<p><em>Thanks for taking the time to look at&nbsp;The Other Tour.</em></p> <p><strong><em>The What?&nbsp; </em></strong><em>To ride 3 days of The Tour de France 2011, one day before the pro riders do the same routes.&nbsp;511 kilometres. Start Thursday 14th July.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The route is available at:</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/COURSE/fr/le_parcours.html">http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/COURSE/fr/le_parcours.html</a></em></p> <p><strong><em>The Why? .. or The Why Not?&nbsp;&nbsp;... </em></strong><em>&nbsp;riding a bike is something I can do.&nbsp; Simple as that!</em></p> <p><em><strong>What For?&nbsp;</strong> In the process I want to raise money for Shiva Charity, helping to build schools, providing teachers and equipment in Sri Lanka.&nbsp; You can see it at <a href="http://www.childsponsor.net/mal.htm">http://www.childsponsor.net/mal.htm</a></em></p> <p><em>So thanks for giving what you can.</em></p> <p><em>Paul</em></p> <p><em>&nbsp;</em></p>