one of which was to travel through America, so I am privileged to have the opportunity to fulfil one of his dreams, and I feel inspired to help those who suffer as he did.

So please, please help me to help others by sponsoring me to complete my unimaginable 2-wheel expedition!

Click here to view the local newspaper's tribute to Gavin: http://archive.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/2005/12/8/183095.html

Click here to view the local newspaper's coverage (video & text) of my journey: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/videonews/index.var.5337.0.0.php 

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9-Weeks: Beginning Sunday 17^th June 2007

SEATTLE (Washington) to BOSTON(Massachusetts)

4200 miles (Coast to Coast)

13 States and 1 Canadian Province

76 miles per day average (55 ride days) 

Week 1: Washington- Idaho - Montana 

605 miles – 7 days – 86m daily average

Sun 17 June       Seattle, WA - Skykomish 68 

Mon 18 June      Skykomish - Wenatchee 76 

Tue 19 June       Wenatchee -ElectricCity 100 

Wed 20 June      ElectricCity - Spokane 96 

Thu 21 June       Spokane - Kellogg, ID 98 

Fri 22 June         Kellogg - Thompson Falls, MT 68  

Sat 23 June        Thompson Falls -Missoula, MT 99 

Week 2: Montana- Wyoming  

440 miles - 6 days – 74m daily average  

Mon 25 June      Missoula, MT - Lincoln 80  

Tue 26 June       Lincoln - Townsend 92 

Wed 27 June      Townsend - Ennis 78  

Thu 28 June       Ennis -West Yellowstone 66 

Fri 29 June         West Yellowstone - Ashton, ID 56 

Sat 30 June        Ashton -Jackson, WY 68  

Week 3: Wyoming  

498 miles - 6 days – 83m daily average 

Mon 2 July         Jackson, WY - Dubois 98  

Tue 3 July          Dubois - Riverton 78  

Wed4 July          Riverton - Worland 92

Thu 5 July          Worland - Buffalo 90  

Fri 6 July            Buffalo - Gillette 72  

Sat 7 July           Gillette -Devils Tower, WY 68  

Week 4:Wyoming- South Dakota 

426 miles - 6 days – 71m daily average  

Mon 9 July         Devils Tower, WY - Newcastle 75

Tue 10 July        Newcastle -Custer, SD 42  

Wed 11 July       Custer - Rapid City 68  

Thu 12 july        Rapid City - Interior 84 

Fri 13 July          Interior - Philip 68 

Sat 14 July         Philip -Pierre, SD 89 

Week 5: South Dakota - Minnesota 

484 miles - 6 days – 81m daily average  

Mon 16 July       Pierre, SD - Miller 88  

Tue 17 July        Miller - De Smet 78  

Wed 18 July       De Smet - Watertown 60  

Thu 19 July        Watertown -Montevideo, MN 84  

Fri 20 July          Montevideo - Hutchinson 84  

Sat 21 July         Hutchinson -Northfield, MN 90  

Week 6: Wisconsin  

405 miles - 6 days – 68m daily average  

Mon 23 July       Northfield, MN -Pepin, WI 72

Tue 24 July        Pepin - Sparta 94 

Wed 25 July       Sparta - Baraboo 76 

Thu 26 July        Baraboo - Waupun 65

Fri 27 July          Waupun - Plymouth 60 

Sat 28 July         Plymouth - Manitowoc 38 

Week 7: Michigan- Ontario  

510 miles - 6 days – 85m daily average  

Mon 30 July       Ludington, MI - Farwell 98  

Tue 31 July        Farwell - Frankenmuth 85 

Wed 1 August    Frankenmuth - Richmond 88 

Thu 2 August     Richmond -West Lorne , ON 75  

Fri 3 August       West Lorne - Port Dover 96  

Sat 4 August      Port Dover -Niagara Falls, ON 68

Week 8: New York  

432 miles - 6 days – 72m daily average  

Mon 6 August     Niagara Falls, ON -Albion, NY 75  

Tue 7 August     Albion - Sodus 80  

Wed 8 August    Sodus - Fulton 72  

Thu 9 August     Fulton - Dexter 65  

Fri 10 August     Dexter -StarLake 68 

Sat 11 August    StarLake -Lake Placid, NY 72  

Week 9:New England  

386 miles - 6 days – 65m daily average  

Mon 13 August   Lake Placid -Burlington, VT 48  

Tue 14 August   Burlington - Stowe 48  

Wed 15 August  Stowe -Littleton, NH 76  

Thu 16 August   Littleton -Fryeburg, ME 65

Fri 17 August     Fryeburg -Durham, NH 85

Sat 18 August    Durham -Gloucester, MA 64

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Please, Please dig deep and sponsor me online.  Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Cancer Research UK will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

     Your support is hugely appreciated. Thank you.

                        Robert Armitstead