Haute Route Alps 2016

Jonathan Topps is raising money for Team Type 1 Foundation
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Haute Route Alps 2016 · 28 August 2016

We FIGHT for the RIGHT to LIVE through a global mission of education, empowerment and equal access to medicine, tools and education for everyone affected by diabetes. Team Type 1 foundation (TT1) exists because everyone with diabetes deserves the right to lead a healthy and productive life. In developing countries that means changing health care policies in order to save lives.

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This summer I’m competing in the Haute Route Alps, along with 500 riders from over 40 countries, in what has been described as “the highest and toughest amateur cyclo-sportive in the world”.

To add to the challenge, I’m joining other Haute Route riders to raise money for event’s official charity ‘Team Type 1’, saving lives from Type 1 diabetes. I spend a large part of my working life on my own, and am really relishing the opportunity to be part of a small team of people trying to raise money to do something amazing for children with Type 1 diabetes, literally saving lives.

Here’s my numbers...

  • Cycling 800 kilometres: Up and over the Alps from Nice to Geneva
  • Climbing over 21,000 vertical metres: The equivalent of Mount Everest from sea level, 2.5 times
  • 7 days riding,  with 7 back-to-back mountain stages: From 28th August to 3rd September.

I’d be so grateful if you could make a donation towards my personal fundraising target of £2,500.

Knowing that I have your support will give me the extra boost that I’ll surely need for what will be some extremely tough days in the saddle.

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Thank you! 

ps: I've also set up fundraising pages through the Haute Route official fundraising site (http://TT1.akaraisin.com/hauteroute2016/topps), but finally managed to find a much easier way to raise money through Just Giving. Sorry for any confusion! 




Donation summary

Total
£2,860.41
Online
£1,569.41
Offline
£1,291.00

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