Hello! Thanks for visiting! I am going to cycle from London to Paris from 26-30 May 2010... I'm hoping it won't rain!

It's 310 miles (500km). Day one is 95 miles (about 8-9 hours cycling!) and the other days are between 60 and 80 miles each. And since the furthest I've ever cycled is 60 miles it's a bit of a challenge! Eek! So I'm putting in the training miles, learning bottom stretches and discovering how to swerve potholes. All in a good cause!

And yes, I have padded shorts.

The charity I'm riding for is Breakthrough Breast Cancer. This is very close to my heart, and your donation will reap benefits not only for the 1 in 9 women diagnosed each year but their families, too.  More women than ever are surviving breast cancer thanks to better awareness, better screening and better treatments so please donate to increase that survival rate!

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So please dig deep and donate now! Thank you!

ps. in response to some common questions..

- no I don't cycle accross the Channel - I am good - but I can't pedal accross water!

- no I don't have to cycle back again - I will be enjoying Eurostar on the way home!