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I am raising money for Birthlink UK which helps doctors, nurses and midwives in disadvantaged countries. Currently 4 million babies die worldwide in the first 28 days of their life. To help raise money I am completing the hardest stage of this years Tour de France, Stage 19:

"Even by the brutal standards of the 2015 Tour route, this stage stands out as a sadistic piece of route planning by the race organisers. "

I have signed up for the legendary ‘Etape Du Tour’ on the 19^th July 2015. This is the hardest climbing stage of this year’s Tour de France which will be ridden by the pro tour 3 days after us. The course is 138km long but critically will include for 4,000m of climbing starting at Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne and finishing in La Toussuire Les Sybelles. To put this in perspective it will be the equivalent of going up box hill in Surrey 26 times.

http://www.letapedutour.com/ET1/us/the-route.html

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-19/preview/

I have anticipated/budgeted that I will be in the saddle for 7 hours and have been training since Christmas 2014.

When considering whether to sponsor me please take into consideration the magnitude of this challenge in comparison to other events such as a marathon.

Birthlink UK was established by a neonatal nurse practitioner and two midwives to provide support and education to doctors, nurses and midwives in disadvantaged countries where maternal and new-born care is severely compromised by lack of education and basic resources. The charity aims to improve the care of mothers and their new-born babies and reduce maternal and neonatal mortality.  

Please have a look at the website here to see how you can make a difference: http://www.birthlinkuk.org/?page_id=1356