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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Rather you than me - good luck!! Donation by Russell Glendinning on 16/06/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Very Best of Luck! Donation by Richard Berry on 16/06/09 |
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No pushing over the mountains!! good luck everyone Donation by Dan Hobson on 16/06/09 |
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Good luck Darren, a mightily impressive ride Donation by Ben McGawley on 15/06/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Good luck.. I'm looking forward to following the blog updates. I hope you find time to enjoy it in between the pain!! Donation by Jon Allen on 15/06/09 |
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Best of luck Foxy, try not to scratch your new frame! Donation by Matt Summerfield on 15/06/09 |
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You must be mad - good luck Donation by Guy Woolley on 12/06/09 |
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Really impressed. Good Luck, hope you have fun Donation by Britta on 12/06/09 |
£20.00 |
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Good luck on those climbs !!! Donation by Martin Miller on 12/06/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Better you than me - Gruess den Berg von mir! Donation by Markus on 12/06/09 |
£40.00 |
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Good luck Lindsay, have an awesome time! Donation by Emma Poynton on 12/06/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Have a great ride Donation by Gerry Iles on 11/06/09 |
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Good luck Donation by Sarah Hooper on 11/06/09 |
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Have fun !! Donation by Jeremy Laming on 11/06/09 |
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Remember, no cheating. Lets have a good, clean race Donation by HHH on 11/06/09 |
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Good on you guys and all the best Donation by Chris Brown on 10/06/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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All the best. Enjoy Donation by Brian Mugford on 10/06/09 |
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Good luck Donation by Martin Wood on 09/06/09 |
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Have fun... Donation by Ellie on 09/06/09 |
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Good Luck, Graham and Tom!! Crazy!! Donation by Isabel Macfall on 09/06/09 |
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Enjoy the "van tour" of France Donation by Bones on 09/06/09 |
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Good Luck to Andy and the rest of the team - Have a great ride! Donation by Trevor Howard on 09/06/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Donation by Rob Wann on 09/06/09 |
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Good luck to all, fantastic event. Attack those hills and avoid that Broom Wagon! Donation by Simon Hockaday on 08/06/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Leon we think you're barkin but it's a great cause. Hope you don't get too saddle sore! Good luck to you and the team x Donation by The Sanchos on 08/06/09 |
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| * 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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