Raised: 69%
Target: £30,000.00
Raised so far: £20,749.00
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My story

 

From 4th – 14th July 2009, Vodafone’s Team-SIM (a collection of Vodafone riders of varying abilities and age) will be cycling 1,000 miles over 10 cycling days, to raise money for four charities.

The team will start and finish at the Vodafone HQ in Newbury, Berkshire, cycling down to Portsmouth to catch the ferry to Bilbao. On reaching Bilbao,  our route will take us over thePyrenees into France and on to Caen to catch the ferry back to Portsmouth after which we will cycle back to the Vodafone HQ in Newbury. During this ride, we will tackle four massive climbs featured in the Tour de France, these being the Col de Marie-Blanque and the massive Col D'Aubisque on Day 4 and the Col Du Tourmalet and the Col D'Aspin on day 5.  

Our four chosen charities are YouthNet, Skill, Rathbone and Foyer, who have all joined forces under the “Life Choices” programme.  Life Choices is a ground-breaking programme that aims to empower and equip all young people aged 16 - 25 years to make informed choices about their work, study and training. With 7.2 million young people in the UK and 1.2 million young people (16%) currently not in employment, education and training, this is the single biggest issue facing young people today. 

YouthNet is acting on behalf of the joint programme, so funds collected on this page will be sent to them to be distributed equally between the four charities.

We have set ourselves a target of £30,000, so any support you can give us to reach (or even beat!) this target will be greatly appreciated.  Please sponsor us as much as you can spare.

If you’d like to follow our progress, we’ll be posting blogs, photos and videos on a dedicated  Vodafone  website at: http://www.vodafone.com/thebigride.

Meet the team

Riders

Alun Boyd
Matthew Conner
Darren Fox
Andy Harland
Tom Hayden
Tim Howe
Lindsay Hudson
Neil Jervis
Richard Knowles
Bart Kuijten
Mark Letsome
Graham Lloyd
Andres Manchola
Alex Paterson
Garry Pike
Paul Rawlings
Leon Saunders
George Shanidze
Kevin Stirzaker
Colin Turton
John Tranter
Fran Wiseman

Support crew:
Rob Drake

Mike Saunders
Peter Saunders
Steve Yates

Many thanks for your support.

 
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Offline sponsorship raised Donation by Leon Saunders 23/09/09  

£175.00

Well done, John and the team. Sorry this is a bit late! Donation by Sarah Mac 08/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well Done Team-SIM. What an inspiration. I know that cos that's wot Mark Stockwell said. Donation by Stockers 03/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

A big thankyou to all those in Waitrose. Donation by Kevin Stirzaker 03/09/09  

£135.00

Well done tom!! Donation by Emma Prentice 31/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done guys, I thought a donation was better late than never! Donation by Julie Steele 20/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well Done Team Sim. Great achievement. Gutted I coul'd not be there with you. Donation by George Shanidze aka Stavros 20/08/09  

£565.00 + £159.36 Gift Aid

Well done Codge ! Glad you made it back in one piece. Donation by David Sutton 19/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by John Thompson 11/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Cracking Job. What's Next? Donation by Puffing Billy 08/08/09  

£100.00

Well Done! Donation by anonymous 07/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Graham and everyone! Donation by Kat Buy 03/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great achievement by the whole team. Thanks for the cylcling jersey! Donation by Matthew Brearley 29/07/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Donation by P ryan 29/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Channel Partners Donations! Donation by Bart Kuijten 28/07/09  

£128.00 + £36.10 Gift Aid

Well Done Team SIM - Sharon Walker Donation by Andrew Harland 28/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Deryck Turton 27/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Welcome back! Donation by Paul Hughes 27/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Alex prize draw donations Donation by Lindsay Hudson 27/07/09  

£131.00 + £36.95 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 27/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done, John and the team. A great achievement! Donation by Joan Rowell 27/07/09  

£20.00

Well done Alex. I expect free legal advice for the next 3 years....! Donation by Chris Burgess 23/07/09  

Well done Team Sim Donation by Taxi Driver 23/07/09  

£20.00

Donation by Paul Cording 21/07/09  

£55.00 + £15.51 Gift Aid

Well done Leon, Mike, Peter. Donation by Mike Jackson 20/07/09  

£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid

Well done Andy H & everyone else, hope your recovering well from what must of been an amazing experience, nice one, Michelle & Dave Donation by Michelle Williams 20/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by Vittorio Colao 17/07/09  

£500.00

Congratulations on a fantastic achievement. Hope you recover soon. I am still trying to explain to Isabel why her Uncle shaves his legs (it's wrong!). Donation by Nick, Nicky & Isabel. xxx 17/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Alex and the team. Congratualtions! Donation by Anna Paterson 17/07/09  

£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid

Well done team! Great to get all of your messages John, sounds like an amazing ride. Donation by Mary Mountford-Lister 16/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £9,749.00
  Offline donations: £11,000.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £2,198.31

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