From 4 – 14 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 Support crew: Mike Saunders Many thanks for your support.
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
Rob Drake
Peter Saunders
Steve Yates
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: YouthNet gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
Raised so far: £20,749.00
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Good luck!, expecting to see you come back with the mountain jersey. Donation by Juan Manuel on 27/03/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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You are doing a great thing! Best of luck Donation by Doris Nasr on 23/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck on this huge challenge! Donation by Brian Hunter on 20/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Much respect from a "30-miler-max rider"! Donation by Dan Beynon on 14/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck guys - rather you than me LOL! Donation by James Adamczuk on 13/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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All the best Donation by Mark Reynolds on 10/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! Donation by Leanne Baldwin on 10/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! Donation by Mike Chambers on 10/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! Donation by John Maloney on 09/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck to all! Hope you manage to enjoy the views! Donation by James Lindsay on 09/03/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Good luck from the "High" Dutch Mountains! Donation by Maurice Foppen on 08/03/09 |
£25.00 |
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Good Luck! Would love to join you, but.... Donation by FairWeatherBiker on 06/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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You are all mad or very fit-good luck Donation by Rachel Coulson on 06/03/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Enjoy the sunshine Donation by Matt Roberts on 06/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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All the best. Go Team SIM! Donation by Ketan Bhadresa on 05/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! Donation by Mick Clerkin on 05/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck to all riders !!! Donation by Patrick Wallace on 04/03/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Great initiative! Good luck and looking forward to see the pictures Donation by Ramiro Pascual on 03/03/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Great effort - good luck Andres and co-riders Donation by Nigel Evans on 03/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Fair f'ing play to you all!. Just sorry I'm not able to join you. Maybe next time! Donation by Jonno on 03/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Just the thought of Codge getting ove the Tourmalet makes this a worthwhile donation :-) Donation by Chris Walters on 03/03/09 |
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid |
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Sounds like fun!! Donation by Katie Locke on 03/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck guys! Donation by Ian Gardner on 02/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Go Podge! Donation by Barney on 23/02/09 |
£21.00 + £5.92 Gift Aid |
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You're all barking mad. Donation by Fruit Bat on 23/02/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £9,749.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £11,000.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £20,749.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £2,198.31 |
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