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Myself, Andrew and Lea wanted to do a challenge which is quite out of our comfort zone, but achievable after quite a bit of training and to raise money for a good cause.
We will be cycling the Avenue Verte which is a cycle route between London and Paris. According to Google the shortest route is approximately 175 miles, I'm sure after we've taken a few wrong turns this will end up being quite a bit more..
Dementia affects over 850,000 people in the UK and numbers are increasing
· Around 36% of the UK population know a close friend or family member with dementia
· At £23.6 billion each year, dementia costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined
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