Hi all,

Thanks for taking the time to click the link.  I am part of a team of more than 200 strong cyclists taking part in the ICAP L'Etape London on September 25th.

I am doing the 92 mile route (because of my little legs!) which is further than i have ever ridden before in one stint, and based on this weekends ride i am in for a tough time!  I have been getting up at 4.30 am one day a weekend to get in a longer ride done and have been riding 200 km a week in training.  Unfortunately, the last month has been busy with 3y old birthday parties and a broken commuter bike is not helping so i feel like i have gone back a bit from where i was.  I have two weeks left to work on this and have even given up chocolate now! :-)

I know everybody gets a lot of these requests and its easy to file the email in the deleted items but anything you can possibly donate would be gratefully received and will be put to work to better young peoples lives. Mobile Phones, ipads, computer games and TV have replaced playing football, riding bikes and generally being outside as kids and this over time  has had a big impact on peoples mental and physical well being.  Its important to me that children get more opportunities to be active and so i really believe in what this charity are trying to do.  We are all very lucky to have what we do but health remains the only thing that money cannot buy, its imperative that children grow up knowing and caring about this.

We are raising money for ICAP's chosen charity, the Youth Sport Trust, a national charity devoted to building a brighter future for young people.   They work tirelessly to use the power of sport to give every child a better start in life and the opportunity to succeed.  With over 20 years' experience they have developed best practice programmes, resources and training to help schools improve the welbeing, achievement and leadership skills of all young people.   

Thanks to you all,

Sincerely,

Tom