UPDATE - WE MADE IT!

After 12 hours in the saddle, 3 punctures, various mechanical alterations caused by the wet and the grit and several food stops we made it in a total of 16:45 hours. Special thanks to our fantastic support team who kept us supplied with food and hot beverages!!

Thanks for visiting our fundraising page. If you've made it this far you may have heard that on the 18th of July a group of us from Cooper Parry will be cycling the entire length of Liverpool to Leeds canal. In one day.

It's the single longest canal in Britain at a whopping 127.25 miles and took 40 years to build. Our aim is to complete the ride within 18.5 hours, the time it took the only other successful team we know of. For more information and to see the press release visit the Cooper Parry website at www.cooperparry.com

We're doing this challenge in aid of The Stroke Association which is a charity who aim to reduce strokes through health education and research along with offering support to families who have been affected by a stroke.

Please dig deep and sponsor us online for a great cause. Many thanks for your support!

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Training update 5/6/08 - We've currently racked up 180 miles in preparation with the aim being to get close to 1000 miles before we attempt the ride.

Training update 16/6/08 - The total training mileage has now reached 300 miles with the longest ride to date being 63 miles at the weekend. That's the equivalent of Nottingham to Wakefield but is still just under half the distance!

Training update 27/6/08 - The training mileage total is nearly at the 500 mark. With three weekends of training left the experimenting with energy foods and anti-chafing remedies is picking up. The only conclusion so far is that chicken jalfrezi is definitely not the breakfast of champions.

Training update 1/07/08 - Training mileage is well over 500 now after the first 100 mile training ride at the weekend. Just over two weeks left and we are nearly half way to our target so thank you to everyone who has donated so far!